IB Language A Individual Oral extract requirements
IB Language A IO Source Checker
Language A IO source choices must connect a literary work and, for Language and Literature, a non-literary body of work through a global issue. Literature-only courses follow their own literary pairing rules.
AI source auditor
Language A Individual Oral source check
Marksy reads the links or source notes you provide, applies the selected IB assessment profile, and only stops for clarification when the score depends on it.
Selected profile
Language A Individual Oral
Source rules
What usually works for Language A Individual Oral
Usually strong
- Studied literary works and extracts.
- Studied non-literary bodies of work and selected extracts/images/texts where applicable.
- Edition, creator, publication, or body-of-work details.
Needs review
- A global issue too broad to anchor analysis.
- Materials not studied in the course.
- Using only broad summaries instead of selected extracts.
Avoid or replace
- AI-generated extract analysis as evidence.
- Unclear source details for images or non-literary texts.
- Pairings with no genuine shared global issue.
Examples: strong, risky, weak
Strong
A studied poem and an advertisement campaign extract both linked to representation of migration.
Review
A non-literary image with missing publication details.
Weak
Two unrelated texts connected only by a vague theme like society.
Where to find better Language A Individual Oral sources
If your current source gets a warning, do not just add more websites. Use searches that match the assessment rule and replace weak evidence with sources that can actually carry analysis.
Search queries to try
Replacement moves
Replace ai-generated extract analysis as evidence. with studied literary works and extracts..
Use a global issue too broad to anchor analysis. only as context unless your teacher confirms they can carry evidence.
Add one source that gives direct evidence for the Individual Oral, not just general background.