IB+Guidelines

**IB Honor Code:** Consider all assignments pledged and individual until specifically instructed otherwise by Mme Theisen. This means all work must be your own. In addition to the usual list of what constitutes cheating (copying homework, looking on you neighbor’s paper during a test, talking during a test, etc.), there are some items that are specific to Foreign Language: 1. Do not use online translators, or any other form of electronic translators, including native speakers to do your work. 2. Do not get help from anyone, including native speakers or your parents. 3. Do not get help from a tutor for any graded assignments. (Tutors are appropriately used when they are helping you improve your skills through additional work. They are not to be used to prepare any graded assignments.)

** Assessment is both external and internal by: ** External examination (70%) > Reading comprehension based on a number of written texts > Written response - short writing exercise in response to a written text > One composition such as an essay, report, letter, article. Internal Examination (30%) > Based on stimulus chosen by student > such as class discussion, role-play
 * Paper 1 Text Handling (40%)
 * Paper 2 Written (30%)
 * Individual Oral (15%)
 * Interactive Oral Activity (15%)



**Guiding Questions for the IB Exam:**
 1. Do I understand and use the language accurately for communication? 2. Have I taken into account the cultural interaction of language and form? 3. Is my message clear? These three areas: language, cultural interaction and message, are the basis for all work in the four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Major Topics: Written Communication in response to listening and reading stimuli.: - Letters ( formal and informal) - Diary entries - Newspaper articles - Reviews of films, concerts etc. - Opinion pieces - Ads - Brochures Oral Communication in response to listening and reading and interactive stimuli: - Presentations - Paired Conversations - Debates - Giving Instructions - Interviews - Dialogues Work on these topics is based on authentic articles, texts, radio broadcasts, films etc, from the many countries of the French Speaking World and include aspects of the following broad categories: - Daily Life - Socio-economic Concepts - Leisure Pursuits - Fine Arts - Current Events