MARKING SCHEME FOR THE NARRATIVE ESSAY Analytical Exemplary Proficient Partially Proficient Weak Incomplete Points criteria 10p 8p 6p 4p 2p CONTENT The essay is completely relevant to topic, The essay is fairly completed The essay is partially The essay is faulty, The essay is incomplete, describing with all the sequencing completed with slight including serious logical the sequencing of the places/events/characters/atmosphere/ elements of a narrative. logical impediments in impediments in the narrative moments reaching climax, including the final sequencing the moments sequencing of events. being inconsistent. reactions of the protagonist. of the narrative. ORGANIZATION There is complete logical connection of There is a fairly completion There is partial There is serious Paragraphs are AND COHESION paragraphs due to a judicious use of of paragraph organization completion of the task. inconsistency in the incomplete, both linking linking devices, mechanics, and length due to scarce misuse of Paragraphs are partially organization of the devices, mechanics, and requirements. linking devices, mechanics, complete due to paragraphs due to the length requirements and length requirements. unfinished ideas and misuse of the linking having been scarce use of linking devices, mechanics, and disrespected. devices, mechanics, and length requirements length requirements. VOCABULARY A wide range of vocabulary is used A range of vocabulary is The range of vocabulary A limited range of A very narrow range of appropriately and accurately throughout used appropriately and is adequately used in the vocabulary is present vocabulary is present; the essay; precise meaning is conveyed; accurately in the essay; essay; errors in word within the essay; less errors in word minor errors are rare; spelling is very occasional errors in word choice /formation are common items of choice/formation well controlled. choice/formation are present when more vocabulary are rare and predominate; spelling The register of the narrative essay is possible; spelling is well sophisticated items of may be often faulty; errors can make the totally relevant to the task, being controlled with occasional vocabulary are spelling errors can make essay obscure at times. organically integrated all along the slips. The register of the attempted; spelling can text understanding The register used in the discourse narrative essay is relevant to be faulty at times. difficult. The register of narrative essay is the task with slightly The register of the the narrative is inappropriate for this incongruent lapses within narrative essay is partially inconsistent due to the type writing. the discourse relevant to the task with mixture of styles a narrow inconsistency of style, leading to halts in the logical development of ideas. STRUCTURES A wide range of grammatical structures A range of grammatical A mix of complex and A limited range of A very narrow range of is used accurately and flexibly structures is used accurately simple grammatical grammatical structures is grammatical structures throughout the essay; minor errors are and with some flexibility structures is present present along the essay; is present within the rare; punctuation is very well controlled. along the essay; occasional throughout the essay; complex language is rare essay; errors errors are possible; errors are present when and may be often faulty; predominate; punctuation is well complex language is punctuation errors can punctuation errors controlled with occasional attempted; punctuation make text understanding make the text obscure slips. can be faulty at times. difficult. at times. EFFECT ON The interest of the reader is aroused and The text has a good effect The effect on the reader The effect on the reader The effect on the reader TARGET READER sustained throughout. on the reader is satisfactory non-relevant non-relevant.