IB DP Individual Oral | Strengthening the Oral With Assessment Criteria

No Prep Plans | IB DP Individual Oral Preparation | Strengthening the Oral With the Assessment Criteria

Help students move from simply knowing the IO assessment criteria to actively using them to strengthen their oral. Students examine all four criteria, conduct an evidence-based self-audit, identify weaknesses, make targeted revisions, and reassess their work before rehearsal.

What’s Included
- Teacher Directions for 1–2 classes
- Overview + Mini Research Questions
- 5-Step Assessment Criteria Activity
- 3 Student Worksheets
- Criteria A–D breakdown
- 40-Point Self-Audit
- Evidence-based score estimation
- Strength + weakness identification
- Targeted revision planning
- Peer/teacher review
- Re-audit + readiness check
- Color + B&W versions

Students Will
- Understand what Criteria A–D require
- Identify evidence of each criterion in their oral
- Distinguish analysis from description
- Evaluate focus, balance, organization, and language
- Estimate performance using evidence
- Identify their strongest and weakest areas
- Make specific, purposeful revisions
- Use feedback to reassess their oral

Why Teachers Love It
- Turns the assessment criteria into an actionable revision tool
- Makes students justify scores with evidence
- Encourages meaningful self-assessment
- Identifies specific areas for improvement
- Moves students from score → diagnosis → revision
- Builds in peer/teacher feedback
- Creates a natural bridge into final rehearsal

Perfect For: IB DP Language A: Language & Literature • Individual Oral • IO Assessment Criteria • Self-Assessment • Revision • Oral Preparation • Grades 11–12

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