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IGCSE: English Language Writing Mark Scheme (0500) COURSEWORK Component 4 (Assignments 1, 2 and 3)
|Band, Mark, Descriptor |W1 - CONTENT |W2 - PARAGRAPHS |W3 – SS and LEXIS |W4 - TONE |W5 - SPAG |
| |Articulate experience and express what is|Order and present facts, ideas and |Understand and use a range of appropriate|Use language and register appropriate to |Accurate, effective use of paragraphs, |
| |thought, felt and imagined |opinions |vocabulary |audience and context |grammatical structures, sentences, SPAG |
|Band 2 |Candidates describe and reflect upon |Facts, ideas and opinions are often well |Candidates write with some confidence, |Candidates give evidence of understanding|Candidates show some signs of |
|(31–35) |experience and analyse with occasional |ordered so that the construction of |demonstrating an emergent range of varied|the need to write appropriately to |understanding how |
| |success what is |the writing is clear to the reader. |vocabulary and some fluency in the |audience and context even if there is not|punctuation and grammatical structures |
|Frequent merit and |felt and imagined. Some argument is well |Sentences within paragraphs are mostly |construction of sentences. |complete consistency in the three |can be used to aid communication. Errors |
|interest in the choice |developed and interesting, although the |well sequenced, although some paragraphs | |assignments. |of spelling, punctuation and grammar are |
|of content and the |explanation may |may finish less effectively than they | | |minor, and rare at the top of this band. |
|manner of writing |not always be consistent. |begin. | | | |
|Band 3 |Candidates express clearly what is felt |A clear attempt is made to present facts,|Candidates write competently, using |Candidates make a clear attempt in at |Candidates use punctuation and grammar |
|(26–30) |and imagined and supply some detail, |ideas and opinions in an orderly way, |appropriate if sometimes |least one assignment to write with a |competently |
| |explanation and |although there may be some insecurity in |unadventurous vocabulary and writing |sense of audience and there may also be |although the range is not great. There |
|Competent writing with |exemplification for the benefit of the |the overall structure. |sentences that mostly link ideas |some evidence of adapting style to |may be a number of minor errors |
|some development of |reader. Arguments are expressed in a | |successfully. |context. |especially at the bottom of |
|ideas |competent series of | | | |this band and even occasional errors of |
| |relevant points and a clear attempt is | | | |sentence separation. |
| |made to develop some of them. | | | | |
| |
|Band 4 |Candidates express with some clarity what|There is evidence of overall structure, |Candidates write with occasional |Candidates show occasional evidence of |Limited range of punctuation and |
|(21–25) |is felt and imagined. Arguments are |but the writing may be presented more |competence, using a mixture of effective |writing with some understanding of |grammatical structures with some care, |
| |relevant to the topic and are developed |carefully in some sections than in |and straightforward vocabulary and some |audience and context, but this is not |although occasionally grammatical error |
|Satisfactory content |partially with some brief effectiveness. |others. There may be examples of |complex and some simple sentences. |sustained. |will cause the reader some difficulty. |
|with brief development | |repetition and the sequence of sentences | | |There may be quite numerous errors, esp. |
|and acceptable | |within paragraphs may be insecure in | | |sentence separation and comma misuse. |
|expression | |places. | | | |
|Band 5 |Candidates express intelligibly what is |Facts, ideas and opinions are presented |Candidates use simple straightforward |Candidates make slight variations of |Candidates show knowledge of simple |
|(16–20) |felt and imagined. Arguments are |in paragraphs which may be |vocabulary. Simple sentences |style according to audience and context, |punctuation and |
| |expressed with variable |inconsistent. The overall structure is |are correctly used and there may be an |although this does |grammar, but the amount of error, |
|Simple writing, the |relevance, logic and development. |unsound in places. |attempt to write complex sentences which |not seem deliberate. |especially of tense and the use of |
|meaning of which is not | | |have a slight lack | |prepositions, is sometimes considerable. |
|in doubt | | |of clarity. | |Sentences separation is often poor, but |
| | | | | |error does not prevent the reader from |
| | | | | |understanding what is written. |
|Band 6 |Candidates make a simple attempt to |Facts, ideas and opinions may appear in |Candidates use simple, mainly accurate |Candidates may show occasional, brief |Candidates occasionally use appropriate |
|(11–15) |express what is felt and imagined. |partially formed paragraphs of |vocabulary. Attempts to write complex |acknowledgement of the possibility of |punctuation |
| |Arguments are expressed very simply and |inappropriate length and some attempt is |sentences may involve repetition of |writing for different audiences and |and can spell simple words, but the |
|Writing can be followed |briefly. |made to provide a beginning and an end. |conjunctions and some blurring. |contexts, but overall there is little |reader is not convinced that their |
|despite difficulties | | | |variation of style. |understanding, especially of |
|with expression | | | | |grammar, is adequate. |
|Band 7 |Candidates occasionally express what is |Inadequate presentation of facts, ideas |Candidates demonstrate a narrow |Candidates occasionally write |Weaknesses in spelling, punctuation and |
|(6–10) |felt, thought and imagined, but they are |and opinions creates blurring, although |vocabulary and there are unlikely to be |inappropriately or their command of |grammar are persistent, but the reader is|
| |hampered by their command of language. |there may be some signs of an overall |more than a few accurate sentences. |language is not strong enough to |able to follow at least part of the |
|Some of the writing can | |structure | |acknowledge audience or context. |writing. |
|be followed | | | | | |
|Band 8 |Very simple meanings are attempted, but |An absence of overall structure and |Very simple meanings are attempted, but |There is insufficient evidence of |The amount and breadth of error prevents |
|(0–5) |most of the work is too inaccurate and |paragraphing leads to confusion. |the candidate’s knowledge of |audience or context to reward. |sufficient |
| |blurred to make sense. | |vocabulary and sentence structures is too| |communication of meaning. |
|Failure to communicate | | |slight to make adequate sense. | | |
|adequately | | | | | |
Essay by ................................................................ Essay Peer-assessed by ..................................................................................................................
Sequence of Action by Peer-assessor
□ Prepare yourself – ensure you have 5 different colour pens/pencils, to differentiate your assessment of the 5 separate criteria. For each assessment stage, use a different colour
□ Read the essay through once for comprehension and understanding – no pencil!
□ Re-read the essay focusing on W1 (colour ....................................) – underline/circle errors and provide supportive constructive criticism in margin, focusing on:
o Exciting content Overall rating out of 5 (5 being outstanding, 0 being absent)......................................
o Appropriate argue/persuade structure Overall rating out of 5… ......................................
o Effectiveness and suitability of rhetorical devices Overall rating out of 5… ......................................
o The effectiveness of the introduction and conclusion Overall rating out of 5… ......................................
□ Re-read the essay focusing on W2 (colour..............................) – underline/circle errors and provide supportive constructive criticism in margin, focusing on:
o Logical sequence of paragraphs Overall rating out of 5 (5 being outstanding, 0 being absent)......................................
o Experimental nature of paragraphs (1 word/sentence paras, etc) Overall rating out of 5… ......................................
o Secure and effective use of topic sentences Overall rating out of 5… ......................................
o Secure and effective use of discourse markers Overall rating out of 5… ......................................
□ Re-read the essay focusing on W3 (colour ....................................) – underline/circle errors and provide supportive constructive criticism in margin, focusing on:
o Wide variety of sentence structures (F, S, Co, Cx) Overall rating out of 5 (5 being outstanding, 0 being absent)......................................
o Purposeful use of sentence structures Overall rating out of 5… ......................................
o Rich range of vocabulary Overall rating out of 5… ......................................
□ Re-read the essay focusing on W4 (colour ....................................) – underline/circle errors and provide supportive constructive criticism in margin, focusing on:
o Appropriate tone of writer Overall rating out of 5 (5 being outstanding, 0 being absent)......................................
o Appropriate reference to audience Overall rating out of 5… ......................................
o Tone and appropriate formality of piece as a whole Overall rating out of 5… ......................................
□ Re-read the essay focusing on W5 (colour ....................................) – underline/circle errors and provide supportive constructive criticism in margin, focusing on:
o Effectiveness of basic punctuation Overall rating out of 5 (5 being outstanding, 0 being absent)......................................
o Effectiveness of sophisticated punctuation (: ; - ...) Overall rating out of 5… ......................................
o Accuracy of grammar Overall rating out of 5… ......................................
o Accuracy of spelling Overall rating out of 5… ......................................
□ Carefully judge what band the essay is in for each of the 5 W assessment criteria – ring the appropriate box
□ Complete the Detailed Peer-assessment table and return to essay writer
Detailed Peer-assessment Table
|Assessment |Band |Brief reasons to justify band |Examples of excellence (refer to page/paragraph/line |REVIEW THE RULES OF CRITIQUE. Following the rules of critique |
|Criteria |(1= highest; 8= | |references) |(be kind but honest; be specific and precise; be helpful), |
| |lowest) | | |offer constructive criticism to improve performance in this |
| | | | |band. |
|W1 | | | | |
|W2 | | | | |
|W3 | | | | |
|W4 | | | | |
|W5 | | | | |
Final Mark out of 40 (best fit from across the 5 bands) .................................
Peer assessor and Date ..............................................
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