Guided Writing/Rating

Examples

• Reading Competition (Apr 2012)
• A film review: Twilight
• Present one of your favourite books
• A Theatre Project

Rating Scales

	TASK ACHIEVEMENT (content)	COHERENCE & COHESION (Organization, Linking)	GRAMMAR (Range, Accuracy)	VOCABULARY (Range, Accuracy)
7	all content points included, most content points fully elaborated	ideas are organised logically throughout the text uses a number of appropriate linking devices correctly	good range, uses some complex structures the majority of sentences are error-free; text contains only minimal errors that do not interfere with comprehension	good range; varied formulation to avoid repetition the majority of sentences are error-free; text contains only minimal errors that do not interfere with comprehension
6	Some features of 7 and some features of 5
5	all content points included most content points elaborated	ideas are generally well organised uses uses a number of basic but appropriate linking devices correctly	sufficient range, uses simple structures and also attempts at more complex structures text contains occasional errors but it is clear what he/she is trying to express	sufficient range; can express ideas effectively text contains occasional errors but it is clear what he/she is trying to express
4	Some features of 5 and some features of 3
3	most content points included two content points elaborated	ideas are loosely organised uses some basic linking devices; these may be repetitive	basic range; uses only simple structures text contains frequent errors that can cause some difficulties for the reader	basic range, lexical gaps and repetition occur text contains frequent errors that can cause some difficulties for the reader
2	Some features of 3 and some features of 1
1	most content points are omitted no elaboration on points covered; there is considerable irrelevance	there is a lack of organisation and linking devices	no range, only simple structures attempted text contains frequent errors that severely distort the meaning	no range, vocabulary too basic to express ideas adequately text contains frequent errors that severely distort the meaning

IMPRESSION OF GENERAL QUALITY:

• 2 Appropriate genre, format, style; text fulfils its purpose completely;
• 1 Few minor genre and/or format problems; length and/or style problems; text may not fully fulfil its purpose;
• 0 Several minor or major genre and/or format problems; length and/or style problems; text fails to fulfil its purpose;

Guided Writing

1. Task Achievement
   • Typical Tasks
   • Exam Tasks
2. Coherence and Cohesion
   • Linkers and Connectors
3. Grammar
4. Vocabulary
5. Rating