IOC+Exemplars

The following are some examples of Individual Oral Commentaries. Each is prefaced with the passage and the score the IOC received. These are all standard-level, but you get the idea. Use these wisely: the rubric by which they are graded is available on this site under the tab "IB Documents and Rubrics."

English A1SL Oral Comm 1: Passage: T. S. Eliot’s “Rhapsody on a Windy Night.” Score: 4-8-8-5 25 – This is a 7. media type="file" key="English A1SL Oral Comm 1.m4a" width="300" height="50"

English A1SL Oral Comm 2 Passage: Hamlet’s second soliloquy (“O what a rogue and peasant slave am I.”) Score: 3-4-4-4 15 – This is a mid-4. media type="file" key="English A1SL Oral Comm 2.m4a" width="300" height="50"

English A1SL Oral Comm 3: Passage: “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes Score: 3-7-5-3 18. This is a middle 5. media type="file" key="English A1SL Oral Comm 3.m4a" width="300" height="50"

English A1SL Oral Comm 4: Passage: from “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes Score: 4-6-7-3 20. This is a low 6. media type="file" key="English A1SL Oral Comm 4.m4a" width="300" height="50"

English A1SL Oral Comm 5: Passage: Hamlet’s fourth soliloquy (“How all occasions do inform against me…”) Score: 4-6-5-3 18. This is a 5. media type="file" key="English A1SL Oral Comm 5.m4a" width="300" height="50"

English A1SL Oral Comm 6: Passage: “Preludes” by T. S. Eliot Score: 2-3-4-3 12. This is a middle 3. media type="file" key="English A1SL Oral Comm 6.m4a" width="300" height="50"

English A1SL Oral Comm 7: Passage: from “Rhapsody on a Windy Night” by T. S. Eliot Score: 4-5-4-3 16. This is a high 4. media type="file" key="English A1SL Oral Comm 7.m4a" width="300" height="50"

English A1SL Oral Comm 8: Passage: from “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot Score: 3-4-5-3 15. This is a 4. media type="file" key="English A1SL Oral Comm 8.m4a" width="300" height="50"

English A1SL Oral Comm 9: Passage: “Journey of the Magi” by T. S. Eliot Score: 1-2-3-3 9. This is a 3. media type="file" key="English A1SL Oral Comm 9.m4a" width="300" height="50"

English A1SL Oral Comm 10: Passage: “Preludes” by T. S. Eliot Score: 4-6-6-2 18. This is a middle 5. media type="file" key="English A1SL Oral Comm 10.m4a" width="300" height="50"

English A1SL Oral Comm 11: Passage: “Journey of the Magi” by T. S. Eliot Score: 4-6-6-4 20. This is a low 6. media type="file" key="English A1SL Oral Comm 11.m4a" width="300" height="50"

English A1SL Oral Comm 12: Passage: The Closet Scene Score: 3-6-5-3 17. This is a low 5. media type="file" key="English A1SL Oral Comm 12.m4a"