LANGUAGE A: ENGLISH – MYP LEVEL 5 (10)
Comparative Essay – The Monkey’s Paw and The
Third Wish
Student: __________________________
Summative Task Details
Compare and contrast “The Monkey’s Paw” and “The Third Wish.” You could use literary
elements like foreshadowing, setting, tone, content, tricolon, and/or resolution in your essay.
Areas of Interaction involved in this unit/task:
• Approaches to Learning – how do I construct a compare/contrast essay?
Your performance in this assignment will be judged by the extent to which you:
CRITERION A: Content (10)
• Compare and contrast the two stories by analyzing audience, content, tone,
structure and/or stylistic devices
• Use relevant details and examples from the stories
• Analyze rather than summarize
CRITERION B: Organization (10)
• Organization, clarity and coherence of paragraphs
• Logical development of ideas
• Essay is organized by elements of comparison, not by the stories themselves
• A strong introduction and conclusion
CRITERION C: Style and Language Mechanics (10)
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Edit your own work for spelling, grammar, punctuation and structure
Write in the appropriate register – essay
Appropriate and varied vocabulary
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