Paper 1
Paper 1 is an evaluation instrument designed to measure productive skills – writing. This evaluation is externally set and assessed. So, even though students take this evaluation at school, teachers do not mark it as IB official evaluators do.
This evaluation aims at assessing the students’ ability to communicate in writing for various purposes. Hence, students need to demonstrate knowledge of the different text types, register, style, and conceptual understanding of audience, context, purpose, meaning, and variation.
To obtain a successful grade in this assessment, students need to demonstrate that they can communicate clearly and effectively in various contexts and for multiple purposes. Additionally, students need to demonstrate an understanding of interpersonal and intercultural contexts and audiences. For this, students should practice identifying, organizing, and presenting ideas on a range of topics.
Assessment Standard Level
How successfully does the candidate command written language?
• To what extent is the vocabulary appropriate and varied?
• To what extent are the grammatical structures varied?
• To what extent does the accuracy of the language contribute to effective communication?
Focus on:
- Vocabulary
- Grammar
- Accuracy
To what extent does the candidate fulfill the task?
• How relevant are the ideas to the task?
• To what extent are ideas developed?
• To what extent do the clarity and organization of ideas contribute to the successful delivery of the
message?
Focus on:
- Relevant ideas
- Developed ideas
- Clarity and organization of ideas
To what extent does the candidate demonstrate conceptual understanding?
• To what extent is the choice of text type appropriate to the task?
• To what extent are register and tone appropriate to the context, purpose and audience of the task?
• To what extent does the response incorporate the conventions of the chosen text type?
Focus on:
- Choice of text type
- Register and tone
- Purpose and audience
- Conventions