ASSESSMENT TASK Style Guide

A Guide for Writing and Submission of Assignments

Secondary School
This style guide is to help you complete and submit written work.
1. All work should have:
 A Cover Page / Top Page
 Main Assessment Task: with clear task title and page numbers at the
bottom of every page
 Bibliography and References: resources and references you have used
 Appendices: for any additional materials
 Page Numbers: page numbers at the bottom of each page
 Margins: minimum of 2 centimetres: top and bottom; both sides;
 header and footer

2. Front Page – at the top

 Full Name John Smith
 Year Level Grade 7
 Teacher’s Name Mr. Apostolou
 Subject English
 Due Date 14th April 2014
 Unit Title Unit 1: Welcome to Secondary School
 Task Title Self Introduction

3. All work should have:

 Font: any font that is easy to read
 Size: size 12 font
 Spacing: double-spaced

4. Check:
(1) Sentences:
 start with a capital letter; end with a full stop

(2) Paragraphs:
indent 2 spaces at the start of a new paragraph
a line after each paragraph
keep your following sentences together in one paragraph

5. Saving & Submission of work electronically

 Keep all your work saved on a USB / Hard drive which is easily accessible
 For each year of study, organise your files into subject folders.
 For each subject folder, save all your tasks.
e.g. 2014 - English, Humanities, Mathematics, Music, PDHPE, Science, Visual Arts, etc.
 Appropriately label each file with the correct extension file names.
Follow this format:
Year Level Subject Name - Name Initials - Unit Number - Assessment Task Number. doc, ppt, xls
e.g. 7ENG - AP - U1 - AT1. doc

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ASSESSMENT TASK CHECK LIST
Use this checklist to check your writing BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR WORK!
Punctuation
 capital letters
 question marks
 full stops
 commas
 apostrophes
 exclamation marks
 quotation / speech marks
Spelling
 checked the spelling of new words kat ----->
 checked the spelling of plurals
Language Features
 a variety of different verbs
 correct verb tenses
 subject-verb agreement
 appropriate adverbs
 appropriate nouns
 interesting adjectives
 suitable conjunctions
Organisation & Paragraphs
 appropriate number of paragraphs
 my ideas in a clear, logical order
 ideas that link together
 a clear topic / opening sentence
 body / following sentences
 concluding statements
Proof Reading
 it is easy to understand
 if any words are missing
 any words are repeated
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Example
There is a cat in the garden.
What are you doing?
I have a pen .
I jump, run, and play with my friends.
Jane’s house.
Good morning !
“How are you,” said the man.
cat
houses
He jumps, skips, and hops all day.
She is working on her report.
They are always studying hard.
The boy quickly ran across the field.
Her name was John.
There is a beautiful, blue sky out today.
I like cats. But, dogs are better.
Par 1, Par 2, Par 3, etc.
idea 1, idea 2, idea 3, etc.
idea 1 -- idea 2-- idea 3
STARTING SENTENCE(S)
MIDDLE SENTENCES
ENDING SENTENCE(S)
I don’t like like.
How many are there?
I like soft, soft soft icecream.
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THE WRITING PROCESS
Use the following outline to help write and reflect with approaches to complete writing tasks.

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GRAMMAR TIPS: PARTS OF SPEECH
Grammar is a set of rules about the correct use of words in a sentence.
Below are common PARTS OF SPEECH:

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