One or two relevant ideas, Increasing variety of linked Writing is engaging, using a Writing is compelling, incorporating a simply linked and relevant ideas range of clear connected range of convincing and complex ideas ideas Random paragraph structure Some use of paragraphs and Coherent paragraphs with Fluently linked paragraphs with some use of discourse integrated discourse markers seamlessly integrated discourse markers markers Occasional use of sentence Sentence demarcation is Sentence demarcation is Sentence demarcation is consistently Technical Accuracy demarcation mostly secure and mostly secure and mostly secure and consistently accurate sometimes accurate accurate Some evidence of conscious Some control of a range of Range of punctuation is used, Wide range of punctuation used with punctuation punctuation mostly with success a high level of accuracy Simple range of sentence Attempts a variety of Uses a variety of sentence Uses a full range of appropriate forms sentence forms forms for effect sentence forms for effect Occasional use of Standard Some use of Standard English Mostly uses Standard English Uses Standard English consistently and English with limited control with some control of appropriately with mostly appropriately with secure control of of agreement agreement controlled grammatical complex grammatical structures structures Accurate basic spelling Some accurate spelling of Generally accurate spelling, High level of accuracy in spelling, more complex words including complex/irregular including ambitious vocabulary words Simple use of vocabulary Varied use of vocabulary Increasingly sophisticated use Extensive and ambitious use of of vocabulary vocabulary English Year 9 Reading Descriptors GCSE GRADE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Y9 EXPECTATION
One or two relevant ideas, simply linked Increasing variety of linked and relevant ideas Writing is engaging, using a range of clear connected ideas Writing is compelling, incorporating a range of convincing and complex ideas Random paragraph structure Some use of paragraphs and some use of discourse markers Coherent paragraphs with integrated discourse markers Fluently linked paragraphs with seamlessly integrated discourse markers Technical Accuracy Occasional use of sentence demarcation Sentence demarcation is mostly secure and sometimes accurate Sentence demarcation is mostly secure and mostly accurate Sentence demarcation is consistently secure and consistently accurate Some evidence of conscious punctuation Some control of a range of punctuation Range of punctuation is used, mostly with success Wide range of punctuation used with a high level of accuracy Simple range of sentence forms Attempts a variety of sentence forms Uses a variety of sentence forms for effect Uses a full range of appropriate sentence forms for effect Occasional use of Standard English with limited control of agreement Some use of Standard English with some control of agreement Mostly uses Standard English appropriately with mostly controlled grammatical structures Uses Standard English consistently and appropriately with secure control of complex grammatical structures Accurate basic spelling Some accurate spelling of more complex words Generally accurate spelling, including complex/irregular words High level of accuracy in spelling, including ambitious vocabulary Simple use of vocabulary Varied use of vocabulary Increasingly sophisticated use of vocabulary Extensive and ambitious use of vocabulary English Year 9 Reading Descriptors GCSE GRADE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Y9 EXPECTATION