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Ministry of Education.

Assessment schedule 1.5

Achievement Criteria Achievement with Merit Criteria Achievement with Excellence Criteria
  • Develop and structure ideas in formal writing.
  • Develop and structure ideas convincingly in formal writing.
  • Develop and structure ideas effectively in formal writing.
  • Use language features appropriate to audience and purpose in formal writing.
  • Use language features appropriate to audience and purpose with control in formal writing.
  • Use language features appropriate to audience and purpose with control to command attention in formal writing.
Judgements for Achievement Judgements for Achievement with Merit Judgements for Achievement with Excellence

The student produces one piece of formal writing at least 350 words in length.

In that piece, the student:

  • develops ideas that show an understanding of key aspects of the text as highlighted in the topic selected.
  • made reference to specific relevant details from the text to support points
  • ensures that vocabulary selection, syntax, stylistic features and written text conventions (including spelling, punctuation, grammar) are appropriate.
  • uses written text conventions without intrusive error patterns, such as a pattern of errors in syntax (e.g. sentence fragments, where structures are not used intentionally; and ‘run on’ syntax); or a pattern of other significant errors (e.g. mixed tense sequences, mis‑capitalisation, spelling errors).

The student:

As for achievement, plus:

  • develops and structures ideas in a generally credible and connected way.
  • selects and links language features to the intended purpose and audience.
  • uses text conventions accurately so that the writing contains only minor errors.

The student:

As for merit, plus:

  • develops and structures ideas in a compelling and well-organised way. The student shows a perceptive understanding, making clear points and showing some insight or originality in thought or interpretation.
  • Integates details into the answer; for example quotations may be skillfully ‘woven’ into the points made
  • uses language features, vocabulary selection, distinctive personal voice, dimensions or viewpoints in an original and sustained way.
  • uses text conventions accurately so that the writing contains only minor errors.
Evidence for Achievement Evidence for Merit Evidence for Excellence
Exemplar material not available. Exemplar material not available.

Exemplar A (Word 844KB) is at excellence level for the first criterion for AS 1.5: Develop and structure ideas effectively in formal writing.

Greater accuracy in the use of text conventions is required to meet the second criterion: Use language features appropriate to audience and purpose with control to command attention in formal writing.

Published on: 17 Dec 2010




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