As per today’s class. These must be understood alongside the SQA criteria – they are not at all definitive, rather a way of focusing your attention when assessing an essay.
Knowledge and Understanding
| 20-19 | Refers to more than eight key scenes or moments |
| 18-16 | Refers to seven or eight scenes or key moments |
| 15-13 | Refers to five or six scenes or key moments |
| 12-10 | Refers to three or four scenes or key moments |
| 9-6 | Refers to only one or two scenes or key moments |
| 5-0 | Refers to only one or two scenes or key moments |
| 20-19 | More than eight appropriate quotations |
| 18-16 | Seven or eight appropriate quotations |
| 15-13 | Five or six appropriate quotations |
| 12-10 | Four appropriate quotations |
| 9-6 | Two or three appropriate quotations |
| 5-0 | None or one appropriate quotation |
| 20-19 | Every paragraph closely addresses the question |
| 18-16 | Every paragraph closely addresses the question |
| 15-13 | Every paragraph broadly answers the question |
| 12-10 | Every paragraph broadly answers the question |
| 9-6 | Question not directly answered |
| 5-0 | Question not directly answered |
Analysis
| 20-19 | More than eight uses of technical vocabulary |
| 18-16 | Seven or eight uses of technical vocabulary |
| 15-13 | Five or six uses of technical vocabulary |
| 12-10 | Four uses of technical vocabulary |
| 9-6 | Two or three uses of technical vocabulary |
| 5-0 | None or one uses of technical vocabulary |
Evaluation
| 20-19 | Very strong sense that the writer is proving an argument |
| 18-16 | Strong sense that the writer is proving an argument |
| 15-13 | Some sense that the writer is proving an argument |
| 12-10 | A little sense that the writer is proving an argument |
| 9-6 | No sense that the writer is proving an argument |
| 5-0 | No sense that the writer is proving an argument |
Technical Accuracy
| 20-19 | No spelling errors. Paragraphed well. Grammatically sophisticated. |
| 18-16 | No spelling errors. Paragraphed well. Grammatically sound. |
| 15-13 | Occasional spelling errors. Paragraphed well. Grammatically sound. |
| 12-10 | Some spelling errors. Paragraphed well. Grammatically sound. |
| 9-6 | Spelling and/ or grammar impede reading. |
| 5-0 | Is this even in English?! |
