Year 10
Domain: English
Date Assigned: 5th Due Date: 15th August
Telescope
August
Assessment Task Title: Text Analysis and Comparison
Student’s Name:
Assessment Task
Complete the ‘Text analysis and comparison’ table, which requires that you use English Language terminology and the analytical
skill that you have developed to analyse and compare two texts – one is a spoken English text and the other is a written text.
As you research and collect/create notes and information to help you, post them on the class wiki so that others can share, add
ideas and information and evaluate the appropriateness of the communicated messages.
Text Analysis and comparison
Feature
Spoken Text - The Castle
Domain of text
/1
Text type
/1
Context
/2
Purpose
/2
Register
/1
Participants
/1
Structural features
Language features
Extra-linguistic features
Comparison
Written Text – Woolvs in the Sitee
Rubric for assessing your work
Progression Points
Rubric Description
English – Reading
<
Below Standards
Accurately identifies some
highlighted features of both
spoken and written texts
Basic textual features
Score
English – Reading
Structural and language
features
Extra-linguistic features
Score
English – Reading
Accurately identifies many
highlighted features of both
spoken and written texts
/5
Demonstrates some
knowledge of the structural
and language features used to
construct meaning in both
texts
Score
English – Reading
Meets Standards
Accurately identifies most
highlighted features of both
spoken and written texts
/6
Demonstrates knowledge of
the structural and language
features used to construct
meaning in both texts
/5
Demonstrates some
knowledge of the extralinguistic features used to
construct meaning in both
texts
/5
/6
Discusses own interpretation
of texts and provides evidence
from the texts to support
Discusses own interpretation
of texts and provides evidence
from the texts and a wider
context to support
/5
/6
Compares and contrasts the
typical features of both texts
and synthesises information
from both texts to draw
conclusions on their
effectiveness
English – Reading
/7
/6
Demonstrates knowledge of
the extra-linguistic features
used to construct meaning in
both texts
Compares and contrasts
typical features of both texts,
using textual features and
evidence from both texts to
support the conclusions on
their effectiveness
Above Standards
Accurately identifies all
highlighted features of both
spoken and written texts
and provides specific
evidence from the texts to
support the analysis
Meaning
Score
Meets Standards
/8
and shows insight and deep
understanding of how these
features create meaning
/7
and provides specific
evidence from the texts to
support the analysis
/8
and shows insight and deep
understanding of how these
features create meaning
/7
Discussion of the influences
on different readers’
interpretations of texts,
recognises and discusses
values, points of view and
ideas presented in both texts
/8
Explores how meaning is
constructed through written
language and visual images,
shows critical analysis of
social, historical and/or
cultural values presented in
both texts
/7
and discusses the influences
on different readers’
interpretations of texts
/8
and the discussion is
supported by evidence from
the texts
Comparison
Score
/5
% Score
Comments:
/6
/7
S/N Result
/8
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Progression Points
Reading
Below Standards
6.00
Meets Standards
6.25
Meets Standards
6.5
Above Standards
6.75
 Reads, views, analyses, critiques,
reflects on and discusses
contemporary and classical
imaginative texts that explore
personal, social, cultural and
political issues of significance to
their own lives.
 Reads, views, analyses and
discusses a wide range of
informative and persuasive texts
and identifies the multiple purposes
for which texts are created.
 Explains how texts are shaped by
the time, place and cultural setting
in which they are created.
 Compares and contrasts the typical
features of particular texts and
synthesises information from
different texts to draw conclusions.
• Knowledge of the structures,
features and conventions used by
authors to construct meaning in
texts
• Language appropriate for
discussion, analysis and reflection
of imaginative, informative and
persuasive texts
• Use of strategies for developing
responses to a wide range of print
and electronic texts, including
presentation of ideas and issues of
significance in their own lives
• Comparisons of typical features of
different kinds of texts
• Use of textual features and
evidence from texts to support oral,
written and multimodal responses
to a wide range of texts
• Knowledge of the structures,
features and conventions used by
authors to construct meaning in a
range of print, non-print and
multimodal texts
• Critical analysis of ideas, themes,
characters and settings presented
in a range of literary texts
• Recognition and discussion of
values, points of view and ideas
presented in a variety of texts
• Comparisons of how linguistic
structures and features of texts can
be used to position readers and
viewers
• Discussion of the influences on
different readers’ interpretations of
texts
• Knowledge of the structures,
features and conventions used by
authors to construct meaning in a
range of literary texts
• Exploration and critical analysis of
key ideas, characters and themes
presented in a wide range of
imaginative, informative and
persuasive texts
• Critical analysis of social,
historical and/or cultural values
presented in texts
• Discussion and comparisons of
possible interpretations of texts
supported by evidence from the
texts
• Exploration of how meaning is
constructed through written
language and visual images