ESCUELA CAMPO ALEGRE HL2: ECONOMICS: COMMENTARY MARKING CRITERIA
Name: Date: Teacher: Mr Boulton
Criteria/
Marks
5
4
3
2
1
0
Criteria A
Rubric
Requirements

1

The commentary meets the word limits and covers in detail at least one key unit from the IB Economics syllabus.
The commentary meets the word limit requirements.
Level 1 is not achieved

Criteria B
Organization
&
Presentation

The commentary is well organized and presented

A credible article has been selected to write the commentary.

The candidate makes effective use of diagrams in the portfolio.

There are no spelling and grammatical errors.

Formal language is always used with no simplistic word choices.

Use of `third` person in all parts of the response.

In text citation is always used as necessary and complies with all established conventions.

The commentary is well organized and presented

A credible article has been selected to write the commentary.

The candidate includes appropriate diagrams in the portfolio.

There are few minor spelling and grammatical errors.

There is the occasional use of simplistic words.

Use of `third` person in all parts of the response.

In text citation is generally used and complies with most established conventions.

The commentary is well organized and presented.

The candidate includes a graph, but it is not really appropriate or useful

A credible article has been selected to write the commentary.

There are some obvious spelling and grammatical errors.

Some use of the simplistic word choices.

Occasional use of `I` to expression opinion.

In text citation may be used occasionally as necessary, but it does not comply with established conventions.

The commentary is well organized and presented.

There are frequent spelling and grammatical errors.

Frequent use of colloquial language and simplistic word choices.

Frequent use of `I` to express opinion.

In text citation is not used anywhere in the commentary.

Level 1 is not achieved
Criteria C
Use of
Economic
Terminology

The commentary consistently demonstrates appropriate use of economic terminology.
Terms requiring definitions are correctly defined.
The commentary demonstrates appropriate use of economic terminology.

Terms requiring definitions are correctly defined
The commentary demonstrates appropriate use of economic terminology.

However, terms are not always defined or they are incorrectly used.
The commentary demonstrates minimal use of economic terminology.

There are only limited attempts to define terms.
The commentary demonstrates minimal use of economic terminology.

There are no attempts to define terms.

Level 1 is not achieved
Criteria D
Application
& Analysis of
Economic
Concepts
& Theories

Relevant concepts and