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Criterion A: The work does not The response The response The response The response The response demonstrates a
Understanding and reach a standard demonstrates little demonstrates some demonstrates an demonstrates a thorough thorough and perceptive
interpretation described by the understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the
• How well does the descriptors below. literal meaning of the literal meaning of the literal meaning of the text. literal meaning of the text. literal meaning of the text.
candidate demonstrate an text. text. There is a satisfactory There is a convincing There is a convincing and
understanding of the text References to the text References to the text interpretation of some interpretation of many insightful interpretation
and draw reasoned are infrequent or are are at times appropriate. implications of the text. implications of the text. of larger implications and
conclusions from rarely appropriate. References to the text are References to the text are subtleties of the text.
implications in it? generally relevant and relevant and support the References to the text are
• How well are ideas mostly support the candidate’s ideas. well-chosen and effectively
supported by references to candidate’s ideas. support the candidate’s
the text? ideas.

Criterion B: Analysis and The work does not The response is The response The response The response The response demonstrates
evaluation reach a standard descriptive and/or demonstrates some demonstrates a generally demonstrates an an insightful and convincing
• To what extent does the described by the demonstrates little appropriate analysis of appropriate analysis of appropriate and at times analysis of textual features
candidate analyse and descriptors below. relevant analysis of textual features and/or textual features and/or insightful analysis of and/or authorial choices.
evaluate how textual textual features and/or authorial choices, but is authorial choices. textual features and/or There is a very good
features and/or authorial authorial choices. reliant on description. authorial choices. There is evaluation of how such
choices shape meaning? a good evaluation of how features and/or choices
such features and/or shape meaning.
choices shape meaning.

Criterion C: Focus and The work does not Little organization is Some organization is The presentation of ideas The presentation of ideas The presentation of ideas is
organization reach a standard apparent in the apparent in the is adequately organized in is well organized and effectively organized and
• How well organized, described by the presentation of ideas. presentation of ideas. a generally coherent mostly coherent. The coherent. The analysis is
coherent and focused is the descriptors below. No discernible focus is There is little focus in manner. There is some analysis is adequately well focused.
presentation of ideas? apparent in the the analysis. focus in the analysis. focused.
analysis.

Criterion D: Language The work does not Language is rarely Language is sometimes Language is clear and Language is clear and Language is very clear,
• How clear, varied and reach a standard clear and appropriate; clear and carefully carefully chosen with an carefully chosen, with a effective, carefully chosen
accurate is the language? described by the there are many errors chosen; grammar, adequate degree of good degree of accuracy and precise, with a high
• How appropriate is the descriptors below. in grammar, vocabulary and sentence accuracy in grammar, in grammar, vocabulary degree of accuracy in
choice of register and style? vocabulary construction are fairly vocabulary and sentence and sentence grammar, vocabulary and
(“Register” refers, in this and sentence accurate, although errors construction despite construction; register and sentence construction;
context, to the candidate’s construction and little and inconsistencies are some lapses; register and style are consistently register and style are
use of elements such as sense of register and apparent; the register style are mostly appropriate to the task. effective and appropriate to
vocabulary, tone, sentence style. and style are to some appropriate to the task. the task.
structure and terminology extent appropriate to the
appropriate to the analysis). task.