0 1 2 3 4 Minimal engagement with the Superficial engagement Thoughtful engagement Rigorous and authentic Drafting Process Insufficient drafting process; final with the drafting process; with the drafting process; engagement with the evidence Development of understanding and submission demonstrates final submission final submission drafting process; final skills through engagement with the limited growth demonstrates some growth demonstrates sound growth submission demonstrates drafting process significant growth Selection of Insufficient evidence ‘Moment’ Writing relies mostly on Selection of moment reflects Selection of moment is Selection of moment is This task requires students to narrating an experience, a personal engagement with purposeful and reflects some purposeful, original and capture a significant moment in their rather than a detailed the task, but may lack personal engagement with reflects a highly personal life and bring it to life for the reader description of a moment. originality. the task. engagement with the task. through detailed description. The moment should be brief (in The writing attempts to focus The writing generally The writing consistently and the significance of the on describing a brief moment maintains focus on describing maintains focus on moment needs to be conveyed to in detail, but may drift into a brief moment in detail, describing a brief moment in the reader. narrating a story at times. rather than narrating a story. detail, rather than narrating a story. Vocabulary is simplistic Vocabulary choices are Vocabulary is generally Vocabulary Choices Insufficient evidence Vocabulary is precise, and/or inaccurate. accurate, but lack interesting and varied, but interesting and varied. precision/variation. lacks precision at times Use of rich, varied vocabulary (including precise adjectives, adverbs and verbs) to describe the moment
0 1 2 3 4 Drafting Process Development of understanding and skills through engagement with the drafting process Insufficient evidence Minimal engagement with the drafting process; final submission demonstrates limited growth Superficial engagement with the drafting process; final submission demonstrates some growth Thoughtful engagement with the drafting process; final submission demonstrates sound growth Rigorous and authentic engagement with the drafting process; final submission demonstrates significant growth Selection of ‘Moment’ This task requires students to capture a significant moment in their life and bring it to life for the reader through detailed description. The moment should be brief (in and the significance of the moment needs to be conveyed to the reader. Insufficient evidence Writing relies mostly on narrating an experience, rather than a detailed description of a moment. Selection of moment reflects a personal engagement with the task, but may lack originality. The writing attempts to focus on describing a brief moment in detail, but may drift into narrating a story at times. Selection of moment is purposeful and reflects some personal engagement with the task. The writing generally maintains focus on describing a brief moment in detail, rather than narrating a story. Selection of moment is purposeful, original and reflects a highly personal engagement with the task. The writing consistently maintains focus on describing a brief moment in detail, rather than narrating a story. Vocabulary Choices Use of rich, varied vocabulary (including precise adjectives, adverbs and verbs) to describe the moment Insufficient evidence Vocabulary is simplistic and/or inaccurate. Vocabulary choices are accurate, but lack precision/variation. Vocabulary is generally interesting and varied, but lacks precision at times Vocabulary is precise, interesting and varied.
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