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- Subject: English
- AS: 90852
- Level: 1
- Credits: 4
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1.8 Making Connections
Terminology
- Here are explanations for terminology used in the achievement criteria for this achievement standard. They are grouped by level of achievement.
- On this page: Achievement | Achievement with Merit | Achievement with Excellence
Achievement
Explain means to give your ideas about how the texts are connected.
Significant connections means to select and compare important links, similarities or differences such as ideas, language features, structure, purpose and audience in each text.
Supporting evidence means using relevant details accurately such as quotations, statements of events, description of characters and themes in order to support your ideas and key points
Achievement with Merit
Convincingly explain means you are able to make clear points that are connected and develop and expand your understandings about the texts and connection(s) being discussed.
Achievement with Excellence
Perceptively explain means you are able to make unique connections to the wider world and observations that are meaningful, relevant, and significant about the texts and connection(s) being discussed.
