MARKING CRITERIA FOR SECTION A: GUIDED WRITING

BAND A B C D E
EXCELLENT GOOD SATISFACTORY WEAK VERY WEAK

MARKS 21-25 16-20 11-15 6-10 1-5

- Task successfully fulfilled - Task largely - Task sufficiently - Task partially - Task hardly
fulfilled fulfilled fulfilled fulfilled
- Well-developed and well- - Developed and - Ideas sufficiently - Ideas less - Ideas not
organised main ideas and organised main developed but developed; lack developed; not
supporting details ideas and lack details; organisation organised
supporting details adequately
organised
- Language is accurate with - Language is largely - Language is - Language is - Language is
few first draft slips accurate sufficiently partially accurate inaccurate
DESCRIPTORS

accurate
- Sentence structures are - Sentence - Sentence - Sentence - Distorted
varied and used effectively structures are structures are structures lack sentence
mostly varied sufficiently varied variety- Repetitive structures
- Vocabulary is wide and aptly - Vocabulary is wide - Vocabulary is - Vocabulary is - Vocabulary is
used enough and sufficient but limited inappropriate
mostly apt lacks precision
- Accurate mechanics of - Mostly accurate - Some errors in - Numerous errors - Serious errors in
writing mechanics of mechanics of in mechanics of mechanics of
writing writing writing writing
- Interest of reader aroused - Interest of reader - Interest of reader - Interest of reader - Interest of reader
and sustained largely aroused sufficiently partially aroused hardly aroused
aroused
Note:

Award 0 when there is:

No response or response written in language other than English; or

Mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks from other sources including rubric.

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 MARKING CRITERIA FOR SECTION B (PART II))

BAND A B C D E
EXCELLENT GOOD SATISFACTORY WEAK VERY WEAK

MARKS 11-12 8-10 5-7 3-4 1-2

- Task successfully fulfilled - Task largely fulfilled - Task sufficiently - Task partially - Task hardly
fulfilled fulfilled fulfilled
- Ideas and details well- - Largely developed and - Sufficiently - Lack - Hardly any ideas
developed and well- organised developed with development and
organised - Largely supported some organisation
- - well supported with with evidence from organisation - Minimal evidence
evidence from the text the text - Supported with from the text
some evidence
from the text
- Language is accurate - Language is largely - Language is - Language is - Language is
accurate sufficiently partially accurate inaccurate
DESCRIPTORS

accurate
- Sentence structures are - Sentence structures - Sentence - Sentence - Distorted
varied and used effectively are mostly varied structures are structures lack sentence
sufficiently varied variety structures
- Repetitive
- Vocabulary is wide and aptly - Vocabulary is wide - Vocabulary is - Vocabulary is - Vocabulary is
used enough and mostly sufficient but limited inappropriate
apt lacks precision
- Accurate mechanics of - Mostly accurate - Some errors in - Numerous errors - Serious errors in
writing mechanics of writing mechanics of in mechanics of mechanics of
writing writing writing
- Interest is aroused and - Interest is largely - Interest is - Interest is - Interest hardly
sustained aroused sufficiently partially aroused aroused
aroused
Note:

Award 0 when there is:

No response or response written in language other than English; or

Mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks from other sources including rubric.

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 MARKING CRITERIA FOR SECTION C: SUMMARY

BAND A B C D E
EXCELLENT GOOD SATISFACTORY WEAK VERY WEAK

MARKS 5 4 3 2 1
- Marked ability to paraphrase - Ability to paraphrase / - Sufficient ability - Hardly any - Unable to
/ use own words use own words to paraphrase / ability to paraphrase
- Language is accurate - - Language is largely use own words paraphrase / use
accurate - - Language is own words
sufficiently - Language is
DESCRIPTORS

accurate partially
accurate
- Hardly any lifting - Minimal lifting - Selective lifting - Almost - Wholesale lifting
- Correct use of wholesale lifting
linkers
- Accurate mechanics of - Largely accurate - Some errors in - Numerous errors
- Serious errors in
writing mechanics of writing mechanics of in mechanics of mechanics of
writing writing writing

Note:

Award 0 when there is:

No response or response written in language other than English; or

Mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks from other sources including rubric.

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ANSWER SCHEME:

1. Teenagers life is spent with friends

2. They/ teenagers usually do a lot of things together
3. A helping hand /to watch your pet for a long weekend
4. A shoulder to cry on/ talk with about a problem/ console each other in times of sadness
5. Friends are someone you can trust (with your deepest secrets)
6. Makes you laugh
7. Poke on Facebook
8. Encourage to do optimistic things