CLASS 12 Report Writing MARKING SCHEME

 Report: Assessment Parameters

Format

 Headline & Byline

 Reporting place and date

 Paragraphing organisation (Introductory paragraph + one or two Body paragraphs including event

details + Concluding paragraph inclusive of witness accounts)

FORMAT – 1 mark

NOTE-full credit if all aspects included. Partial credit (½ mark) if any one aspect is missing or erroneous. No credit if

more than one aspect is 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

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 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.

½ mark – Limited display of listed parameters.

 Inconsistent style, expression sometimes awkward, layout of the newspaper report 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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