def METHOD_NAME(self, interval,
                         expectedId=None,
                         expectedStart=None,
                         expectedEnd=None,
                         expectedTags=None,
                         expectedAnnotation=None,
                         description="interval"):
    self.assertKeyExists(interval, "start", description, "{} does not contain a start date")
    self.assertKeyExists(interval, "end", description, "{} does not contain an end date")
    return self.assertInterval(interval,
                               expectedId=expectedId,
                               expectedStart=expectedStart,
                               expectedEnd=expectedEnd,
                               expectedTags=expectedTags,
                               expectedAnnotation=expectedAnnotation,
                               description=description)