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    W8 Writing Scales Activity

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    The document provides instructions and materials for two exercises assessing Form 3 English writing skills. Exercise 1 involves filling in missing descriptors from the PT3 writing assessment scale. Exercise 2 involves matching descriptors to the correct band level in the PT3 writing assessment scale. The exercises are meant to familiarize students with the assessment criteria and standards for the PT3 English writing test.

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    The document provides instructions and materials for two exercises assessing Form 3 English writing skills. Exercise 1 involves filling in missing descriptors from the PT3 writing assessment scale. Exercise 2 involves matching descriptors to the correct band level in the PT3 writing assessment scale. The exercises are meant to familiarize students with the assessment criteria and standards for the PT3 English writing test.

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    The document provides instructions and materials for two exercises assessing Form 3 English writing skills. Exercise 1 involves filling in missing descriptors from the PT3 writing assessment scale. Exercise 2 involves matching descriptors to the correct band level in the PT3 writing assessment scale. The exercises are meant to familiarize students with the assessment criteria and standards for the PT3 English writing test.

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    The document provides instructions and materials for two exercises assessing Form 3 English writing skills. Exercise 1 involves filling in missing descriptors from the PT3 writing assessment scale. Exercise 2 involves matching descriptors to the correct band level in the PT3 writing assessment scale. The exercises are meant to familiarize students with the assessment criteria and standards for the PT3 English writing test.

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    PENTAKSIRAN TINGKATAN TIGA

    ENGLISH LANGUAGE

    WRITING SCALES ACTIVITIES

    EXERCISE 1

    Some of the descriptors have been removed from the PT3 Writing Part 1 assessment scale. Look at Table 1 and
    decide where letters A – F should go in the mark scheme.

    Form 3 Writing Part 1


    Communicative
    Scale Content Organisation Language
    Achievement

    PT3 Part 1 Band 5


    PT3 Part 1 Band 5 PT3 Part 2 Band 3
    PT3 Part 1 Band 5
    PT3 Part 2 Band 3
    PT3 Part 2 Band 3
    Uses basic vocabulary
    Produces a text that appropriately.
    ___________________ Uses simple connectors
    5 communicates Uses simple grammatical
    and a limited number of
    straightforward ideas using forms with a good degree
    cohesive devices
    the conventions of the of control.
    appropriately.
    communicative task While errors are noticeable,
    reasonably appropriately. meaning can still be
    determined.

    4 Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5

    Minor irrelevances and/or PT3 Part 1 Band 3


    PT3 Part 1 Band 3 PT3 Part 1 Band 3
    omissions may be PT3 Part 2 Band 1
    PT3 Part 2 Band 1 PT3 Part 2 Band 1
    present.
    3
    Text is connected using
    ____________________ ___________________
    Target reader is on the basic, high frequency
    whole informed. connectors.

    2 Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3

    Produces basic vocabulary


    Production unlikely to be
    of isolated words and
    ___________________ connected, though
    ____________________ phrases.
    1 punctuation and simple
    Produces few simple
    Target reader is connectors (i.e. and) may
    grammatical forms with
    minimally informed. be used on occasion.
    only limited control.

    Content is totally
    irrelevant.

    0 Performance below Band 1


    ___________________

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    PENTAKSIRAN TINGKATAN TIGA
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE

    Table 1

    A Produces isolated short units about simple and concrete matters, not always communicating successfully.

    B Irrelevances and/or misinterpretation of task may be present.

    C Target reader is not informed.

    D All content is relevant to the task. Target reader is fully informed.

    E Produces a text that communicates simple ideas in simple ways

    Uses basic vocabulary reasonably. Uses simple grammatical forms with some degree of control.
    F
    Errors may impede meaning at times.

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    PENTAKSIRAN TINGKATAN TIGA
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE

    EXERCISE 2

    Some of the descriptors have been removed from the PT3 Writing Part 2 assessment scale.
    Look at Table 2 and decide which band each descriptor relates to in Part 2 of PT3 Writing.

    Table 2

    Descriptions of performance from Part 2 scales Part 2 Band?

    All content is relevant to the task. Target reader is fully


    0 1 2 3 4 5
    informed.

    Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5 0 1 2 3 4 5

    Errors may impede meaning at times. 0 1 2 3 4 5

    Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3 0 1 2 3 4 5

    Content is totally irrelevant. Target reader is not informed. 0 1 2 3 4 5

    Produces a text that communicates straightforward ideas


    using the conventions of the communicative task reasonably 0 1 2 3 4 5
    appropriately

    Text is connected using basic, high frequency connectors. 0 1 2 3 4 5

    Irrelevances and/or misinterpretation of task may be present. 0 1 2 3 4 5

    ... a variety of cohesive devices. 0 1 2 3 4 5

    communicates straightforward ideas using the conventions of


    0 1 2 3 4 5
    the communicative task reasonably appropriately
    Uses the conventions of the communicative task to hold the
    0 1 2 3 4 5
    target reader’s attention ...

    Uses simple grammatical forms with some degree of control. 0 1 2 3 4 5

    While errors are noticeable, meaning can still be determined. 0 1 2 3 4 5

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