English A: Language and Literature – SL Written task 1 – Assessment criteria

  Achievement  Level  1   Achievement  Level  2        

     
Criterion  A:  Rationale     The  rationale  shows  some   The  rationale  shows  clear  
• Does  the  rationale  for  the  written  task  explain  how   explanation  and   explanation  and  
the  task  is  linked  to  the  aspect  of  the  course  being   understanding  of  the  aspects   understanding  of  the  aspects  
investigated?  (Note:  The  word  length  for  the   being  investigated.   being  investigated.  
rationale  is  200–300  words.  If  the  word  limit  is  
exceeded,  1  mark  will  be  deducted.)  

  Achievement  Level  1-­‐2   Achievement  Level  3-­‐4   Achievement  Level  5-­‐6   Achievement  7-­‐8    
 
Criterion  B:  Task  and  content     • The  task  shows  little   • The  task  shows  some   • The  task  shows  an   • The  task  shows  a  good  
• To  what  extent  does  the  task  show  understanding  of   understanding  of  the   understanding  of  the   adequate  understanding   understanding  of  the  
the  topic(s)  or  text(s)  to  which  it  refers?   topic(s)  or  text(s)  to   topic(s)  or  text(s)  to   of  the  topic(s)  or  text(s)   topic(s)  or  text(s)  to  
• How  appropriate  is  the  content  to  the  task  chosen?   which  it  refers.   which  it  refers.   to  which  it  refers.   which  it  refers.  
• To  what  extent  does  the  task  show  understanding  of   • The  content  is  generally   • The  content  is  partially   • The  content  is  generally   • The  content  is  
the  conventions  of  the  text  type  chosen?   inappropriate  to  the  task   appropriate  to  the  task   appropriate  to  the  task   consistently  appropriate  
chosen.   chosen.   chosen.   to  the  task  chosen.  
• The  task  shows  little   • The  task  shows  some   • The  task  shows  an   • The  task  shows  a  good  
understanding  of  the   understanding  of  the   adequate  understanding   understanding  of  the  
conventions  of  the  text   conventions  of  the  text   of  the  conventions  of  the   conventions  of  the  text  
type  chosen.   type  chosen.   text  type  chosen.   type  chosen.  

  Achievement  Level  1   Achievement  Level  2   Achievement  Level  3   Achievement  Level  4   Achievement  Level  5  

Criterion  C:  Organization   Little  organization  and   Some  organization  is   The  task  is  organized.  The   The  task  is  organized.  The   The  task  is  well  organized.  
• How  well  organized  is  the  task?   structure  are  apparent.   apparent.  The  task  has  some   task  has  some  structure,   structure  is  generally   The  structure  is  coherent.  
• How  coherent  is  the  structure?   structure,  although  it  is  not   although  it  is  not  sustained.   coherent.  
(Note:  The  word  length  for  the  written  task  is  800– sustained.  
1,000  words.  If  the  word  limit  is  exceeded,  2  marks  
will  be  deducted.)  
 

Criterion  D:  Language  and  style   The  use  of  language  lacks   The  use  of  language  and  the   The  use  of  language  and  the   The  use  of  language  and  the   The  use  of  language  and  the  
• How  effective  is  the  use  of  language  and  style?   appropriateness;  there  is   style  lack  effectiveness;   style  are  sometimes   style  are  mostly  effective;   style  are  effective;  the  
• How  appropriate  to  the  task  is  the  choice  of  register   little  or  no  sense  of  register.   there  is  little  sense  of   effective;  the  register  is  to   the  register  is  mostly   register  is  appropriate  to  the  
and  style?  (“Register”  refers,  in  this  context,  to  the   register.   some  extent  appropriate  to   appropriate  to  the  task.   task.  
student’s  use  of  elements  such  as  vocabulary,  tone,   the  task.  
sentence  structure  and  idiom  appropriate  to  the  task;  
register  is  assessed  on  the  task  itself.)  
 

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