Assignment Brief and Feedback form
(Unit with single assignment)
Learner achievement (please circle) NB: All learner
Name of Centre:
achievement is provisional until confirmed at the AVA Awards Board
Level Achieved:
Final Grade Achieved
(Level 3 units only)
Resubmission?
L2
P
L3
M
Y
D
N
Title of Access to HE Diploma:
(e.g. Science)
Unit title(s): Writing Standard English
Unit code(s):
Learner:
Tutor/Assessor:
Description of Assignment:
Complete either Exercise A or Exercise B or both
Exercise A: Submit:
1. A first draft of a piece of continuous prose that you have hand-written in controlled conditions
from any part of your Access course.
2. A Second draft of this work produced as homework. This work should be at least 700 words but
no more than 1,200.
3. A 500-word commentary that explains the proof-reading changes you have made to the
grammar and punctuation.
Exercise B: Submit:
Several pieces (at least three) of continuous prose (not notes or bullet points) that you have handwritten in controlled conditions over the duration of your Access course. The length of these pieces will
vary. Earlier pieces should be at least 400 words. Later pieces should be twice that length. These
pieces should demonstrate how the accuracy of your work has developed during the course of the year.
The earlier pieces might not meet all the AC, but should still be submitted to show your development.
The later pieces should demonstrate that you can meet all of the AC for this unit.
Definition of controlled conditions: work that is hand-written in the presence of a tutor and over a fixed
period of time.
Whether you do Exercise A or B or both, the work you produce, taken as a whole, should show that you
can use:
 Tense accurately (past, present and future)
 Punctuation appropriately (especially the use of the full stop to indicate understanding of the complete
statement: subject/verb/object)


Paragraphs to organise the sequence of your ideas
All parts of speech correctly (verbs, nouns, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, adjectives and
adverbs)

Fluent syntax (sentence construction)
 Vocabulary appropriate to the topic and to academic writing
And spell commonly used words and specialist vocabulary correctly
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Date set:
Date for draft submission
(if applicable):
Date for final
submission:
Extension date
Signed by Tutor/Assessor to
agree extension:
Date
submitted:
(if agreed):
Learner declaration:
 The explanations and evaluations in this work have been developed and written by me.
 I have not submitted material copied from the Internet, text books or other sources in place of my own
thinking and writing.
 When I have referred to the work of others I have done so to discuss, comment on or argue their ideas.
 I have kept quotation and paraphrasing to an absolute minimum and only to support points I have made.
 I understand that referencing the names of authors whose ideas I have used without including my own
interpretation of those ideas, does not meet the assessment criteria and cannot attract the Pass, Merit or
Distinction grades.
 I have not copied the work of my peers
Learner comments: (please use this space to comment on any aspect of the assignment when handing in your work)
Signature:
Date:
TO THE LEARNER: Please attach this assignment brief to any written work you are handing in for assessment, or
submit the brief as instructed.
YOUR WORK CANNOT BE ASSESSED UNLESS YOU HAVE SIGNED AND SUBMITTED THIS FORM
Level 2/3
(please circle)
Unit title: Writing Standard English
This assignment addresses the following Assessment Criteria from the unit (or a copy of the unit may be attached,
if all AC are covered):
AC
no
Level Two (only list L2 AC if the Rules of Combination
Use a wide range of grammatical
constructions, including tenses of verbs,
accurately.
1.1
Use perfect, future, past, past perfect &
imperfect tenses accurately.
1.2
Use verb endings accurately, according to
person, in complex sentences.
1.3
Use pronouns with correct agreement with
nouns & verbs.
2.1
Use correctly most punctuation marks e.g. full
stops, capital letters, commas, question marks,
exclamation marks, quotation marks &
apostrophes.
Use all types of punctuation marks
appropriately.
Select & vary punctuation to ensure clarity of
writing.
2.2
3.1
Level Three
allows a learner to claim L2 credit for this unit)
Paragraph work, identifying topics & linking to
the organisation of the writing as a whole.
Paragraph work so as to aid meaning.
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3.2
Structure sentences correctly using
appropriate conjunctions & relative clauses.
4.1
Use all parts of speech correctly.
Use all parts of speech correctly.
4.2
Order words to achieve fluency & correct
syntax.
Order words to achieve fluency & correct
syntax.
5.1
Select words appropriate to meaning & context
using broad & varied vocabulary.
Select words appropriate to meaning & context
using broad & varied vocabulary.
5.2
Spell correctly words commonly used in every
day work & life.
Spell words correctly, including specialist
vocabulary in their fields of interest.
Level 3 units only:
Learners achieve a Pass if they meet all Level 3 Assessment Criteria for a unit. You will achieve a Merit or
Distinction by meeting the following Grade Descriptors. Your tutor will give you feedback for all three grades.
Grade
Merit
Distinction
Descriptor
(Choose one or more relevant grade components)
(Choose one or more relevant grade components)
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Communication &
Presentation
The learner’s work shows very good
command of language (including technical
or specialist language), syntax, register,
spelling & punctuation.
Grade
Descriptor
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Merit
Distinction
(Choose one or more relevant grade components)
(Choose one or more relevant grade components)
Quality
The learner’s work is structured in a way
that is generally logical & fluent.
The learner’s work shows excellent
command of language (including technical
or specialist language), syntax, register,
spelling & punctuation.
The learner’s work is structured in a way
that is consistently logical & fluent.
Grade Guidance: Learners must carefully read the guidance below which is linked to the components above
MERIT: (e.g. To achieve a Merit your work will show…..)
For a Merit your written work will show that:
 You communicate in the appropriate tense without mistakes that could disrupt your intended
meaning
 Your use of the full-stop demonstrates you understand the difference between a phrase that
makes sense and a complete statement
 You use commas for specific purposes, possessive apostrophes accurately with few exceptions
and question and exclamation marks consistent with the purpose of the writing
 Your use of paragraphing shows you understand how to sequence the points you are making
 Your use of parts of speech is sound especially the accuracy of prepositions and use of
adjectives and adverbs that supports academic tone
 Your syntax (sentence construction) shows that you can control the relationship between
subject and verb in concise sentences to produce clear communication of your ideas
 You select a wide vocabulary that is appropriate to the task and which you spell correctly
without errors that could disrupt meaning.
These qualities should create a generally logical and fluent overall effect.
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DISTINCTION: (e.g. To achieve a Distinction your work will show…..)
For a Distinction your written work will show that:
 You consistently communicate in an appropriate tense
 You show flair in use of grammatical features such as the subjunctive mood and the subordinate
clause
 Your use of the full stop shows strong control of the grammatically complete statement
 You consistently use commas for specific purposes
 Your use of possessive apostrophes shows you understand the difference between singular and
plural instances
 Your use of question and exclamation marks is deployed judiciously
 Your paragraphing shows a strong sense of constructed argument/ case/ logic
 Your use of parts of speech is consistently sound with confident accuracy in use of prepositions
and use of adjectives and adverbs consistent with sustained academic tone
 Your syntax (sentence construction) shows the ability to craft succinct sentences consistently
generating articulate communication
 Your lexical (vocabulary) choices consistently support an academic tone with habitually accurate
spelling.
These qualities should create a consistently logical and fluent overall effect.
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Part A: Feedback on credit level
AC no
Credit
achieved
(L2/L3)
Level
achieved
Location of
evidence
Tutor/Assessor comments on assessment criteria
(you could also indicate on the work itself where each AC is met)
Tutor/Assessor’s
signature:
Date:
Resubmission (if applicable) If any of the assessment criteria for this assignment have not been met at Level
3, a resubmission may be permitted. Resubmission must follow the QAA guidelines and be permitted only once.
Requirements for resubmission/new Task set:
Date Set:
Date due:
Date Submitted:
Feedback on resubmission:
Level achieved
after resubmission:
Tutor/Assessor’s
signature:
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Date:
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Part B: Feedback on grading (Applicable only if all assessment criteria achieved at Level 3)
Grade
Descriptor
Tutor/Assessor comments against grade descriptors
GD7:
Quality
Tutor/Assessor’s reason for final grade decision (if applicable):
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Grade indicator
(P/M/D)
Please enter the final grade
on page 1 based on this
grade profile e.g. PPM=P