Ell, 2021 Curriculum, Rubric for Paper 2: Comparative Essay

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Criterion A: The work does not reach a There is little knowledge There is some knowledge There is satisfactory knowledge There is good knowledge and There is perceptive knowledge and
Understanding and standard described by the and understanding of the and understanding of the and understanding of the works understanding of the works understanding of the works and a
interpretation descriptors. works in relation to the works in relation to the and an interpretation of and a sustained interpretation persuasive interpretation of their
. How much knowledge question. question.
The essay offers a satisfactory
of their implications in relation
to the question.
implications in relation to the
question.
and understanding does
There is little meaningful There is a superficial attempt interpretation of the similarities
the candidate
comparison and contrast of to compare and contrast of and differences between the The essay offers a convincing The essay offers an insightful
demonstrate of the
the works used in relation the works used in relation to works used in relation to the interpretation of the interpretation of the similarities
works?
to the question. the question. question. similarities and differences and differences between the works
• To what extent does the
between the works used in used in relation to the question.
candidate make use of
relation to the question.
knowledge and
understanding of the
works to draw
conclusions about their
similarities and
differences in relation to
the question?

Criterion B: Analysis and The work does not reach a The essay is descriptive The essay demonstrates The essay demonstrates a The essay demonstrates an The essay demonstrates a
evaluation standard described by the and/or demonstrates little some appropriate analysis of generally appropriate analysis of appropriate and at times consistently insightful and
• To what extent does the descriptors. relevant analysis of textual textual features and/or textual features and/or broader insightful analysis of textual convincing analysis of textual
candidate analyse and features and/or the broader authorial choices, authorial choices. features and/or broader features and/or broader authorial
evaluate how the choices broader authorial choices. but is reliant on description. authorial choices. choices. There is a very good
of language, technique There is adequate comparison evaluation of how such features
and style, and/or broader There is a superficial and contrast of the author’s There is a good comparison and choices contribute to meaning.
authorial choices, shape comparison and contrast of choices in the works selected. and contrast of the author’s
meaning? the author’s choices in the choices in the works selected. There is a very good comparison
works selected. and contrast of the author’s
choices in the works selected
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Criterion C: Focus and The work does not reach a The essay rarely focuses on The essay only sometimes The essay maintains a focus on The essay maintains a mostly The essay maintains a clear and
organisation standard described by the the task. There are few focuses on the task and the task, despite some lapses; clear and sustained focus on sustained focus on the task;
• How well structured, descriptors. connections between treatment of the works may treatment of the works is mostly the task; treatment of the treatment of the works is well
balanced and focused is ideas. be unbalanced. There are balanced. The development of works is balanced. The balanced. The development of
the presentation of some connections between ideas is mostly logical; ideas are development of ideas is logical; ideas is logical and convincing;
ideas? ideas, but these are not generally connected in a cohesive ideas are cohesively ideas are connected in a cogent
always coherent. manner. connected. manner.

Criterion D: Language The work does not reach a Language is rarely clear Language is sometimes clear Language is clear and carefully Language is very clear, Language is very clear, effective,
• How clear, varied and standard described by the and appropriate; there are and appropriate; grammar, chosen, with a good degree of effective, carefully chosen and carefully chosen and precise, with a
accurate is the language? descriptors. many errors in grammar, vocabulary and sentence accuracy in grammar, precise, with a high degree of high degree of accuracy in
• How appropriate is the vocabulary and sentence construction are fairly vocabulary and sentence accuracy in grammar, grammar, vocabulary and sentence
choice of register and construction and little accurate, although errors construction; register and style vocabulary and sentence construction despite some lapses;
style? sense of register and style. and inconsistencies are are consistently appropriate to construction; register and style register and style are effective and
apparent; register and style the task. are appropriate to the task.
are to some extent effective and appropriate to
appropriate to the task. the task.