AO6 Technical Accuracy: 16 marks Level Skills Sentence demarcation is consistently secure and consistently accurate Level 4 Wide range of punctuation is used with a high level of accuracy 13-16 marks Uses a full range of appropriate sentence forms for effect Uses Standard English consistently and appropriately with secure control of complex grammatical structures High level of accuracy in spelling, including ambitious vocabulary Extensive and ambitious use of vocabulary Sentence demarcation is mostly secure and mostly accurate Level 3 Range of punctuation is used, mostly with success 9-12 marks Uses a variety of sentence forms for effect Mostly uses Standard English appropriately with mostly controlled grammatical structures Generally accurate spelling, including complex and irregular words Increasingly sophisticated use of vocabulary Sentence demarcation is mostly secure and sometimes accurate Level 2 Some control of a range of punctuation 5-8 marks Attempts a variety of sentence forms Some use of Standard English with some control of agreement Some accurate spelling of more complex words Varied use of vocabulary Occasional use of sentence demarcation Level 1 Some evidence of conscious punctuation 1-4 marks Simple range of sentence forms Occasional use of Standard English with limited control of agreement Accurate basic spelling Simple use of vocabulary Level 0 Candidates’ spelling, punctuation etc. is sufficiently poor to prevent understanding or No marks meaning.
AO6 Technical Accuracy: 16 marks Level Skills Level 4 13-16 marks Sentence demarcation is consistently secure and consistently accurate Wide range of punctuation is used with a high level of accuracy Uses a full range of appropriate sentence forms for effect Uses Standard English consistently and appropriately with secure control of complex grammatical structures High level of accuracy in spelling, including ambitious vocabulary Extensive and ambitious use of vocabulary Level 3 9-12 marks Sentence demarcation is mostly secure and mostly accurate Range of punctuation is used, mostly with success Uses a variety of sentence forms for effect Mostly uses Standard English appropriately with mostly controlled grammatical structures Generally accurate spelling, including complex and irregular words Increasingly sophisticated use of vocabulary Level 2 5-8 marks Sentence demarcation is mostly secure and sometimes accurate Some control of a range of punctuation Attempts a variety of sentence forms Some use of Standard English with some control of agreement Some accurate spelling of more complex words Varied use of vocabulary Level 1 1-4 marks Occasional use of sentence demarcation Some evidence of conscious punctuation Simple range of sentence forms Occasional use of Standard English with limited control of agreement Accurate basic spelling Simple use of vocabulary Level 0 No marks Candidates’ spelling, punctuation etc. is sufficiently poor to prevent understanding or meaning.
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