COMPARE & CONTRAST MINI-ESSAY RUBRIC (IB PAPER 2)

Criterion /Marks 0 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10

CRITERION A The work does not reach There is ​little k​ nowledge There is ​some There is ​satisfactory There is a​ good There is​ insightful
Knowledge & the standard. and understanding of the knowledge and knowledge and knowledge and knowledge and
Understanding works. understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the
works. works and an works and an works and a ​persuasive
There is ​little m
​ eaningful interpretation of their interpretation of their interpretation of their
comparison and contrast There is a ​surface-level impacts. impacts which occurs impacts.
of the works. attempt​ to compare and throughout the essay.
contrast the works. The essay offers a The essay offers an
satisfactory The essay offers a insightful interpretation
interpretation​ of the convincing of the similarities and
similarities and interpretation​ of the differences between the
differences between the similarities and works.
works. differences between the
works.

CRITERION B The work does not reach The essay is ​descriptive There is a​ shallow There is ​decent There is a ​good There is a ​very good
Analysis & Evaluation the standard. and ​does not comparison and contrast comparison and contrast comparison and contrast comparison and contrast
How effectively does the demonstrate relevant of the authors' choices in of the authors' choices in of the authors' choices in of the authors' choices in
candidate use analysis analysis ​of the ideas in the works selected. The the works selected. The the works selected. The the works selected. The
and evaluation skills to the works. essay demonstrates essay demonstrates a essay demonstrates essay demonstrates
compare and contrast some appropriate general, but adequate appropriate and, at consistently
both works? analysis. level of analysis. times, insightful appropriate and
analysis. insightful analysis.

0 1 2 3 4 5

CRITERION C The work does not reach The essay ​rarely ​focuses The essay ​only The essay ​maintains a The essay maintains a The essay maintains a
Focus & Organization the standard. on the task. There are sometimes ​focuses on focus​ on the task, mostly clear and clear and sustained
How well structured, few​ connections between the task, and treatment of despite ​some lapses; sustained focus​ on the focus​ on the task;
balanced and focused is ideas. the works may be treatment of the works is task; treatment of the treatment of the works is
the presentation of unbalanced. ​There are mostly balanced​. The works is ​balanced​. The well-balanced​. The
ideas? some connections development of ideas is development of ideas is development of ideas is
between ideas​, but mostly ​logical​; ​ideas are logical​; ideas are ​clearly logical and convincing​;
these ​do not always generally connected​ in connected. ideas are ​connected in a
make sense. a clear manner. convincing manner.

CRITERION D The work does not reach Language is ​rarely clear Language is ​sometimes Language is ​clear and Language is ​clear and Language is​ very clear,
Language the standard. and appropriate; there clear​ and carefully carefully chosen​ with an carefully chosen​, with a effective, carefully
How clear, varied and are ​many errors​ in chosen; grammar, adequate degree of good degree of chosen and precise​,
accurate is the grammar, vocabulary vocabulary and sentence accuracy​ in grammar, accuracy​ in grammar, with a ​high degree of
language? and sentence construction are ​fairly vocabulary and sentence vocabulary and sentence accuracy​ in grammar,
How appropriate is the construction and ​little accurate (7+ errors*)​; construction despite construction ​(3-4 vocabulary and sentence
choice of register and sense of register and the register and style are some lapses ​(5-6 errors*)​; register and construction ​(1-2
style? style. to some extent errors*)​; register and style are ​consistently errors*)​; register and
*These error numbers are appropriate​ to the task. style are ​mostly appropriate​ to the task. style are ​effective and
estimated to help clarify the
expectations. IB did not include
appropriate​ to the task. appropriate​ to the task.
these error numbers.