Year 10: FOUNDATION ENGLISH
Grade Descriptors
| Examination | Listening and Speaking | Creative Writing | Analytical Writing | |
| A | Highly proficient understanding of all areas. Comprehensive, thorough and detailed knowledge of all subject matter. | Highly engaging with detailed articulation of ideas. Excellent understanding of audience, purpose and genre. Active and attentive listener at all times. | Highly developed description and imaginative narrative. Detailed exploration of theme, character and setting. Highly coherent structure. Excellent awareness of purpose and audience. Highly appropriate and accurate expression. | Thorough and insightful understanding supported by complex discussion and critical analysis. Highly coherent structure combined with excellent selection of textual evidence. Highly appropriate and accurate expression. |
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| B |
Proficient understanding of most areas. Comprehensive and detailed knowledge of most subject matter. |
Engaging and articulate expression of ideas. Developed understanding of audience, purpose and genre. Active and attentive listener at most times. | Well-developed description and imaginative narrative. Solid exploration of theme, character and setting. Coherent structure. Strong awareness of purpose and audience. Appropriate and accurate expression with minor errors. | Generally insightful understanding supported by well-developed discussion and analysis. Coherent structure combined with appropriate textual evidence. Appropriate and accurate expression with minor errors. |
| C |
Competent understanding of most areas. Reasonable knowledge of subject matter but some significant errors. |
Reasonably engaging with competent expression of ideas. Developing understanding of audience, purpose and genre. Occasionally an active and attentive listener. | Basic narrative, description and structure. Some exploration of theme, character and setting. Some awareness of purpose and audience. Some inappropriate and/or inaccurate expression. | Reasonable knowledge and understanding supported by some discussion and analysis. Basic structure combined with some suitable textual evidence. Competent expression with some errors. |
| D |
Limited understanding. Lack of detailed knowledge of subject matter with substantial errors. |
Limited audience engagement, expression of ideas and understanding of audience and purpose. Very occasionally an active and attentive listener. | Very basic narrative, description and structure. Limited exploration of theme, character and setting. Limited awareness of purpose and audience. Significant inaccuracies and/or errors of expression. | Limited knowledge and understanding. Generalized, often irrelevant discussion with limited analysis. Very basic structure with minimal textual evidence. Meaning obscured by significant errors of expression. |
| E | Very limited understanding. Minimal knowledge of subject matter with major errors and inaccuracies. | Minimal audience engagement, expression of ideas. Little if any understanding of audience and purpose. Frequently distracted, very limited listening skills. | Minimal narrative, description and structure. Very limited exploration of theme, character and setting. Lacking awareness of purpose and audience. Substantial errors of expression and/or major inaccuracies. | Minimal knowledge and understanding. Irrelevant and inaccurate analysis. Very limited structure with very minimal textual evidence. Meaning unclear due to substantial errors of expression. |
