Longer Transactional Texts (30)

Outstanding Meritorious Substantial Adequate Moderate Elementary Not achieved

LANGUAGE 7 LANGUAGE 6 LANGUAGE 5 LANGUAGE 4 LANGUAGE 3 LANGUAGE 2 LANGUAGE 1
*Has applied all the necessary *Has applied all the necessary *Has applied most of *Has applied an adequate *Has a moderate idea of the *Has vaguely applied the *Has not applied the
rules of format. rules of format. the necessary rules of idea of the requirements of requirements of format – necessary rules of format. necessary rules of format.
*Text is grammatically accurate *Text is grammatically format. format. some critical oversights. *Text is poorly constructed and *Text is poorly constructed
and well constructed. accurate and well constructed. *Text is well *Text is adequately *Text is basically difficult to follow. and muddled.
*Vocabulary is very appropriate to *Vocabulary is mostly constructed and easy to constructed. Errors do not constructed. Several errors. *Vocabulary requires *Vocabulary requires serious
purpose, audience and context. appropriate to purpose, read. impede now. *Vocabulary is limited and remediation and not suitable for remediation and not suitable
*Style, tone, register very audience and context. *Vocabulary is *Vocabulary is adequate to not very suitable for the purpose, audience and context. for purpose, audience and
appropriate. *Style, tone, register mostly appropriate to purpose, purpose, audience and purpose. *Style, tone and register context.
*Text virtually error-free appropriate. audience and context. context. *Lapses in style, tone, and inappropriate. *Style, tone and register do
following proofreading, editing. *Text largely error-free *Style, tone, register *Style, tone, register register. *Text error-ridden despite not correspond with topic.
*Length correct. following proofreading, generally appropriate. adequately appropriate. *Text contains several errors proofreading, editing. *Text error-ridden and
editing. *Text mostly error-free *Text still contains few following proofreading, *Length too long/short. confused following
*Length correct. following proofreading, errors following editing. proofreading, editing.
editing. proofreading, editing. *Length too long/short. *Length far too long/short.
*Length correct. *Length correct.

CONTENT 7 CONTENT 6 CONTENT 5 CONTENT 4 CONTENT 3 CONTENT 2 CONTENT 1

*Adequate knowledge of *Moderate knowledge of

*Fair knowledge of the requirements of the text. requirements of the text.
*Specialized knowledge of the *Good knowledge of the *Elementary knowledge of *No knowledge of
requirements of the text. *Writing – learner Response to writing task
requirements of the text. requirements of the text. requirements of the text. requirements of the text.
*Writing – learner digresses from topic but reveals a narrow focus.
*Disciplined writing – learner *Disciplined writing – learner Response to writing task reveals *Writing – learner digresses,
maintains focus, with does not impede overall *Writing – learner digresses,
maintains thorough focus, no maintains focus, hardly any a limited focus. meaning is obscure in places.
minor digressions. meaning. meaning is vague in places.
digressions. digressions. *Writing – learner digresses, *Text not coherent in content
*Text is coherent in *Text adequately coherent *Text moderately coherent in
*Text fully coherent in content *Text is coherent in content meaning is obscure in places. and ideas and has too few
content and ideas, and in content and ideas and content and ideas and has
and ideas, and all details support and ideas, with all details *Text not always coherent in details which support the
details support the topic. some details support the basic details which support
the topic. supporting the topic. content and ideas and has few topic.
*Evidence of planning topic. the topic.
*Evidence of planning and/or *Evidence of planning and/or details which support the topic. *Planning/drafting non-
and/or drafting has *Evidence of planning *Evidence of planning and/or
drafting has produced a virtually drafting has produced a well *Planning/drafting inadequate. existent. Poorly presented
produced a presentable and/or drafting has drafting has produced a
flawless, presentable text. crafted, presentable text. Text not well presented. text.
and good text. produced a satisfactorily moderately presentable and
presented text. coherent text.

CODE Language 7 Language 6 Language 5 Language 4 Language 3 Language 2 Language 1

Content 7 24 – 30 23 – 25 21 – 23 /30 ÷ 3
Content 6 23 – 25 21 – 23 20 – 22 18 – 20 = /10
Content 5 21 – 23 20 – 22 18 – 20 17 – 19 15 – 17
Content 4 18 – 20 17 – 19 15 – 17 14 – 16 12 – 14
Content 3 15 – 17 14 – 16 12 – 14 11 – 13 09 – 11
Content 2 12 – 14 11 – 13 09 – 11 01 – 08
Content 1 09 – 11 01 – 08 00 - 03