Essay feedback

I have been so impressed with these

essays for your first go at it!

So many of you already have a really

good handle on the terminology and
how to use in appropriately to discuss
the writer’s viewpoints!
 First stop… AO1!
(Assessment Objective 1 - terminology)
Worth 10 marks of 25

AO1
Stative vs. dynamic verbs

What is the difference?

• Make a list of some
dynamic verbs.
• They are all used to
describe an action,
change, or process.
• Most of them are
used to describe an
activity which has a
start and an end.
• Make a list of some
stative verbs.
• Some of these describe
relationships between
things or people (for
example, own) and some
describe emotions or
states of mind.
There are also some verbs that can be either
dynamic or stative, depending on their meaning
and context in the sentence.

Examples of verbs that can be either dynamic or

stative:
• think
• mind
• have
• smell
• sound
 Phonology
We know that including more than one level of
language analysis will help us get into the higher bands!
What do I mean by ‘levels of language’?

a r og y
m tax ol
ram Sy n on
G Ph
Can you find some examples of plosives in the text?
What might the use of these indicate?
 Colloquialisms
• What are they?
• What examples can you find?
• Why has the writer used them?

What do we call a word which changes the word of one grammatical form
becomes a word of another grammatical form without any changes to
spelling or pronunciation?
Conversion word – glass. Why?
 Assessment Objective 3 - Meaning
Worth 15 marks of 25
Analysis
It’s important to focus on WHY AO3
the writer has made the
linguistic choices rather than just
feature-spotting which will be
the next step for most of us.
 Form and Purpose
What is the form of a review?
What do we expect from a review?
Which elements of this text meet our expectations?
Do any elements subvert our expectations?
Add a paragraph to your essay using
what we have discussed today:
Some things you may want to consider adding:
Linking the writer’s choices to the purpose of the review
Including comments on phonetics
Checking your use of terminology
Anything else that has come to mind today!
Times your overall score by 4
• This makes your percentage

• Generally, the grades would be around

• 90-100% - A*
• 80-90% - A
• 70-80% - B
• 60- 70% - C
• 50-60% - D
• 40 – 50% - E
Using the Topsheet place yourself
on the scale for AO1 and AO3

Start by choosing a band and then work out

how many of the elements you have done to
place yourself within that band

Using the mark scheme may be helpful here!