MARKING SCHEME OF LETTER TO THE EDITOR CLASS 12
Format – 1 Content -2 Organisation of ideas -1 Accuracy 1
Format
Sender’s address, Date, Receiver’s address, Subject and Salutation/ Salutation and Subject, Letter,
Complimentary close (largely accepted –Yours truly for letter to editor & in business circuits -Yours sincerely)
FORMAT – 1 mark
NOTE-full credit if all aspects included. Partial credit (½ mark) if one-two aspects are missing. No credit if more than
two aspects are missing.
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
1½ marks
Almost all points incorporated
Reasonably well-developed
1 mark
Some points incorporated
Fair attempt at developing ideas with some impact on clarity of response
½ mark
Most of the points of the given task not incorporated
Limited awareness of task development
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 formal letter
viz. addresses, salutation, subscription, and ending
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.
½ mark – Limited display of listed parameters.
Inconsistent style, expression sometimes awkward, layout barely accurate.
Poor sequencing of ideas; often sporadically clear and related to the given topic in an attempt to
maintain a general overall cohesion. Displays disjointed portions, exhibiting a lack of coherence of
ideas.
Range of vocabulary is limited but manages to convey, largely, the overall meaning and the purpose of
the writing. Large portion of vocabulary copied from question.
ACCURACY -1 mark
1 mark
Spelling, punctuation and grammar consistently/largely accurate, with occasional minor errors, that
do not impede communication.
½ mark
Spelling, punctuation and grammar display some errorsspread across, causing minor impedimentsto
the message communicated.
No credit
Frequent errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar, impeding communication.
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