English B (HL)-
Paper 2- SECTION B
The student writes a reasoned
argument in the form of a response to a stimulus text dealing with a topic
linked to the core. The text could be a news report or a comment by a public
figure. The response should engage with details of the text in order to develop
some coherent discussion of the topic area, which is informed by what has been
learned during the study of the core. There is no prescribed answer—what is
assessed is the student’s ability to express his or her reflection on, or
personal response to, the stimulus.
Criterion
A: Language ....../10
• How
effectively and accurately does the student use language?
Failure to write the
minimum number of words will result in a 1-mark penalty.
Criterion
B: Argument ....../10
• How
skillfully does the student develop ideas?
• How
clear and convincing is the argument?
• To
what extent does the student react to the stimulus
Based on one of the following stimulus, give a written response and
justify it. Choose any text type. Write 150 to 250 words.
1. “If you talk to a man in a language he
understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that
goes to his heart.” Nelson Mandela
2. “Whoever controls the media, controls the mind.” Jim Morrison
3. “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men—true nobility is being superior to your former self.” Anonymous
2. “Whoever controls the media, controls the mind.” Jim Morrison
3. “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men—true nobility is being superior to your former self.” Anonymous
4. “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas; what
happens on Twitter stay on Google forever!” Jure Klepic
1. English B (HL)-
Paper 2- SECTION B
The student writes a reasoned
argument in the form of a response to a stimulus text dealing with a topic
linked to the core. The text could be a news report or a comment by a public
figure. The response should engage with details of the text in order to develop
some coherent discussion of the topic area, which is informed by what has been
learned during the study of the core. There is no prescribed answer—what is
assessed is the student’s ability to express his or her reflection on, or
personal response to, the stimulus.
Criterion
A: Language ....../10
• How
effectively and accurately does the student use language?
Failure to write the
minimum number of words will result in a 1-mark penalty.
Criterion
B: Argument ....../10
• How
skillfully does the student develop ideas?
• How
clear and convincing is the argument?
• To
what extent does the student react to the stimulus
Based on one of the following stimulus, give a written response and
justify it. Choose any text type. Write 150 to 250 words.
1. “If you talk to a man in a language he
understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that
goes to his heart.” Nelson Mandela
2. “Whoever controls the media, controls the mind.” Jim Morrison
3. “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men—true nobility is being superior to your former self.” Anonymous
2. “Whoever controls the media, controls the mind.” Jim Morrison
3. “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men—true nobility is being superior to your former self.” Anonymous
4. “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas; what
happens on Twitter stay on Google forever!” Jure Klepic
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnPKzZzSClM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1HmUm2AOdw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saSSlSQwlwg
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZWT45-00XI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hxMaAAmaX0
3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp0HIF3SfI4
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnLp53zCpyo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d7UYDFaWGs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNxVRnr8kIQ
