Organisation Content Language

 All ideas are relevant to the essay question  Display an excellent mastery of
 The thesis statement is supported with excellent details grammar, spelling and punctuation;
 Excellent introduction and conclusion accurate, appropriate and broad
 Each topic sentence is well supported range of vocabulary and sentence
 Content demonstrates that the students is knowledgeable; structures, hardly any mistake
matured in thinking; original in thought; critical and analytical

 Most ideas are relevant to the essay question  Display a good mastery of grammar,
 Good introduction and conclusion spelling and punctuation; accurate,
 Thesis statement and topic sentences are well supported with appropriate and broad range of
relevant details vocabulary and sentence structures;
 Content demonstrates that student may not be as a few minor mistakes
knowledgeable, matures, analytical and critical as students
who 10 -12 marks
 Display an average mastery of
 Thesis statement and topic sentences are supported with grammar, spelling and punctuation
details (some glaring mistakes evident);
 One or two points in the body paragraph may not be average range of vocabulary and
irrelevant to the essay question sentence structures- some
 Introduction and conclusion are appropriate inaccuracies and inappropriateness
 Content demonstrates that the student has a good
understanding of the topic
 Many problems with grammar,
spelling, punctuation and vocabulary.
 A few of the main points may be irrelevant to the essay
question  Nevertheless the students has the
ability to make complete sentences
 May have the introduction but lack of a conclusion or the
conclusion is not suitable
 Content demonstrates that the student has a fair
 Many problems with grammar,
understanding of the topic
spelling, punctuation and vocabulary.
 Meaning can still be understood if
 Only very few main points are relevant to the essay question
the reader really strains to
 Content demonstrates that the student has very little
understand
knowledge of the topic
 Has extremely poor or no ability to
 Content is completely wrong or is poor that cannot be
write in English
understood