Structure & Content
Introduction (25% max)
- Reference to the source: incomplete or not given – 2-3%
- Topic (Subject matter): distorted or not given – 7-10%
- Thesis statement: incomplete or not given – 7-12%
Main Body and Conclusion (45% max)
- All important ideas presented (25% max)
An idea distorted or left out – 5-7 % each case
Excess details – 5-7%
Repetition of ideas – 5% each case
Personal opinion given – 3% each case
Unnecessary sum-up in conclusion – 5%
- Paragraph structure (20% max)
No topic sentence – 7% each case
Topic sentence not developed or ≠ support – 7% each case
Coherence & cohesion (25% max)
- No mention of the author (2-3 times in the text) – 3%
- Faulty logic (hasty conclusions, logical gaps, circular arguments, etc.)
– 5% each case
- No cohesion within/between paragraphs; inappropriate connectives – 5% each case
- Quotation (with/without inverted commas i.e. no proper paraphrasing) – 5% each case
Length (5% max)
Over 1/3 of the original text – 5%
| Grade | ||
| 5 | A | 100 – 90% |
| 4+ | B | 89 – 82% |
| 4- | C | 81 – 75% |
| 3+ | D | 74 – 67% |
| 3- | E | 66 – 60% |
| 2 | F | < 60% |
Language
| Mistake | Penalty |
| Sp (spelling) | 0,1 |
| P (punctuation) | 0,1 |
| Art (article) | 0,2 |
| Prep (preposition) | 0,2 |
| Ww (wrong word) | 0,5 |
| Wo (word order) | 0,5 |
| Gr (grammar) | 0,5 |
| St (style) | 0,3 |
| M / Sense (a mistake which makes the sentence meaningless) | 1 |
| Primitive language | 1 |
NB Appropriate use of Active Vocabulary is rewarded (AV= 0.5)
| Penalties summed up | Grade | ||
| 0-1,1 | 5 | A | 100 – 90% |
| 1,2-2,2 | 4+ | B | 89 – 82% |
| 2,3-3,3 | 4- | C | 81 – 75% |
| 3,4-4,5 | 3+ | D | 74 – 67% |
| 4,6-6,1 | 3- | E | 66 – 60% |
| >6,2 | 2 | F | < 60% |