Content Level 2 Upper Communication is mostly successful Level Some sustained attempt to match purpose, form and Content 2 audience; some control of register Is mostly Conscious use of vocabulary with some use of linguistic successful 10-12 devices and controlled marks Organisation Increasing variety of linked and relevant ideas Organisation Some use of paragraphs and some use of discourse markers is Some use of structural features linked/relevant Content and Lower Communicates with some success paragraphed Level Attempts to match purpose, form and audience; attempts to 2 control register 7-12 marks Begins to vary vocabulary with some use of linguistic devices 7-9 Organisation marks Some linked and relevant ideas Attempt to write in paragraphs with some discourse markers, not always appropriate Attempts to use structural features Content Level 1 Upper Simple communication of ideas Level Simple awareness of purpose, form and audience; limited Content 1 control of register Is simple Simple vocabulary; simple linguistic devices 4-6 Organisation Organisation Marks One or two relevant ideas, simply linked is simple and Random paragraph structure limited Evidence of simple structural features Content 1-6 marks Lower Communicates limited meaning Level Occasional sense of purpose, form and/or audience 1 Simple vocabulary Organisation 1-3 One or two unlinked ideas Marks No paragraphs Limited or no evidence of structural features Level 0 Candidates will not have offered any meaningful writing to No marks assess Nothing to reward
Level 2 Content Is mostly successful and controlled Organisation is linked/relevant and paragraphed 7-12 marks Upper Level 2 10-12 marks Content Communication is mostly successful Some sustained attempt to match purpose, form and audience; some control of register Conscious use of vocabulary with some use of linguistic devices Organisation Increasing variety of linked and relevant ideas Some use of paragraphs and some use of discourse markers Some use of structural features Lower Level 2 7-9 marks Content Communicates with some success Attempts to match purpose, form and audience; attempts to control register Begins to vary vocabulary with some use of linguistic devices Organisation Some linked and relevant ideas Attempt to write in paragraphs with some discourse markers, not always appropriate Attempts to use structural features Level 1 Content Is simple Organisation is simple and limited 1-6 marks Upper Level 1 4-6 Marks Content Simple communication of ideas Simple awareness of purpose, form and audience; limited control of register Simple vocabulary; simple linguistic devices Organisation One or two relevant ideas, simply linked Random paragraph structure Evidence of simple structural features Lower Level 1 1-3 Marks Content Communicates limited meaning Occasional sense of purpose, form and/or audience Simple vocabulary Organisation One or two unlinked ideas No paragraphs Limited or no evidence of structural features Level 0 No marks Candidates will not have offered any meaningful writing to assess Nothing to reward