A TO A STAR GRADE DESCRIPTIONS

audience’s response.ReadingDevelop a perceptive personal response to texts I read, through which I show an understanding of the techniques used by the writer to convey meaning and how the reader may be influenced.Support my views and responses with detailed references to language, structure, themes, context and content.Make convincingly perceptive personal and critical responses, exploring and evaluating alternative and original interpretations of the text.Show flair and precision in developing ideas with reference to language, structure, themes, context, content and presentation.Make subtle and discriminating comparisons both within and between texts.WritingCreate a convincing and imaginative narrative with a clearly established and sustained viewpoint, which will engage the reader.My chosen genre will be clear throughout.Establish a consistent and appropriate tone in my writing and in the wide range of vocabulary I use.My opening will be successfully developed and coherent.My paragraphing will be effective in order to develop structure.Use a wide variety of sentence structures.Generate a variety of pace.Spell all words generally accurately throughout.Use a range of punctuation securely, both between and within sentences. Create a convincing and imaginative narrative with a clearly established and sustained viewpoint, which will engage the reader.My chosen genre will be clear throughout.Establish a consistent and appropriate tone in my writing and in the wide range of vocabulary I use.My opening will be successfully developed and coherent.My paragraphing will be effective in order to develop structure.Use a wide variety of sentence structures.Generate a variety of pace.Spell all words generally accurately throughout.Use a range of punctuation securely, both between and within sentences.THESE ARE THE REAL NECCESSARIES REQUIRED OF ENGLISH                                               At Grade ‘A’ I will…To achieve Grade ‘A*’ I will need to… Speaking &ListeningStart to take a leading role in a range of oral activities, responding in detail to others views. Use Standard English assuredly in a variety of situations.Involve listeners skillfully through challenging content in individual work. Shape the discussion and involve others in group work by using different techniques.Create a complex role in Drama based activities which I convey to the audience by using a variety of techniques.Set a very high standard, whatever the situation, listening perceptively and responding appropriately.Show maturity and assurance in the way that I speak.Need to adapt readily to the task and audience no matter how complex the topic in individual work.Influence outcomes in group work by listening perceptively and speaking in an authoritive manner.Create a complex role in Drama based activities, independently making use of a variety of techniques to influence the audience’s response.ReadingDevelop a perceptive personal response to texts I read, through which I show an understanding of the techniques used by the writer to convey meaning and how the reader may be influenced.Support my views and responses with detailed references to language, structure, themes, context and content.Make convincingly perceptive personal and critical responses, exploring and evaluating alternative and original interpretations of the text.Show flair and precision in developing ideas with reference to language, structure, themes, context, content and presentation.Make subtle and discriminating comparisons both within and between texts.WritingCreate a convincing and imaginative narrative with a clearly established and sustained viewpoint, which will engage the reader.My chosen genre will be clear throughout.Establish a consistent and appropriate tone in my writing and in the wide range of vocabulary I use.My opening will be successfully developed and coherent.My paragraphing will be effective in order to develop structure.Use a wide variety of sentence structures.Generate a variety of pace.Spell all words generally accurately throughout.Use a range of punctuation securely, both between and within sentences. Create a convincing and imaginative narrative with a clearly established and sustained viewpoint, which will engage the reader.My chosen genre will be clear throughout.Establish a consistent and appropriate tone in my writing and in the wide range of vocabulary I use.My opening will be successfully developed and coherent.My paragraphing will be effective in order to develop structure.Use a wide variety of sentence structures.Generate a variety of pace.Spell all words generally accurately throughout.Use a range of punctuation securely, both between and within sentences.THESE ARE THE REAL NECCESSARIES REQUIRED OF ENGLISH