How does Edgar Allan Poe use literary resources to create a horrifying atmosphere in "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The masque of the Red Death"?SL
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B
Official IB Result
IB Grade: B
Criteria A: Focus and Method
5/6
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3
6
Criteria Strands
A.1Topic communication and appropriateness
Excellent
A.2Research question clarity and focus
Excellent
A.3Methodology completeness
Good
Criteria Feedback
- Your research question is clearly stated, specific, and sustained throughout the essay.
- You communicate the topic and purpose of the investigation effectively, with a logical chapter structure that supports your line of inquiry.
- You identify a focused set of techniques that gives the essay direction and coherence.
- Your methodological explanation would be stronger if you explicitly justified why these techniques were selected.
- The term 'literary resources' is too broad and should be defined more precisely.
- Your research design would benefit from a clearer explanation of how sources were selected and used.
Criteria B: Knowledge and Understanding
4/6
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3
6
Criteria Strands
B.1Application of source material
Good
B.2Subject knowledge
Good
B.3Use of terminology and concepts
Good
Criteria Feedback
- You show clear knowledge of Poe’s stories and the features that matter for your argument.
- Your quotations are mostly relevant and are generally tied to the techniques you discuss.
- You use literary terminology such as symbolism, narration, atmosphere, and descriptive language with reasonable accuracy.
- Some supporting knowledge stays general and is not always developed into deeper literary insight.
- Your use of secondary material is uneven, with several broad reference-style sources doing more confirming than interpreting.
- A few concepts would benefit from sharper definition and more precise scholarly language.
Criteria C: Critical Thinking
7/12
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6
12
Criteria Strands
C.1Research quality
Moderate
C.2Analysis depth
Good
C.3Discussion and evaluation
Moderate
Criteria Feedback
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Criteria D: Presentation
3/4
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2
4
Criteria Strands
D.1Structure appropriateness
Excellent
D.2Layout considerations
Moderate
Criteria Feedback
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