Written Task
IB ENGLISH B (HL)
(External Assessment)
Written assignment 20%
Creative writing of 500-600 words plus a 150-word rationale, based on one of the literary texts read.
The task: Students produce a piece of creative writing that may be chosen from the recommended text types listed for paper 2 (see below). It will be based on a work of literature that the student has read as part of the course and may use related information from other reading material. Examples of written assignments could be writing a new ending to a novel, interviewing a character, or a diary entry by one of the characters in a short story or play.
The rationale: Students must write a 150-word rationale introducing the assignment, stating their aim(s) and how their aim(s) have been achieved. (The student should direct the examiner’s attention to the key elements of what the WA contains. Must be highly focused.)
|Source |Task |Text type |Rationale |
|Lord of the Flies |Example: dialogue with a |Interview |Introducing the assignment and objectives of |
| |character from the novel | |the task and offering a brief summary of the |
| | | |literary work. |
The student should:
Use effectively a range of language appropriate to text type and purpose
Create a piece of writing that is connected to the literary work
Handle the selected text type effectively
Formal guidelines
The subject of the written assignment must be the choice of the student in consultation with the teacher.
This assignment should be written in the second year of the course and must be completed during school hours under teacher supervision.
The written assignment and the
(External Assessment)
Written assignment 20%
Creative writing of 500-600 words plus a 150-word rationale, based on one of the literary texts read.
The task: Students produce a piece of creative writing that may be chosen from the recommended text types listed for paper 2 (see below). It will be based on a work of literature that the student has read as part of the course and may use related information from other reading material. Examples of written assignments could be writing a new ending to a novel, interviewing a character, or a diary entry by one of the characters in a short story or play.
The rationale: Students must write a 150-word rationale introducing the assignment, stating their aim(s) and how their aim(s) have been achieved. (The student should direct the examiner’s attention to the key elements of what the WA contains. Must be highly focused.)
|Source |Task |Text type |Rationale |
|Lord of the Flies |Example: dialogue with a |Interview |Introducing the assignment and objectives of |
| |character from the novel | |the task and offering a brief summary of the |
| | | |literary work. |
The student should:
Use effectively a range of language appropriate to text type and purpose
Create a piece of writing that is connected to the literary work
Handle the selected text type effectively
Formal guidelines
The subject of the written assignment must be the choice of the student in consultation with the teacher.
This assignment should be written in the second year of the course and must be completed during school hours under teacher supervision.
The written assignment and the