Gothic Creative Writing Assessment Task

Subject: English Language & Literature Assessment Title: In- Class Essay Assessment Task

Class: MYP4 Unit: Gothic

Criteria C&D Due Date: Check Toddle

Assessed:

Student Word Count: Approximately 800 - 1000 words

Name:

You will write a creative piece that shows understanding of the Gothic genre and ability to apply
a range of language skills.

The written piece will be about 800-1000 words and creates an authentic Gothic setting and
distinct character(s). You should be clearly taking Gothic conventions and applying them to your
text. You will have three lessons in which to write your story.

You will write this on exam.net. You may bring in a planning document. This is submitted on
Toddle. Nothing is brought into the classroom except for your computer to type on and the
planning document. The planning document is left in class after each lesson.

How to be successful with this task…

C - Producing Text D - Using Language

-You create a setting that clearly links -Vocabulary and sentence structures
to the purpose of Gothic literature vary
-Language used helps to create an -The story is checked for grammar
impactful text through use of literary and spelling mistakes
and linguistic devices that we have
learned
-You use specific details to help create
your text’s Gothic setting and
character

Criterion C: The student does not i. produces texts that i. produces texts that i. produces texts that i. produces texts that
Producing text reach a standard demonstrate limited demonstrate adequate demonstrate demonstrate a high
At the end of year 3, described by any of the personal engagement personal engagement considerable personal degree of personal
students should be able descriptors below. with the creative with the creative engagement with the engagement with the
to: process; demonstrates a process; demonstrates creative process; creative process;
i. produce texts that limited degree of some thought, demonstrates demonstrates a high
demonstrate thought, thought, imagination imagination and considerable thought, degree of thought,
imagination and and sensitivity and sensitivity and some imagination or imagination and
sensitivity while minimal exploration exploration of and sensitivity and sensitivity and
exploring and and consideration of consideration of new substantial exploration perceptive exploration
considering new new perspectives and perspectives and ideas and consideration of and consideration of
perspectives and ideas ideas ii. makes some stylistic new perspectives and new perspectives and
arising from personal ii. makes minimal choices in terms of ideas ideas
engagement with the stylistic choices in linguistic, literary and ii. makes thoughtful ii. makes perceptive
creative process terms of linguistic, visual devices, stylistic choices in stylistic choices in
ii. make stylistic literary and visual demonstrating terms of linguistic, terms of linguistic,
choices in terms of devices, demonstrating adequate awareness of literary and visual literary and visual
linguistic, literary and limited awareness of impact on an audience devices, demonstrating devices, demonstrating
visual devices, impact on an audience iii. selects some good awareness of good awareness of
demonstrating iii. selects few relevant relevant details and impact on an audience impact on an audience
awareness of impact on details and examples to examples to develop iii. selects sufficient iii. selects extensive
an audience develop ideas. ideas. relevant details and relevant details and
iii. select relevant examples to develop examples to develop
details and examples to ideas. ideas with precision.
develop ideas.
Criterion D: Using The student does not The student: The student: The student: The student:
language reach a standard i. uses a limited range i. uses an adequate i. uses a varied range i. effectively uses a
At the end of year 3, described by any of the of appropriate range of appropriate of appropriate range of appropriate
students should be able descriptors below. vocabulary and forms of vocabulary, sentence vocabulary, sentence vocabulary, sentence
to: expression structures and forms of structures and forms of structures and forms of
i. use appropriate and ii. writes and speaks in expression expression competently expression
varied vocabulary, an inappropriate ii. sometimes writes ii. writes and speaks ii. writes and speaks in a
sentence structures and register and style that and speaks in a register competently in a consistently
forms of expression do not serve the context and style that serve the register and style that appropriate register
ii. write and speak in a and intention context and intention serve the context and and style that serve the
register and style that iii. uses grammar, iii. uses grammar, intention context and intention
serve the context and syntax and punctuation syntax and punctuation iii. uses grammar, iii. uses grammar,
intention with limited accuracy; with some degree of syntax and punctuation syntax and punctuation
iii. use correct errors often hinder accuracy; errors with a considerable with a high degree of
grammar, syntax and communication sometimes hinder degree of accuracy; accuracy; errors are
punctuation iv. spells/writes and communication errors do not hinder minor and
iv. spell (alphabetic pronounces with iv. spells/writes and effective communication is
languages), write limited accuracy; errors pronounces with some communication effective
(character languages) often hinder degree of accuracy; iv. spells/writes and iv. spells/writes and
and pronounce with communication errors sometimes pronounces with a pronounces with a high
accuracy v. makes limited hinder communication considerable degree of degree of accuracy;
v. use appropriate non- and/or inappropriate v. makes some use of accuracy; errors do not errors are minor and
verbal communication use of non-verbal appropriate non-verbal hinder effective communication is
techniques. communication communication communication effective
techniques. techniques. v. makes sufficient use v. makes effective use
of appropriate non- of appropriate non-
verbal communication verbal communication
techniques. techniques.