FAQs Writing

Communication and content (10)

9-10

7-8

all / nearly all of coursework tasks/points covered
might be one or two bits left out
clearly understood what he/she had to do
more than the bare minimum done- added description/opinions
the tenses (past, present, future, conditional) mostly right with the occasional mistake
makes sense, except for here and there
quite clear
writer has tried to link the ideas/paragraphs together
can be quite clunky (e.g. lots of sentences starting with ‘I')
the writer might have tried too hard and made it over-complicated
good use of the ex. /text book phrases
good creative or imaginative bits

5-6

most of the coursework tasks/points have been covered
relevant information conveyed
there might be one or two bits left out
might not have understood everything he/she had to do, meaning some of the coursework isn't relevant to the title
more than the minimum done (starting to go into greater detail in getting ideas across and in giving opinions)
has used the tenses where he/she should have done (past, present, future, conditional)
may be some mistakes with the tenses, so the coursework isn't always clear
coursework understandable all in all
has tried to link the ideas together
coursework unclear in places, especially if the writer has tried to write in more complicated language
ex. / text book / worksheets used well
creative or imaginative where possible

3-4

most important points covered
some parts of the task has not been understood
some relevant information put across
may be major things left out
some parts have nothing to do with the coursework task/title
some repetition
the least done possible
no descriptions or opinions where they could have been given CONTINUED!!!
tried to use tenses but only gets them right here and there, so it's not clear what it means
just about understandable overall with bits where it's unclear
too much use of the ex/text book, copying lots of phrases instead of adapting them or making phrases belong to the writer
not easy to read

1-2

not much relevant information
lots of the work not clear
lots of things left out
hasn't really understood what he/she had to do
quite a lot of the things written have nothing to do with the title and don't make sense.
no use or bad use of the tenses or time phrases
if a native speaker read it, he/she would only be able to understand the odd bit here and there
far too many phrases ‘lifted' from the text book/help sheets
stuff copied that has nothing to do with the title

Knowledge and application of language (5)

the words and phrases chosen suit the coursework very well
variety of vocabulary and phrases to describe things and to give points of view and justify them
phrases changed and adapted so that there is no repetition
more difficult structures such as pronouns (I/he/she/it/we, etc), negatives (not/rarely/never etc.), superlatives (the most/the most interesting, etc.), and range of tenses (past, present, future, conditional, etc.)
still might be the occasional mistake using these structures
good use and adaptation of phrases and structures from the ex/text book and worksheets

a range of vocabulary and structures needed to describe things, give opinions and justify them
more varied sentences using more ambitious structures, e.g. subordinate clauses, conjunctions, pronouns (he/she/it/we etc.), adverbial or other phrases , and range of tenses (past, present, future, conditional)
the writer may not have got all of these right
the writer has managed to adapt and change the language from the ex/text book/worksheet to get his or her message across, even though there might be mistakes

the vocabulary and structures are good enough for what the coursework is trying to communicate
a few words or phrases that are very much like English
you can still understand what the writer is trying to communicate
writing style basic and not very complicated
phrases used properly when they are in simple, short sentences
some longer sentences where the structures are not always correct
fairly correct use of standard phrases
adjectives and adverbs
attempts to use subordinate clauses and simple linking phrases
correct ‘tense' phrases (past, present, future, conditional), with some mistakes
only slightly successful in using set phrases already learned in class
only slightly successful in trying to adapt language and phrases from ex/text book/worksheets

• limited vocabulary and structures

• vocabulary and structures only just good enough to answer the coursework tasks

• language basic and sometimes inappropriate

• some words and phrases very anglicised

• some words in English

• sentences simple and usually short

• sentences more or less correct

• some use of standard phrases

• some correct verbs and tenses, although frequent mistakes

• mostly set phrases already learned in class

• sometimes the writer has copied phrases from somewhere else, and they've either copied them wrong or they have nothing to do with the coursework

• some adjectives or adverbs, only partially successful

• some simple subordination

very limited language
many words either English or not the language wanted, to the point you can barely understand it
language very basic and often inappropriate
the writer hardly understands the language structures, e.g. how to form and use the tenses
the occasional almost correct phrase or short sentence but this will be pre-learned or ‘lifted'
lots of incorrect and inappropriate copying of phrases from ex./text book/worksheets

• no language of any credit

Accuracy of language (5)

generally accurate in straightforward language
most verb forms correct
accurate genders and verb agreements but the odd mistake
spellings mostly accurate accuracy not so good when more complex language structures are attempted