STAR OF THE SEA CONVENT SCHOOL DATE: Grade 7 :

GRADE 7: ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE NAME:

TEST 1 TOTAL: 28 DURATION: 1 ½ HRS MODERATOR: Mr M. Pieters

There are many purposes for writing and it is important to adopt the
appropriate tone, or style, of language to suit the purpose for which you
are writing. In the same way that you have a particular style of speech for
use in the playground and another when speaking to your school
principal, so you would not use the same language style, or register, when
writing to a friend as you would when writing a formal essay.

Instructions:
• Answer QUESTION ONE or QUESTION TWO.
1. Show all planning, drafting and edit the rough draft before presenting your final neat copy which
should be without any spelling, punctuation or language errors.
2. Draw a margin on the right hand side of your pages.
3. Write neatly, legibly and correctly – spelling counts.
4. Number your answers correctly.
5. Attach the rubric provided to the final copy.

DESCRIPTIVE WRITING ASSESSMENT

Write a descriptive essay detailing how the Corona Virus Pandemic has affected your life. In your essay,
you should use vivid imagery to create a picture with words. Consider how your goals for the year have
been affected, mention how you feel about lockdown and daily screenings, underline the issues around
social distancing and the ease of restrictions etc.

Or

QUESTION 2:

Write an essay describing your ideal high school. Be creative and use your imagination. Use words that
will allow your reader to experience a virtual tour of the institution. Consider mentioning the landscape,
the classroom sizes, resource equipment, sporting facilities and the like. Describe the atmosphere vividly
using words and expressions for effect.

(28 marks)
 Rubric for assessment: Creative Writing -
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Mark allocation 4 3 2 1
• Events are sequenced • All events make • Some events make • Essay makes no logical
both logically and logical sense. logical sense. sense.
creatively. • Good beginning, • Weak beginning • Ideas are muddled / not
Structure and • Strong beginning, middle and ending. middle or ending. applicable to the topic.
Organisation: middle and end.
[4-6 paragraphs] • Essay length is within • Essay length is • Essay length is too • Essay length is far below
the boundaries [ 200- adequate [ 180-210 short [ 170- 200 the requirement [ under
220 words] words] words]. 170 words].
• Four or more • Four paragraphs are • While there are four • There is only one main
paragraphs are used used within the paragraphs, there are idea presented in one or
within the expected variable word count. only 3 main ideas two paragraphs.
word count. [certain paragraphs
could be combined].
• Essay displays Essay shows good • Essay is written • Essay is poorly written.
excellent descriptive descriptive writing satisfactorily. The There is very little
writing skills. The use skills. There is adjectives used association with the topic.
of adjectives and however some adequately describe Information so the essay
Overall content :
adverbs (specific to instances where the the chosen topic. lacks detail.
Descriptive Essay the topic) is use of adjectives and Some details are
particularly effective, adverbs is too however, missing
making the essay generalised (can be from the text.
very easy to read. applied to any topic).
• Clear focus • Effective focus • Some evidence of • Very little/no evidence of
maintained maintained. focus can be seen. focus.
throughout the text. • Appropriate • Limited development • Lacks development of the
Plot • Strong development development of the of the topic for topic for
development of the topic for topic for narrative/ narrative/descriptive narrative/descriptive
narrative/descriptive descriptive writing writing. writing.
writing • Clear use of • Some use of • Lacks sufficient examples,
• Strong use of examples, evidence examples, evidence evidence or supporting
examples, evidence or relevant details. or supporting details. details.
or relevant details.
Sentence Structure • Sentence structure is • Sentence structure is • Sentence structure is • Thoughts are difficult to
clearly controlled. controlled. generally controlled recognise.
• Sentence type and • Sentence type and but may occasionally • No variation in sentence
length are varied. length are generally impact meaning. length and beginning.
varied. • Little variation in
sentence length and
beginning.
• The writer makes no • The writer makes • The writer makes • Frequent errors in
errors in grammar or some errors in several errors in grammar or spelling make
Grammar and Spelling
spelling that distract grammar or spelling grammar or spelling understanding the
conventions from the content of but that does not that distracts the content of the essay
the essay. distract the reader reader from the difficult.
from the content of content of the essay.
the essay.
• Mind map and • Mind map and rough • There is little • No evidence of planning.
thoroughly edited draft was submitted evidence of planning • Only the final draft was
rough draft was but editing shows or editing. submitted.
Writing process submitted with the few improvements • Mind map and rough
final draft. made to the final draft is submitted but
draft. shows minimal signs
of editing.

TOTAL /28