Assessment Task and Marking Key

English – General Year 12

Task 2

Assessment type: Creating

Conditions: In Class and at home
Task weighting: 10% of the year mark

Student Name

Teacher Name

Task Outline: Responding to Texts

Students select ONE theme and write a portfolio of THREE creative responses ranging across imaginative,
persuasive and interpretive texts at 300-400 words each.

Suggested Text Types:

Imaginative Persuasive Interpretive

Poem(s) Opinion Essay/Letter Recount

Short Story Opinion Article Diary entry
Personal letter Opinion Review Information Leaflet
A scene from a play (script) Recommendation Letter Feature Article
Monologue Speech Biography
Short film (script) Advertisement Autobiography
Picture book Blog Post Documentary (script)
Parody/satire/allegory

Examples
Travel Blog:

- Poem about a temple you visited (imaginative)

- Review of the temple (persuasive)
- Information leaflet of the temple (interpretive)

Relationships:
- Short story about a relationship (imaginative)
- Opinion article about marriage (persuasive)
- Diary entry about the relationship (interpretive)

War:
- A letter from a solider back home (imaginative)
- A speech about ending the war (persuasive)
- A feature article about the conflict (interpretive)
 Marking Criteria /30
Ideas Conveyed
Constructs engaging and insightful ideas and representations with thorough detail that connect to other texts 3
Constructs some engaging ideas that connect to other texts 2 - 2.5
Communicates some ideas that are connected across texts, the connection may be ambiguous 1 - 1.5
Does not successfully communicate ideas that show an understanding of the task 0 - .5
Text Conventions
Correctly follows or subverts the conventions of the text type with consideration of audience, context and purpose 3
Mostly follows the conventions of the text type with consideration of audience, context and purpose, may be some ambiguity 2 - 2.5
Some conventions of the text type have been used, but makes some errors or lack consideration of audience, context and purpose 1 - 1.5
Limited or no effective conventions of a text type are displayed 0 - .5
Language Features
Uses varied language features to engage the audience and demonstrate an understanding of purpose for the text type 2
Uses some language features that attempt to engage the audience and demonstrate some understanding of purpose 1 - 1.5
Text lacks features of language that cause the audience to engage with and understand the text type 0 - .5
Written Expression
Correct and appropriate sentence structures are used with appropriate vocabulary for the task 2
Some errors in sentence construction, vocabulary or regular misspelling 1 - 1.5
Sentence construction, vocabulary or spelling are often incorrect 0 - .5
TOTAL /10
Ideas Conveyed
Constructs engaging and insightful ideas and representations with thorough detail that connect to other texts 3
Constructs some engaging ideas that connect to other texts 2 - 2.5
Communicates some ideas that are connected across texts, the connection may be ambiguous 1 - 1.5
Does not successfully communicate ideas that show an understanding of the task 0 - .5
Text Conventions
Correctly follows or subverts the conventions of the text type with consideration of audience, context and purpose 3
Mostly follows the conventions of the text type with consideration of audience, context and purpose, may be some ambiguity 2 - 2.5
Some conventions of the text type have been used, but makes some errors or lack consideration of audience, context and purpose 1 - 1.5
Limited or no effective conventions of a text type are displayed 0 - .5
Language Features
Uses varied language features to engage the audience and demonstrate an understanding of purpose for the text type 2
Uses some language features that attempt to engage the audience and demonstrate some understanding of purpose 1 - 1.5
Text lacks features of language that cause the audience to engage with and understand the text type 0 - .5
Written Expression
Correct and appropriate sentence structures are used with appropriate vocabulary for the task 2
Some errors in sentence construction, vocabulary or regular misspelling 1 - 1.5
Sentence construction, vocabulary or spelling are often incorrect 0 - .5
TOTAL /10

Ideas Conveyed
Constructs engaging and insightful ideas and representations with thorough detail that connect to other texts 3
Constructs some engaging ideas that connect to other texts 2 - 2.5
Communicates some ideas that are connected across texts, the connection may be ambiguous 1 - 1.5
Does not successfully communicate ideas that show an understanding of the task 0 - .5
Text Conventions
Correctly follows or subverts the conventions of the text type with consideration of audience, context and purpose 3
Mostly follows the conventions of the text type with consideration of audience, context and purpose, may be some ambiguity 2 - 2.5
Some conventions of the text type have been used, but makes some errors or lack consideration of audience, context and purpose 1 - 1.5
Limited or no effective conventions of a text type are displayed 0 - .5
Language Features
Uses varied language features to engage the audience and demonstrate an understanding of purpose for the text type 2
Uses some language features that attempt to engage the audience and demonstrate some understanding of purpose 1 - 1.5
Text lacks features of language that cause the audience to engage with and understand the text type 0 - .5
Written Expression
Correct and appropriate sentence structures are used with appropriate vocabulary for the task 2
Some errors in sentence construction, vocabulary or regular misspelling 1 - 1.5
Sentence construction, vocabulary or spelling are often incorrect 0 - .5
TOTAL /10