External Evaluation of the European Baccalaureate (Annexes)

three comprehension questions –
20 marks
two interpretation questions – 40
marks
an essay question - a choice of
two, only one of which is chosen
by the candidate. In the paper
provided for comparison, one
essay consisted of inviting
candidates to write a newspaper
article describing the event
related in the literary text. The
other choice consisted of a topic
of a general literary nature in
which candidates were invited to
give examples from the set texts
which they had studied and from
personal reading – 40 marks.
The ‘corrigé’ (suggested correct or model
answer) provides markers with outlines of
the elements to be expected and
rewarded in Comprehension and
Interpretation exercises, but no indication
of how the marks are to be awarded.
There is an assessment grid indicating the
criteria for marks to be awarded in the
Essay.
The Advanced Language II
(approfondissement) paper is based on
a literary passage giving rise to:
Five questions of an analytical
nature on the text – 5 x 10 = 50
marks
A literary essay based on the set
texts studied and on personal
reading (choice of two subjects of
which the candidate chooses only
one) - 50 marks
The ‘corrigé’ provides markers with
outlines of the elements to be expected
and rewarded in the question on the text,
but no indication of how the marks are to
be awarded.
A very general indication of elements to
be expected and rewarded in the Essay is
also provided. 15 marks are available for
giving precise examples from text studied
or personal reading, 10 marks for putting
forward a reasoned argument based on
the subject, 20 marks for constructing a
well developed, structured essay, and 5
marks for expression (language, spelling
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270 minutes for the Leistungkurs and 210
minutes for the Grundkurs
A substantial passage to be read - length of
approx 750 words for the Leistungkurs; 550
for the Grundkurs.
For the Leistungkurs, the text is from a
modern literary source (but there are no
prescribed literary texts for study)
For the Grundkurs, the text is from a
contemporary non-literary source
(newsapaper article, reportage etc)
There are three questions testing
comprehension of the text and ability to
explain/analyse content. The third of the
questions on one of the Leistungkurs
papers studied asks for a discussion of
‘deux moyens linguistiques’ identified by the
candidate from the text.
10 marks are available for the content of
the answers– see below under Task 2 for
quality of language.
[In the papers studied from another region,
the three-task format was the same, but:
there are two texts at both levels,
one from a modern literary source
and one from a
journalistic/reportage source
(presumably a choice between
them, although there was nothing
to indicate this on the paper)
the texts are significantly longer at
both levels
100 marks are available for the
content of the answers at
Leistungkurs level, and 80 at
Grundkurs level.
there is no indication of the length
of the answers required
there is no indication of how the
marks for Task 1 are allocated
(assuming they are) between
content and quality of language.]
Task 2 : Personal commentary
An essay on one of two topics of a
discursive nature (choice of one of three at
Grundkurs level)
10 marks are available for content