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Narrative attempt
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The story is in The story is in The story is in The story Lacks Prompt alone is
response to the response to the response to the demonstrates an understanding of repeated.
writing task and is writing task and is writing task and is incomplete the writing task.
conveyed through: conveyed through: conveyed through: understanding of Clearly off topic.
the writing task. Setting is not
-effectively -well-developed -fairly developed evident No intelligible
established setting setting (time and setting (time or Time or place is response
(time and place) place) place) named only. Character/s are
presented but not
-skilful -competent -satisfactory Character/s are named.
development of development of development of named only.
Content
character: physical character: physical character: physical Plot cannot be
descriptions, descriptions, description, action Action and/or discerned.
actions and actions, dialogue or dialogue (any dialogue (if
dialogue. (any two). one). present) do not
develop character.
-skilful - competent -satisfactory
development of all development of development of Plot is
elements of plot. any four elements any three elements underdeveloped.
of plot. of plot.

Vivid descriptive Relevant Limited use of Descriptive and/or No discernible use Words and
and figurative descriptive and/or descriptive or figurative of descriptive or sentences are
language establish figurative figurative language and figurative indiscernible.
clarity of narrative language facilitate language. sensory details language and/or
elements. the narrative. attempted but sensory details.
Language Use
Limited use of usage is often
Sensory details Sensory details sensory details. inappropriate or
enhance story. facilitate the repetitive.
narrative.

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Purposeful Logical Inconsistent Disorganised Sentences are Words are
sequencing of plot sequencing of plot sequencing of plot sequencing of plot evident but the indiscernible.
structure structure. structure. structure. writing Lack of structure.
regardless of demonstrates no
chronological Logical use of Simplistic use of Weak transitions evidence of
order. transitions and transitions and with limited sequencing.
paragraphing paragraphs may paragraphing
Organisation
Skilful use of facilitate the impede the flow make the narrative
transitions and narrative of the narrative. illogical.
paragraphing add
clarity to the plot
structure.

Minor lapses in A few errors in Some errors in Frequent errors in Grammatical and Words and
grammar or grammar or grammar, grammar, mechanical errors sentences are
spelling or spelling or punctuation, punctuation, make the story indiscernible.
punctuation do not punctuation or capitalisation and capitalisation and almost
Grammar/
detract from the capitalisation do spelling at times spelling impede unintelligible.
Mechanics
fluency and clarity not impede impede meaning. readability.
of the writing. meaning.

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All details are Most details are Some details are Details are Little evidence of Prompt alone is
carefully selected, carefully selected, relevant to genre, limited but details which are repeated.
specific and specific and audience and relevant to genre, relevant to genre,
relevant to genre, relevant to genre, task. audience and audience and Clearly off topic.
audience and audience, and task. task.
task. task. Main ideas are No intelligible
related to the task Main ideas are Sentences are response
Main ideas are Main ideas are and are developed evident but evident but main
Content specific to the related to the task satisfactorily partially related to ideas and
task and are and are developed through the task and supporting details
developed competently supporting inadequately are indiscernible.
skilfully through, using relevant details. developed. .
relevant details.
supporting
details.

Factual language Factual language Inconsistent use Limited use of Minimal use of Words and
used exclusively. used adequately. of factual factual language. factual language sentences are
language. and formal tone. indiscernible.
Formal tone used Formal tone used Limited use of
throughout the adequately in Formal tone, formal tone
report. most paragraphs. interrupted by impedes the
occasional lapses report.
Language Use
into informality.
Fluent, varied Most sentences A combination of Fragments and
sentences contribute to the Some sentences sentences and run-on sentences
enhance the clarity of the contribute to the fragments impede impede the clarity
clarity of the report. clarity of the the clarity of the of the report.
report. report. report.

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Clear and detailed Clear Sufficient Insufficient Introduction is Words are
introduction, introduction, relevant information attempted, but indiscernible.
body and body and information included in body and final
conclusion. conclusion. included to introduction and paragraphs are Lack of structure.
discern the body. indiscernible.
Transitional Transitional introduction,
words and words and body and Little or no use of Irrelevant details
phrases are used phrases are used conclusion. transitional words with no
to skilfully link to competently and phrases to transitions to link
ideas and link ideas and Transitional link ideas. ideas.
supporting details supporting details words and
Organisation throughout the in most of the phrases attempt to Disorganized Information not
report. report. link ideas with with little organized or
some information evidence of logical.
Well organized sequenced sequencing of
Clearly organized structure with incorrectly. information.
structure with logical
logical sequencing of Poorly organized
sequencing of all most ideas, with lapses in
ideas, paragraphs paragraphs and sequencing which
and details. details. impede clarity of
the report.

Minor lapses in A few errors in Some errors in Many errors in Frequent errors in Words and
grammar, spelling grammar, spelling grammar, grammar, punctuation, sentences are
or punctuation do and/or punctuation, spelling, capitalisation and indiscernible.
Grammar/Mechanics not detract from punctuation are spelling and/or punctuation and spelling make the
the fluency and present but do not capitalisation at capitalisation report almost
clarity of the disrupt the clarity times impede impede unintelligible.
report. of the report. meaning. readability.