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Written Tasks for SL
Only “Written Tasks 1” to be written.

Three to be present in the portfolio.

Only 1 to be submitted.

Accounts for 20% of your External Assessment.

Written Tasks for HL
Both “Written Task 1 and 2” to be written.

Four to be present in the portfolio.

2 to be submitted.

Accounts for 20% of your External Assessment.

This may
help explain
 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

SL Portfolio 1(+1)* 1(+1)

SL To 1
Submit
HL 1 1 1 1
Portfolio
HL to 1** 1**
Submit
Further Explanation
* SL must write 3 “task 1s”. One must be from Part
1 & 2, another from Part 3 & 4 and the 3rd, from
either one of them.

** HL must write 4 written tasks. At least 1 must

be a task 2. The other 3 have to be from different
parts. The two that are submitted should be Task 1
and Task 2. There could be 2 possibilities of
submissions.
 PART 1 & 2 Part 3 & 4
HL ONLY

Possibility 1 Written Task 1 Written Task 2

Possibility 2 Written Task 2 Written Task 1

Written Task 1
An imaginary write up written in 800 – 1000 words.

Marked /20

Studies and analyses how a particular type of text

is written.

Can be from Part 1 to Part 4.

Must include a rationale of 200 – 300 words.

What it IS. And What it is
NOT.
Not a Creative Writing
Task. It is a Text Type.
WT1 is not the opportunity to
write a fantastical short story,
a hypothetical play script or a
cryptic poem. If you want to
write a new ending to a novel
or a missing chapter, it has to
be in the spirit of the author’s
intentions. WT1 is not solely
the product of your
imagination.
Instead, you have to show that
you have understood a ‘text
type’. Each text has structural
conventions. For example, if
you write a speech, it has to
have rhetorical devices that
are characteristic of speech
writing. Be sure that the text
type lends itself well to the
content you are writing about.
Cannot be Out of Context.
Should strictly be in
Context
Itis not enough to state Place your WT1 in a
in your rationale, “I’m context. For example, if
writing a opinion column you want to write an
about advertising.” In opinion column about
advertising, write about a
which magazine or
particular ad campaign
newspaper does your that has received attention
column appear? Is it in in the news. Imitate the
the style of a particular style of a famous
columnist?  columnist. What would
he/she say in response to
a topic?
NOT a persuasive essay.
It should SCREAM “I
understand the course”
WT1 is not a test of Instead, WT1 is a test
your opinion. This is of the course work.
not your chance to How will you
vent your frustrations demonstrate your
about a particular understanding of
topic that you feel language and/or
passionate about.  literature? Is your
written task rooted in
a particular text?
NOT a Summary. It is an
Interpretation.
Examiners are not There should be some
interested in reading evidence of critical
the summary of a text thinking. For example,
that you read. This is writing a letter from
not a ‘book report’.  one character to
another provides you
the chance to show
that you’ve
understood the work
thoroughly.
Acknowledging
Please acknowledge all the places you get
your information from.

Information has to citied as per IB

requirements i.e. preferable the MLA format of
citation.
Criteria A: Rationale (2
Marks)
how the content of the task is linked to a
particular part of the course

how the task is intended to explore particular

aspects of the course

the nature of the task chosen

information about audience, purpose and the

varying contexts in which the task is set.
Criteria B: Task & Content
(8 Marks)
To what extent does the task show
understanding of the topic(s) or text(s) to which
it refers?

How appropriate is the content to the task

chosen?

To what extent does the task show

understanding of the conventions of the text
type chosen?
Criteria C: Organisation
(5 Marks)
How well organized is the task?

How coherent is the structure?

Criteria D: Language &
Style (5 Marks)
How effective is the use of language and style?

How appropriate to the task is the choice of

register and style? (“Register” refers, in this
context, to the student’s use of elements such
as vocabulary, tone, sentence structure and
idiom appropriate to the task; register is
assessed on the task itself.)
Bibliography
http://www.englishalanglit-inthinking.co.uk/as
sessment/written-
tasks.htm

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