ARTICLE / REPORT MARKING SCHEME

 4. ARTICLE / REPORT 

Format – 1

 Content -2

 Organisation of ideas -1

 Accuracy 1 Article

: Assessment Parameters 

Format  Title & By line Organisation & Content:  

 FORMAT – 1 mark NOTE-full credit if both aspects included. Partial credit (½ mark) if one aspect is missing or erroneous. No credit if both aspects are missing or erroneous. NOTE FOR GIVEN DESCRIPTORS---Dedicated marks at a level are to be awarded only if ALL descriptors match. If one or more descriptors do not match, the marks are awarded at a level lower. 

CONTENT – 2 marks

 2 marks  All points included 

 Well-developed with sustained clarity 

 ORGANISATION OF IDEAS -1 mark 

1 mark -- Consistent to frequent display of the listed parameters. 

 Highly effective style capable of conveying the ideas convincingly with appropriate layout 

 Carefully structured content with organised paragraphing presented cohesively. 

 Highly effective register (formal tone, tense, and vocabulary), relevant and appropriate sentences for conveying the ideas precisely and effectively. 

. ACCURACY -1 mark 

1 mark  Spelling, punctuation and grammar consistently/largely accurate, with occasional minor errors, that do not impede communication.

OR Report: 

Assessment Parameters Format 

 Headline & By line

  Reporting place and date

  Paragraphing organisation (Introductory paragraph + one or two Body paragraphs including event details + Concluding paragraph inclusive of witness accounts)

 Organisation & Content:   

FORMAT – 1 mark 

NOTE-full credit if all aspects included. 

CONTENT – 2 marks 

2 marks

  All points included

  Well-developed with sustained clarity 1½ marks

  Almost all points incorporated 

 Reasonably well-developed 

 ORGANISATION OF IDEAS -1 mark 

1 mark -- Consistent to frequent display of the listed parameters. 

 Highly effective style capable of conveying the ideas convincingly with appropriate layout of a newspaper report viz. headline and by-line, place, date.

  Carefully structured content with organised paragraphing presented cohesively. 

 Highly effective register (formal tone, tense, and vocabulary), relevant and appropriate sentences for conveying the ideas precisely and effectively.  

 ACCURACY -1 mark 

1 mark  Spelling, punctuation and grammar consistently/largely accurate, with occasional minor errors, that do not impede communication.

. No credit  Frequent errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar, impeding communication.

 4.A The construction sector is believed to be quite hazardous and has the maximum number of fatal work injuries because apart from other causes, stakeholders in this sector tend to ignore safety regulations. As a columnist for an e-zine, draft an article in about 120-150 words, on the theme of the importance of worker safety in construction zones. 

Explore possible reasons for the prevailing situation and include suggestions for addressing it. Support your ideas with cues given below. 

Value Points 

 Explain the hazardous nature of the construction sector and write why --refer to the importance of worker safety

  Examine the issue with Reasons (any 2)–

  Stakeholders ignore safety regulations -exploitation

  Fatigue of workers (cues) –overworked

  Extreme weather conditions (cues) –work doesn’t stop—accidents/ health problems

  Provide Suggestions (any 2) --- 

 Awareness  Stricter laws and penalties 

 Bridge gap between managers and workers (cues) 

 Frequent training programmes for workers

 OR 4.B 

The construction sector is believed to be quite hazardous and has the maximum number of fatal work injuries. A safety fair was organised by ‘Building Safely’, an NGO in Mysuru, Karnataka with the overarching theme ,‘Worker Safety Needs to be a Priority in Construction Zones’.

 You were asked to cover this event as the junior correspondent of a local daily. Write a report covering this event in about 120-150 words. Support your ideas with outline cues given below, to craft your newspaper report.    Value Points Reason why the safety fair was organised—by whom? When? Who attended? Event details –(refer to cues) Conclude including witness/ participant account/s 

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