Achievement Standards for English T CourseS Assessment criteria Responding critically Evaluation and synthesis of ideas Imagination and originality Use of language Control of medium A student who achieves an A grade typically responds to texts critically and with a high degree of insight justifies viewpoint through well-structured, logical argument and highly effective use of textual references synthesises and evaluates material in a complex manner to construct a perceptive response demonstrates a high degree of creativity and originality communicates with a sophisticated control of language for a range of purposes and audiences demonstrates a highly developed control and use of the conventions of the medium A student who achieves a B grade typically responds to texts critically and with insight justifies viewpoint through structured, logical argument and effective use of textual references synthesises and evaluates material in an effective manner to construct a competent response effectively demonstrates creativity and originality communicates with effective control of language for a range of purposes and audiences demonstrates an effective and consistent control and use of the conventions of the medium A student who achieves a C grade typically responds to texts critically and with some insight justifies viewpoint through structured argument and some use of textual references synthesises and evaluates material to construct a satisfactory response demonstrates some creativity and originality may present work that is derivative in nature communicates with developing control of language for a range of purposes and audiences demonstrates understanding of the conventions of the medium but applies them inconsistently A student who achieves a D grade typically responds to texts with occasional insight shows some capacity to justify and support viewpoint synthesises and evaluates material in a limited manner to construct a response demonstrates limited creativity and little in the way of originality may present a literal interpretation communicates with inconsistent control of language with limited understanding of purposes and audiences demonstrates a partial understanding of the medium and limited use of its conventions A student who achieves an E grade typically paraphrases or retells shows little capacity to justify and support viewpoint constructs a simplistic or incomplete response demonstrates an understanding of simple and concrete ideas presents a literal interpretation communicates with limited control of language demonstrates little understanding of the conventions of the medium
Evaluate different perspectives, attitudes and values represented in texts by: analysing content, purpose and choice of language identify perspectives, attitudes and values in texts examine how readers/ viewers are positioned by authors and their choices analyse how purpose shapes perspectives, attitudes and values in texts analyse how language shapes perspectives, attitudes and values in texts analysing the use of and such as in feature articles, reporting of current events or narration identify the use of voice and point of view to convey perspectives, attitudes and values examine and assess the use of voice and point of view in shaping audience response to perspectives, attitudes and values exploring other interpretations and aspects of to develop a considered response identify different interpretations of texts (such as a feminist, post-colonial, Marxist) examine context and how this shapes audience response to perspectives, attitudes and values synthesise different interpretations and context to develop an informed response to literary and texts Evaluate how texts convey perspectives through: the selection of , , and identify and understand the features of mode, medium, genre and type of text in literary and texts identify how perspectives are conveyed through mode, medium, genre and type of text analyse and assess how the choice of mode, medium, genre and type of text forms perspectives the ways and values are represented identify how points of view and values are expressed in a range of literary and non-literary texts analyse and assess the ways in which author and audience bias influence a text the selection of that generate empathy or controversy, for example, juxtaposition of image and text explore texts that generate empathy or controversy identify language features used to create an effect analyse and assess language features used to create empathetic or controversial perspectives in literary and non-literary texts Create a range of texts: using appropriate language and to sustain a personal and identify language and stylistic features appropriate to the task and audience use appropriate language and stylistic features to create a sustained point of view use appropriate textual features and structures to develop an individual style using nuanced language identify examples of nuanced language (subtle differences in meaning, feeling and tone) use nuanced language in texts for effect