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This document provides guidance on preparing students for Section B of the IB Language B exam. It notes challenges like general statements, unfamiliarity with argumentative texts, word limits, and maintaining concentration. It recommends dedicating time to Section B, analyzing the statement, choosing a focus, and teaching students to structure their response with an introduction, thesis, facts for and against, and conclusion. Sample timing and frameworks are provided to help students organize their ideas.
No matter the language, any teacher in finalcopy
- 1. No matter the Language, any teacher in Language B can work together Language B Linda Lanis Victor González
- 2. Paper 1 How do we apply the markscheme? Rigid application Flexible application
- 3. Paper 2 Section A Structure and use of vocabulary
- 4. Paper 2 HL • Paper 2 (1 hour 30 minutes): Written productive skills • Two compulsory writing exercises. • Section A: One task of 250–400 words, based on the options, to be selected from a choice of five. • Section B: Response of 150–250 words to a stimulus text, based on the core. • 25% • Paper 2 (1 hour 30 minutes): Written productive skills • One writing exercise of 250–400 words from a choice of five, based on the options. • 25% SL
- 5. What is the section B? • A piece of writing of 150-250 words where a student has to express ideas about a provided statement in a well organized way. Critical Argumentative Text
- 6. Where is the challenge?
- 7. The statement Some statements can be quite general.
- 8. The type of text • Students don’t know how to write a argumentative text. • They usually write a comment or a personal opinion.
- 9. Word count • The amount of words does not permit a good development of ideas. • The necessary amount of words to write a good argumentative text may be different, depending on the language.
- 10. Maintaining the concentration • Section B goes after section A, where students usually give the maximum and they could loose their concentration.
- 11. Timing
- 12. How to prepare students for section B in order for them to succeed? • Everything is in the preparation and in the organization.
- 13. A proposal for every challenge
- 14. Decide how much time will be dedicated to this section.
- 16. Try to rephrase it.
- 17. Choose a line, focus on something specific.
- 18. structure Argumentative text A problem, a topic or a statement A thesys or an opinion Statement introduction and clarification Thesys: own opinion The Facts sustaining Antithesys or opposite thesys Facts sustaining Evidence Conclusion with the domestration of
- 19. Frase Situation 30 w Antithesis 20 w FraseFraseFrase Facts sustaining 50w Facts against 50 w Conclusion 20 w Thesis (what you think) Conclusion 20 w Facts sustaining 50 w Linking word Linking word Linking word Linking word Linking word Linking word Linking word
- 20. Frase Situation 30 w Antithesis 20 w FraseFraseFrase Facts sustaining 50w Facts against 50 w Conclusion 20 w Thesis (what you think) Conclusion 20 w Facts sustaining 50 w Linking word Linking word Linking word Linking word Linking word Linking word
- 21. Frase Situation 30 w Antithesis 20 w FraseFraseFrase Facts sustaining 50w Facts against 50 w Conclusion 20 w Thesis (what you think) Conclusion 20 w Facts sustaining 50 w Linking word Linking word Linking word Linking word Linking word Linking word
- 23. 1) Standard Level versus Higher Level 2) How do we tackle the rationale? 3) Use of vocabulary and structures Written Assignment
- 24. Tips and tricks for the real test How to encourage students to talk Oral Exam
- 26. Thank you!