Criterion D: reach a organization; structure, but organized, with a good structure, organized, with standard AND/OR THERE IS LITTLE suitable structure coherence and A VERY GOOD Organization and described DEVELOPMENT coherence and and attention development. structure, development by the ARE LACKING development are paid to coherence and How well organized, • descriptors coherence often lacking. coherence and development. coherent and below. development. developed is the presentation of ideas? Criterion E: Language is Language is Language is Language is Language is very The work rarely clear and sometimes and clear and clear and effective, Language does not appropriate; carefully chosen; carefully chosen, carefully carefully chosen How clear, varied and • reach a there are many grammar, with an adequate chosen, with a and precise, with accurate is the language? standard errors in vocabulary and degree of good degree of a high degree of How appropriate is the • described grammar, sentence accuracy in accuracy in accuracy in choice of register, by the vocabulary construction are grammar, grammar, grammar, and terminology? descriptors and sentence fairly accurate, vocabulary and vocabulary and vocabulary and (“Register” refers, in this below. construction, although errors and sentence sentence sentence context, and little sense inconsistencies are construction construction; construction; to the student’s use of of register and apparent; the despite some register and register and style elements such as style. register and style lapses; register style are are vocabulary, tone, are to some extent and style consistently effective and sentence structure and appropriate to the are mostly appropriate to appropriate to terminology task. appropriate to the the task. the task. appropriate to the task.) task. Apply the criteria to mark the short example below: QUESTION is often said that protagonists in plays are flawed in some ‘It way.’ To what degree and with what effect are the strengths and weaknesses of the protagonists significant to two or three plays you have studied? It is often the case that the audience’s interest in the protagonist of a play is derived as much from his weaknesses as his heroic qualities. The works of a Salesman’ and Doll’s House’ exemplify this fact. Willy Loman ‘Death ‘A suffers from a tragic lack of self-knowledge and is trapped by his materialism, while Nora is presented as a meekly submissive housewife with no identity of her own. Significantly, it is the inability of these characters to recognise and
Criterion D: Organization and development • How well organized, coherent and developed is the presentation of ideas? reach a standard described by the descriptors below. organization; AND/OR DEVELOPMENT ARE LACKING coherence structure, but THERE IS LITTLE coherence and development are often lacking. organized, with a suitable structure and attention paid to coherence and development. good structure, coherence and development. organized, with A VERY GOOD structure, coherence and development. Criterion E: Language • How clear, varied and accurate is the language? • How appropriate is the choice of register, and terminology? (“Register” refers, in this context, to the student’s use of elements such as vocabulary, tone, sentence structure and terminology appropriate to the task.) The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below. Language is rarely clear and appropriate; there are many errors in grammar, vocabulary and sentence construction, and little sense of register and style. Language is sometimes and carefully chosen; grammar, vocabulary and sentence construction are fairly accurate, although errors and inconsistencies are apparent; the register and style are to some extent appropriate to the task. Language is clear and carefully chosen, with an adequate degree of accuracy in grammar, vocabulary and sentence construction despite some lapses; register and style are mostly appropriate to the task. Language is clear and carefully chosen, with a good degree of accuracy in grammar, vocabulary and sentence construction; register and style are consistently appropriate to the task. Language is very effective, carefully chosen and precise, with a high degree of accuracy in grammar, vocabulary and sentence construction; register and style are effective and appropriate to the task. Apply the criteria to mark the short example below: QUESTION ‘It is often said that protagonists in plays are flawed in some way.’ To what degree and with what effect are the strengths and weaknesses of the protagonists significant to two or three plays you have studied? It is often the case that the audience’s interest in the protagonist of a play is derived as much from his weaknesses as his heroic qualities. The works ‘Death of a Salesman’ and ‘A Doll’s House’ exemplify this fact. Willy Loman suffers from a tragic lack of self-knowledge and is trapped by his materialism, while Nora is presented as a meekly submissive housewife with no identity of her own. Significantly, it is the inability of these characters to recognise and
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