> 10 Outstanding pass a. |9 Very good pass Writing Assessment Bandscale y Gives reader an excellent impression, Covers the task fully, offers an “extra” beyond the basic requirements Organizes and connects ideas extremely successfully. Uses a wide range of the language expected at this level Commits virtually no known language errors Gives reader a very good impression. ‘Covers the task fully while not going beyond the basie requirements Organizes and conneets ideas very successfully, Uses a fairly wide range of the language expected at this level. (Commits very few know language erors and without obscuring meaning * 8 Good pass ya 7 Bare minimum pass > a 6 Insufficient Gives reader a fairly good impression. Covers most of the basic task requirements, Organizes and connects ideas quite successfully Uses sufficient range of language to achieve the task successfully. ‘Commits some known language errors and rarely obscuring meaning. Gives reader a “bare minimum” impression. ‘Although part of the task is covered well, a significant partis omitted Has problems organizing and connecting ideas. Range ofthe language used limits the degree of task achievement. ‘Commits frequent known language errors, sometimes obscuring meaning Haas a distinctly negative effect on the reader. ‘A sulistantial part of the task is not satisfactorily achieved. Organizes and connects ideas very poorly. Language is too limited to be able to cope with the task. ‘Commits constant errors in language the student is expected to know, often causing communication to break down.