Lesson 6 & 7 – Writing Assessment 1

By the end of the lesson...

ALL of you will have prepared for a controlled writing test.

MOST of you will be able to plan your ideas making specific reference to the novel.

SOME of you will identify the appropriate tone, vocabulary and structure for the reader.

Assessed Task

Next year, as part of your GCSE in English, you will have controlled tests as part of your assessment. These tests are tasks given to you in lesson which you prepare and then write in exam conditions.•You will know the task before you go into the exam•You can prepare your answer in the lesson•You will have a set time to complete the task•The controlled test will be in the activities hall, this year you will complete the test in the lesson

Assessed Task

Imagine that you are Link. The last few nights have left you feeling desperate. You have encountered a number of problems so far, and there are more in store. You have been evicted from the B&B after being threatened by the landlord, you are cold and hungry, the attendant has tried to punch you, someone has moved into the doorway that you had intended to sleep in, and you have been mugged of your most treasured possession. Write a letter to your mother telling her of the problems that you are facing, and how you wish that you could come home to a caring family once again.

What do you think Link would want to

tell his Mum?

Controlled test

You have one lesson to write your response. You will be marked on...

Writing Assessment Focuses

AF1 Write imaginative, interesting and thoughtful texts

AF2 Produce texts which are appropriate to task, reader and purpose

AF3 Organise and present whole texts effectively, sequencing and structuring information, ideas and events

AF4 Construct paragraphs and use cohesion within and between paragraphs

AF5 Vary sentences for clarity, purpose and effect

AF6 Write with technical accuracy of syntax and punctuation in phrases, clauses and sentences

AF7 Select appropriate and effective vocabulary

AF8 Use correct spelling