Excellent
A
5 pts
Very Good
B
4 pts
Sound
C
3 pts
Poor
D
2 pts
Recount Writing
Recount
Structure
Excellent
Very Good
Recount was very well
structured and contained
clearly defined in each
letter:
Recount was well
structured and
contained and although
1 letter was missing 1
structural element:
Introduction/Orientation
Sequence of Events
Evaluation/Conclusion
Past Tense
Language
Descriptive
Verbs and
Adverbs
Excellent
Consistent use of Past
Tense Language.
Excellent
Used 10 or more
descriptive verbs in their
writing.
Used 5 or more Adverbs
Spelling and
Punctuation
Presentation
Excellent
No spelling or
punctuation errors.
Excellent
Very Neat handwriting
Introduction/Orientation
Sequence of Events
Evaluation/Conclusion
Very Good
1-2 errors in use of Past
Tense Language.
Very Good
Sound
Evidence of Recount structure was
inconsistent in 2 or more of the letter,
due to missing 1 or more of the
structural elements:
Introduction/Orientation
Sequence of Events
Evaluation/Conclusion
Poor
Very inconsistent use of the recount structure. All lette
missing 1 or more elements of the structure:
Introduction/Orientation
Sequence of Events
Evaluation/Conclusion
Sound
3-4 errors in use of Past Tense
Language.
Poor
More than 5 errors in use of Past Tense Language.
Sound
Used 6-9 descriptive
verbs in their writing.
Used 2-5 descriptive verbs in their
writing.
Used 3-5 or more
Adverbs
Used 1-2 Adverbs
Poor
Used 1 or less descriptive verbs in their writing.
Used 1 or less Adverbs
Very Good
1-5 spelling or
punctuation errors.
Very Good
Neat handwriting
Sound
6-15 spelling or punctuation errors.
Poor
More than 15 spelling or punctuation errors.
Sound
Neat handwriting, but sometimes
Poor
Inconsistent handwriting
Very Well laid out
All Relevant Illustrations
Great use of colour
Many Creative details
added to the envelope
Well laid out
Mostly Relevant
Illustrations
Good use of colour
Some Creative details
added to the envelope
inconsistent.
Basic lay-out -better use of space
required.
Some Relevant Illustrations
Some use of colour
Some details added to the envelope,
some irrelevant
Poorly laid out - difficult to follow.
Very limited Illustrations, some irrelevant
Limited use of colour
Limited details added to the envelope, mostly irrelevan
Historical Content
Knowledge
of First
Fleet
Use of
Dates
Excellent
Displays an excellent
understanding of the
history of the First Fleet
and impact of this
journey on their
character.
Excellent
Very accurate and
descriptive. All of the
dates also linked to a
place of arrival or
departure.
Very Good
Displays a good
understanding of the
history of the First Fleet
and impact of this
journey on their
character.
Sound
Displays a limited understanding of the
history of the First Fleet and impact of
this journey on their character.
Very Good
Sound
Mostly accurate and
descriptive. Many of the
dates also linked to a
place of arrival or
departure.
Some of the dates were accurate. A few
of the dates also linked to a place of
arrival or departure.
Poor
Does not display an understanding of the history of th
impact of this journey on their character.
Poor
None of the dates were accurate or descriptive.