supporting evidence are presented. Comprehension Reading — Criterion A B C D E Across a range of text types within the studied themes, the student work has the following characteristics: essential information is essential information is essential information is some essential information accurately and determined with generally identified information is identified presented is comprehensively reasonable accuracy communicative intent communicative intent fragmented determined communicative intent and some subtle is recognised communicative intent and and most subtle messages are subtle messages are messages are recognised recognised recognised identification of gist and understanding gist and detail is gist and much of the some detail accurately identified detail are identified deduces the meaning of and meaning of unknown meaning of unknown where contextual words, phrases and words, phrases and support is strong complex language is complex language is comprehensively deduced generally deduced Knowing
supporting evidence are presented. Comprehension — Reading Criterion A B C D E Across a range of text types within the studied themes, the student work has the following characteristics: Knowing and understanding essential information is accurately and comprehensively determined communicative intent and subtle messages are recognised gist and detail is accurately identified meaning of unknown words, phrases and complex language is comprehensively deduced essential information is determined with reasonable accuracy communicative intent and most subtle messages are recognised gist and much of the detail are identified meaning of unknown words, phrases and complex language is generally deduced essential information is generally identified communicative intent and some subtle messages are recognised identification of gist and some detail deduces the meaning of where contextual support is strong some essential information is identified communicative intent is recognised information presented is fragmented