DIRECTED WRITING LANGUAGE (20 marks)

Band & Mark Range Description of Criteria Language - accurate with only occasional first draft slips Sentence structures - varied Vocabulary - wide and precise Punctuation - accurate Spelling - accurate Paragraphs - have unity and are well-linked Style - relevant to an article Tone appropriate Language - almost always accurate with more first draft slips Errors - found in more complex structures Sentences - some variation in length and type (with some complex structures) Vocabulary - wide enough Punctuation - almost always accurate Spelling - almost always accurate Paragraphs - linked and show some unity Style - relevant and informative Tone appropriate Language - largely accurate Simple structures - used without errors. Mistakes occur in more complex structures Sentences - some variety of length and type but some repetitive structures give a monotonous effect Vocabulary - adequate Punctuation - generally accurate Paragraphs have some unity but links may be absent or inappropriate Style - quite relevant and informative Tone - still appropriate Language - sufficiently accurate Sentence structures - Patches of clarity seen in simple structures Mistakes in more complex structures Vocabulary - adequate but lacks precision Punctuation - generally correct Spelling mistakes - may be found in unfamiliar words Paragraphs - show some unity Style - relevant and informative but may not be sustained Tone - may not always be appropriate for an article Meaning - never in doubt Single word errors - sufficiently frequent and serious to hamper reading and precision Sentence structures - mainly simple but accuracy is not sustained Vocabulary - limited Punctuation - sometimes not correct Spelling mistakes - found in more difficult words Paragraphs - do not show unity and links are incorrectly used Style and tone - may not be relevant or informative Meaning - fairly clear Single word errors - numerous and impede reading A few simple structures - used accurately Vocabulary - very limited Punctuation - sometimes used correctly Spelling errors - more frequent Style and tone - may not be appropriate for an article Sense - decipherable Content - generally comprehensible Some errors - multiple in nature Maybe only one or two accurate sentences Style and tone - hidden by too many errors Errors - mostly multiple in nature (meaning is not clear) Structures - distorted and ambiguous Whole sections may make no sense at all Award 1 mark if some sense can be obtained Award 0 mark if the article makes no sense at all from beginning to end

A 19 - 20

B 16 - 18

C 13 - 15

D 10 12

E 7-9

U (i) 46

U (ii) 2-3

U (iii) 0-1

CONTINUOUS WRITING (50 marks)

Band & Mark range Description of Criteria Language - entirely accurate, with occasional first draft slips Sentence structures - varied Vocabulary - wide and precise Punctuation - accurate and helpful Spelling - entirely accurate Paragraphs - well-planned, unified and linked Topic - consistently relevant Interest - aroused and sustained throughout writing Language - accurate, with occasional minor errors Sentences of some varied lengths and types, some complex sentences Vocabulary - wide enough to show shades of intended meaning with some precision Punctuation - almost always accurate Spelling - nearly always accurate Paragraphs with some evidence of planning, unity and appropriately linked Interest - mostly aroused and sustained Language - largely accurate Simple structures free of errors; errors with more ambitious structures Vocabulary - wide enough to convey meaning but lack precision Punctuation in simple sentences - accurate, with errors in more complex sentences Simple words - spelt correctly but misspelt when used with more sophisticated words Paragraphs - used with some unity or at times not unified or inappropriately linked Writing - relevant but lacks originality and planning Some interest aroused but not sustained Language - sufficiently accurate, communicates clearly Simple structures and vocabulary, with patches of clear, accurate language Some variety of sentence types and length but purpose is not clearly seen Vocabulary - usually adequate to show intended meaning but not developed to precision Paragraphs - show some unity Punctuation - generally correct but does not clarify meaning Spelling of simple words - correct but more errors occur Writing of some relevance but lacking in liveliness and interest value Meaning - never in doubt Errors - sufficiently frequent and serious to hamper reading Simple structures - some accurate but unlikely to sustain accuracy for long Vocabulary - limited, too simple or more ambitious but imperfectly understood Simple words - spelt correctly but with frequent mistakes in spelling and punctuation Paragraphs - lack unity or haphazardly arranged Some relevance, but partially treated High incidence of linguistic errors distract from merits of content in composition Meaning - fairly clear High incidence of errors impede reading Vocabulary - many serious errors of various kinds, mainly single-word type, but could be corrected without rewriting Sentences - very few accurate ones Sentences - simple but often repetitive Errors - frequently causing blurring Punctuation - used correctly, also with sentence separation errors Paragraphs - lack unity or no paragraphs at all Some sense, with multiple word errors Requires re-reading before being understood Only a few accurate simple sentences Content - comprehensible Incidence of linguistic error - high Meaning - blurred Far short of required length Almost entirely impossible to read Whole sections make little or no sense at all Occasional patches of clarity (marks awarded) Vocabulary - simple words used Frequent errors cause blurring 0 for scripts with no sense from beginning till the end

A 44 50

B 38 43

C 32 37

D 26 31

E 20 - 25

U (i) 14 19

U (ii) 8 13

U (iii) 07