Rarely controls vocabulary and D Rarely identifies and explains Language and language features for clarity of vocabulary choices and language expression expression and awareness of features and their effects in texts audience Rarely identifies and explains how Is rarely aware of the attitudes and Attitudes and values texts work to communicate ideas, values emphasised by the texts the values and attitudes student produces Mechanics of Controls very few of the mechanics Controls very few of the mechanics grammar, spelling and of grammar, spelling and of grammar, spelling and punctuation punctuation punctuation Adheres to very few of the Purpose, audience, Rarely refers to the purpose, conventions of the genre as genre/form audience and/or genre/form modelled Provides very little structure for the Rarely organises ideas at sentence, Structure response paragraph and whole text level Provides very little evidence to Addresses very few aspects of the Supporting evidence support understanding of texts task, rarely providing detail In speaking and listening tasks, the student rarely engages the audience while using very few of the conventions of the oral communication Oral communication form/genre concerned, for example, a speech, a panel discussion or a role play Does not meet the requirements of a D grade and/or has completed insufficient assessment tasks to be E assigned a higher grade.
D Language and expression Rarely identifies and explains vocabulary choices and language features and their effects in texts Rarely controls vocabulary and language features for clarity of expression and awareness of audience Attitudes and values Rarely identifies and explains how texts work to communicate ideas, values and attitudes Is rarely aware of the attitudes and values emphasised by the texts the student produces Mechanics of grammar, spelling and punctuation Controls very few of the mechanics of grammar, spelling and punctuation Controls very few of the mechanics of grammar, spelling and punctuation Purpose, audience, genre/form Rarely refers to the purpose, audience and/or genre/form Adheres to very few of the conventions of the genre as modelled Structure Provides very little structure for the response Rarely organises ideas at sentence, paragraph and whole text level Supporting evidence Provides very little evidence to support understanding of texts Addresses very few aspects of the task, rarely providing detail Oral communication In speaking and listening tasks, the student rarely engages the audience while using very few of the conventions of the oral communication form/genre concerned, for example, a speech, a panel discussion or a role play E Does not meet the requirements of a D grade and/or has completed insufficient assessment tasks to be assigned a higher grade.