MYP Assessment Task Sheet
Subject: Humanities
Name:
Summative Assessment: Allegorical Historical Fiction Rationale
Grade: 9
Due Date: Friday,
September 27
Assessed Criteria: A & D
Overview of the Task:
350-450 Word Document, submitted on Mangebac
Specific task guidelines:
This task supports your Language A allegory.
You will submit a historical rationale explaining the historical basis for your Language A English allegory. Your
rationale should explore how your allegory is a symbol for one of the historical events, patterns, or themes we
have studied in our unit on the industrial modern period (Industrial Revolution-1919).
1.
Paragraph One: Introduction, introduce your allegory and the historical event it represents. Develop a
brief summary of the story.
2. Paragraph Two: Explain how the symbols and plot points of your story correspond to the historical event
you have selected. Support and develop your connections with detail. Make sure you use correct
historical terminology as well as cite your information.
3. Paragraph Three: Use a primary source as an example of the historical event and allegorical theme
you are writing about. Example, a primary source explanation of the fear created by the new technologies
of WWI (mustard gas). Make sure you explain how this source represents the themes and meaning that
are expressed in your story.
4. Create a Works Cited paged that lists your historical primary and secondary sources.
Formative assessment:
1. Draft Peer analysis: First class after Chuseok
2. Teacher conference: First class after Chuseok
3. Submit primary source for review First class after Chuseok
4. Develop Works Cited
Objective A:
Knowing and
Understanding
• demonstrate knowledge and understanding of subject-specific content and
concepts, appropriate to the age level, using descriptions, explanations and
examples.
• use humanities terminology in context
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Objective D:
Communicating
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communicate information and ideas using an appropriate style for the audience
and purpose
structure information and ideas in a way that is appropriate to the specified
format
create a list of sources of information according to the task instructions.
MYP Assessment Task Sheet
Comments:
Achievemen
t Level
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the
descriptors below.
0
1-2
Criterion A: Knowledge & Understanding
Level Descriptor
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makes a limited attempt to use some relevant terminology
demonstrates basic knowledge and understanding of content
and concepts through some descriptions and/or examples.
Criterion D: Communicating
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors
below.
tries in a limited way to communicate information and ideas in a style that
is appropriate to the audience and purpose
tries in a limited way to structure information according to the task
instructions
tries in a limited way to create a list of sources of information.
communicates information and ideas in a style that is sometimes appropriate
to the audience and purpose
3-4
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uses some humanities terminology appropriately
demonstrates knowledge and understanding of content and
concepts through simple descriptions, explanations and
examples.
structures information sometimes according to the task instructions
creates a list of sources of information sometimes according to the task
instructions.
communicates information and ideas in a style that is often appropriate to the
audience and purpose
5-6
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uses relevant humanities terminology accurately
demonstrates good knowledge and understanding of content
and concepts through descriptions, explanations and examples.
structures information often according to the task instructions
creates a list of sources of information often according to the task instructions.
communicates information and ideas in a style that is completely appropriate
to the audience and purpose
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7-8
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uses a range of humanities terminology accurately and
appropriately
demonstrates detailed knowledge and understanding of content
and concepts through thorough descriptions, explanations and
examples.
structures information and ideas completely according to the task
instructions
creates a list of sources of information according to the task instructions.