DIRECTED WRITING - CRITERIA FOR LANGUAGE MARKING

BANDSDW

MARKS LANGUAGESENTENCE

STRUC. VOCAB. PUNCTUATION SPELLING ORGANISATIONINTEREST

VALUESTYLE &

TONE

A 19-20 Very accurate- occasional first

draft slips

Varied length and types –

sophisticated to achieve particular

effects

Wide range and very precise

Accurate Accurate Paragraphs – well planned, unified and

linked

Well-addressed –

interest aroused and

sustained

Always appropriate

B 16-18 Accurate- occasional

minor errors / first draft slips

Varied length and types –

some complex structures

Wide range with some precision

Always accurate Always accurate

Paragraphs – evidence of planning,

appropriately linked

Well-addressed – relevant and

sustained

Appropriate

C 13-15 Generally accurate

Some variety in length and

types – tendency to

use one typee.g. simple sentences

Wide enough to

convey meaning – may lack precision

Almost always accurate esp. for simple structures

Generally accurate

Simple words spelt correctly

Paragraphs – show unity and at times

inappropriately linked

Relevant but interest

not sustained

Appropriate

D 10-12 Sufficiently accurate with

patches of clarity

Some variety in length and

types – tendency to use simple structure

Adequate to convey meaning

Generally accurate with a few mistakes

Generally correct

Sometimes lack planning and unity

Relevant but lacks interest

Appropriate

E 7-9 Meaning is never in doubt.

Frequent serious errors

Little variety Limited Frequent mistakes Frequent mistakes

Lack planning and unity

Some relevance

At times in-appropriate

Ui 4-6 Meaning fairly clear

Very frequent serious errors, some blurring

Simple and repetitive

Limited Frequent mistakes Frequent mistakes

Lack planning and unity – sometimes

no paragraphs

Little relevance

Often in-appropriate

Uii 2-3 Some senseVery frequent serious errors that impede

reading.Blurring in most

parts

Very few accurate simple

sentences

Limited & repetitive

Very frequent mistakes

Very frequent mistakes

Hardly organised Very little relevance

Hidden by the high

density of errors

Uiii 0-1 Hardly any sense

Mostly fractured

Extremely limited & imprecise

Barely able to use correctly

Very weak Very poor Hardly any Hardly any

CONTINUOUS WRITING - CRITERIA FOR MARKING

BANDSCW

MARKS LANGUAGESENTENCE

STRUCTURE VOCAB. PUNCTUATION SPELLING ORGANISATIONINTEREST

VALUEA 44-50 Very accurate

- occasional first draft slips

Varied length and types –

sophisticated to achieve particular

effects

Wide range and very precise

Accurate Accurate Paragraphs – well planned, unified and

linked

Well-addressed –

interest aroused and

sustained

B 38-43 Accurate- occasional

minor errors/ first draft slips

Varied length and types – some

complex structures

Wide range with some precision

Always accurate Always accurate

Paragraphs – evidence of planning,

appropriately linked

Well-addressed – relevant and

sustained

C 32-37 Generally accurate

Some variety in length and types

– tendency to use one type e.g.

simple sentences

Wide enough to convey meaning – may lack precision

Almost always accurate esp. for simple structures

Generally accurate

Simple words spelt correctly

Paragraphs – show unity and at times

inappropriately linked

Relevant but interest not sustained

D 26-31 Sufficiently accurate with

patches of clarity

Some variety in length and types

– tendency to use simple structure

Adequate to convey

meaning

Generally accurate with a few mistakes

Generally correct

Sometimes lack planning and unity

Relevant but lacks interest

E 20-25 Meaning is never in doubt.

Frequent serious errors

Little variety Limited Frequent mistakes Frequent mistakes

Lack planning and unity

Some relevance

Ui 14-19 Meaning fairly clear

Very frequent serious errors, some blurring

Simple and repetitive

Limited Frequent mistakes Frequent mistakes

Lack planning and unity – sometimes

no paragraphs

Little relevance

Uii 8-13 Some senseVery frequent serious errors that impede

reading.Blurring in most

parts

Very few accurate simple

sentences

Limited & repetitive

Very frequent mistakes

Very frequent mistakes

Hardly organised Very little relevance

Uiii 0-7 Hardly any sense Mostly fractured Extremely limited & imprecise

Barely able to use correctly

Very weak Very poor Hardly any