Write10 marksBoth boards
You are a resident of a ward in Gaborone where a street light has been broken for three months. Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper describing the problem and what you want done about it.
Show the mark scheme and the examiner note
Answer: Self-mark against the criteria below. Award yourself honestly — the point of self-marking is to find the gap before an examiner does.
- Purpose and audience (2 marks) — from the first sentence it is clear this is a letter to an editor, for publication, from a resident
- Content (3 marks) — specific detail: where, how long, who is affected, what has been asked of whom so far, what is wanted
- Tone and register (2 marks) — reasonable and firm; a letter that insults anyone loses this mark
- Accuracy (3 marks) — punctuation of the letter form, paragraphing, tense consistency, spelling
Examiner technique: Two minutes of planning: one line for purpose, one for audience, three for content points. Directed writing marks are given for directing, not for description.