Descriptive Writing Mark Scheme 20152017

Paper 1: Question 5: Writing - Write a description suggested by this

picture.
(24 marks for content and organisation and 16 marks for technical accuracy)

[40 marks]

AO5: Content and Organisation

Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting
tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences.
Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to
support coherence and cohesion of texts.
Content:
Communication is convincing and compelling
throughout;
Tone style and register assuredly matched to
Upper
purpose, form and audience; manipulative, subtle
Level 4
and increasingly abstract;
Level 4
22-24
Extensive and ambitious vocabulary with sustained
19-24
marks
crafting of linguistic devices.
marks
Organisation:
Content is
Highly structured and developed writing,
convincing
incorporating a range of integrated and complex
and crafted;
ideas;
Organisatio
Fluently linked paragraphs with seamlessly integrated
n is
discourse markers;
structured,
Varied and inventive use of structural features.
developed,
Content:
complex
Communication is convincing;
and varied
Tone, style and register consistently match purpose,
form and audience;
Extensive vocabulary with evidence of conscious
Lower
crafting of linguistic devices.
Level 4
Organisation:
19-21
Structured and developed writing with a range of
marks
engaging complex ideas;
Consistently coherent use of paragraphs with
integrated discourse markers;
Varied and effective structural features
Content:
Communication is consistently clear and effective;
Tone, style and register matched to purpose, form
Upper
and audience;
Level 3 Increasingly sophisticated vocabulary and phrasing,
Level 3
16-18
chosen for effect with a range of appropriate
13-18
marks
linguistic devices
marks
Organisation:
Content is
Writing is engaging using a range of detailed
clear and
connected ideas:
chosen for
Coherent paragraphs with integrated discourse
effect
markers;
Organisatio
Effective use of structural features
n is
Content:
engaging
Communication is clear;
and
Lower Tone, style and register generally matched to
connected

Descriptive Writing Mark Scheme 20152017

Content:
Paper 1: Question 5:
Writing - Write
description
suggested by this
Communication
is a
mostly
successful;
Upper Some sustained attempt to match purpose, form and
picture.
(24 marks for content
and organisation
and 16 marks for technical accuracy)
[40 marks]
Level
2
audience;
some control of register;
Level 2
10-12
Conscious use of vocabulary with some use of
Level 3
purpose, form and audience;
7-12 marks
marks
linguistic devices.
13-15
Vocabulary clearly chosen for effect and successful
Content is
Organisation:
mark
use of linguistic devices.
mostly
Increasing
variety of linked and relevant ideas;
Organisation:
successful
Some use of paragraphs and some use of discourse
Writing is engaging with a range of connected ideas;
and
markers;
Usually coherent paragraphs with range of discourse
controlled
Some use of structural features.
markers;
Organisatio
Content:
Usually effective use of structural features
n is
Communicates with some success;
linked/relev
Attempts to match purpose, form and audience;
ant and
Lower
attempts to control register;
paragraphe Level 2
Begins to vary vocabulary with some use of linguistic
d
7-9
devices.
marks
Organisation:
Some linked and relevant ideas;
Attempt to write in paragraphs with some discourse
markers, not always appropriate;
Attempts to use structural features.
Content:
Level 1
Upper Simple communication of ideas;
1-6 marks
Level 1 Simple awareness of purpose, form and audience;
Content is
4-6
limited control of register;
simple
marks
Simple vocabulary; simple linguistic devices.
Organisatio
Organisation:
n is simple
One or two relevant ideas, simply linked;
and limited
Random paragraph structure;
Evidence of simple structural features.
Lower
Content:
Level 1 Communicates limited meaning;
1-3
Occasional sense of purpose, form and/or audience;
marks
Simple vocabulary.
Organisation:
One or two unlinked ideas;
No paragraphs;
Limited or no evidence of structural features.
Level 0
No marks

Candidates will not have offered any meaningful writing

to assess
Nothing to reward.

Descriptive Writing Mark Scheme 20152017

Paper 1: Question 5: Writing - Write a description suggested by this
picture.
(24 marks for content and organisation and 16 marks for technical accuracy)

[40 marks]

AO6 Technical Accuracy

Candidates must use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity,
purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation. (This requirement
must constitute 20% of the marks for each specification as a whole.)
Sentence demarcation is consistently secure and consistently
accurate
Wide range of punctuation is used with a high level of accuracy
Level 4
13-16
Uses a full range of appropriate sentence forms for effect
marks
Uses Standard English consistently and appropriately with
secure control of complex grammatical structures
High level of accuracy in spelling, including ambitious
vocabulary
Extensive and ambitious use of vocabulary
Sentence demarcation is mostly secure and mostly accurate
Range of punctuation is used, mostly with success
Level 3
Uses a variety of sentence forms for effect
9-12 marks Mostly uses Standard English appropriately with mostly
controlled grammatical structures
Generally accurate spelling, including complex and irregular
words Increasingly sophisticated use of vocabulary
Sentence demarcation is mostly secure and sometimes accurate
Some control of a range of punctuation
Level 2
5-8 marks

Attempts a variety of sentence forms

Some use of Standard English with some control of agreement
Some accurate spelling of more complex words
Varied use of vocabulary
Occasional use of sentence demarcation
Some evidence of conscious punctuation

Level 1
1-4 marks

Level 0
No marks

Simple range of sentence forms

Occasional use of Standard English with limited control of
agreement
Accurate basic spelling
Simple use of vocabulary
Candidates spelling, punctuation etc. is sufficiently poor to
prevent understanding or meaning.

Descriptive Writing Mark Scheme 20152017

Paper 1: Question 5: Writing - Write a description suggested by this
picture.
(24 marks for content and organisation and 16 marks for technical accuracy)

[40 marks]