Revelation A32
Personal Response to Texts (10 marks)
Read all parts of your assignment carefully and record your responses in the
appropriate places.
1.
In this lesson, you were presented with a sample Personal Response to Texts
Assignment based on four texts suggesting
something about change in our lives. Go back to that
assignment and reread it. Then compose a response to this assignment, simulating examination
conditions as best you can. Give yourself up to an hour—no more. Use your own paper for planning.
Assessment Criteria
Your response will be graded according to the scoring guide used for your first assignment
question in A35. Remember, this guide is based closely on the one that will be used to assess
your Personal Response to Texts Assignment on the Diploma Exam.
Thought and
Understanding
Supporting
Evidence
Form and
Structure
Matters
of Choice
Matters of
Correctness
Excellent
5
Ideas are
insightful,
demonstrating a
comprehension
of subtle
distinctions in
the literary
text(s) and the
topic. Literary
interpretations
are perceptive
and
illuminating.
Support is
explicit, precise,
and deliberately
chosen to
reinforce the
student's ideas
in a deliberate
and judicious
way. A strong
connection to
the student's
ideas is
maintained.
Primary and
secondary
sources have
been used
thoughtfully and
effectively.
An effective
arrangement of
ideas and/or
details
contributes to a
fluent,
controlled, and
shaped
discussion that
concludes
skilfully. The
unifying effect
and/or
controlling
idea is
successfully
sustained,
integrated, and
coherently
presented.
Diction is
precise and
effective.
Syntactical
structures are
effective and
sometimes
polished.
Stylistic
choices
contribute to a
confident
composition
with a
convincing
voice.
This writing
demonstrates
confidence in
control of
correct
sentence
construction,
usage,
grammar, and
mechanics as
well as the
documentation
of sources and
the
conventions of
a research
paper.
Proficient
4
Ideas are
thoughtful,
demonstrating a
well-considered
comprehension
Support is
relevant,
accurate, and
occasionally
deliberately
A considered
arrangement of
ideas and/or
details
contributes to a
Diction is
specific.
Syntactical
structures are
generally
This writing
demonstrates
competence in
control of
correct
Revelation A32
of the literary
text(s) and the
topic. Literary
interpretations
are revealing
and convincing.
chosen to
reinforce the
student's ideas
in a logical and
clear way. A
clear connection
to the student's
ideas is
maintained.
