Name: Teacher:

YEAR 8 GENERAL ENGLISH 2018

TASK 1: Diary and Letter Writing

Due: Week 5

Weighting: 20%

Using what you have learned about the war from the letters and diary entries you have
studied, you are required to write either a letter or diary entry from the point of view of a
soldier. Your written piece should show a clear understanding of the issues faced by those
who were fighting in the war in terms of conditions, daily routine, experiences and their
feelings towards both being away from home, and being enlisted as a soldier. You can
choose whether your written piece covers WWI or WWII, or a more recent conflict.

Be sure to use the correct format for your chosen piece.

It should be interesting and engaging, with a real sense of the person coming through.

The text should be drafted and edited and the final version should be approximately one
page in length. You may break this into a series of diary entries or letters, or simply write
one long one.

Your finished product should indicate the following:

 Your ability to use suitable language and vocabulary

 Understanding of conventions used in either letters or diary entries
 Understanding of the experiences of soldiers fighting in the war and the conditions
they faced
 Editing/drafting processes
Student:______________________ Mark: /30

NON-FICTION E D C B A
TEXT
CRITERIA

Content Content is Content is Content is mostly Content is detailed Content is

scattered and lacks superficial with relevant with some with a variety of complex using a
consistency. There minimal evidence evidence, which evidence which wide variety of
is little/no evidence or experiences could be improved indicates an evidence which
provided and no detailed. Personal by greater depth understanding of effectively evokes
personal information is and personal the experiences of the experiences of
information. limited. reflection. war. war in an emotive
and engaging way.

Conventions/ Written piece lacks Some conventions Many conventions Correctly uses Effectively uses
structure clear structure and have been used have been used most of the conventions of
contains little/no correctly, but the correctly, but the conventions of the chosen format and
conventions of the overall structure piece needs chosen format, structures ideas
chosen format. lacks clarity and stronger attention and there is a logically and
ideas are to structure and strong attempt to convincingly.
scattered. flow of ideas. structure ideas.

Written Written expression Written expression Written expression Written expression Written expression
Expression lacks clarity or is is inconsistent and is generally clear is clear with some includes clear
consistently often lacks clarity. with some language choices manipulation of
disjointed. Spelling, Spelling, grammar sentences which to enhance language choices
grammar and and sentence may need engagement. for specific effect.
sentence structure structure require attention. Spelling, Spelling, grammar Spelling, grammar
require direct attention with grammar and and sentence and sentence
attention with numerous or sentence structure structure are structure are
sustained errors consistent errors may require some consistent with few consistent with few
attention with errors errors
some errors

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