WRITING ASSESSMENT

WRITING ANALYSIS

A) APPROPRIACY OF STYLE, GENRE, TOPIC & LENGTH (1 mark)

• The student writes about the exact topic that has been proposed for the task and uses an appropriate style. (0,5)

• The length of the essay is correct. (0,5)

B) ORGANIZATION, COHESION & PUNCTUATION (2 marks)

• Use of linkers with different functions. (1)

• The ideas are organised into appropriate paragraphs. (0,5)

• Correct punctuation. (0,5)



C) ACCURACY & COMPLEXITY OF LANGUAGE (3 marks)

• Accurate use of language and spelling. (1)

• The language must be adequate to the task and varied. (1)

• ‘Useful expressions’ from the units must be used. (1)

D) GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURES (3 marks)

• Grammatical structures must be adequate to their level and carefully used; for instance:
- Order of words in sentences or questions.
- Verbal tenses
- Articles and modifiers

E) ORIGINALITY (1 mark)

• Make your essay interesting and creative.

• Originality and new ideas will also be taken into account, e.g.:
- Stories or anecdotes in narratives
- New data in biographies or reports
- New vocabulary from the dictionary, etc.