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3.1 Produce an extended piece of writing in a selected style

Achievement criteria

The level of achievement that you receive is decided by your ability to sustain developed ideas, controlled style, structure, and accuracy used in your writing. Each part is of equal importance. You must be able to write independently, without any assistance, in English.

On this page: Achievement | Achievement with Merit | Achievement with Excellence

Achievement

• Develop, sustain, and/or support idea(s).
• Craft controlled writing that creates effects appropriate to audience, purpose, and text type.
• Structure material clearly in a way that is appropriate to audience, purpose and text type.
• Use writing conventions accurately.

Make sure you:

• fully brainstorm and plan out an idea so that it is supported with detail and linked purposefully to other ideas
• organise ideas and details for a specific reason such as to make a point clear at the end
• use a range of language techniques such as word choice, poetic, and sound devices appropriate to your selected text type
• try to interest the audience by using some familiar ideas or language
• use a variety of sentence structures to reflect the mood or main idea of the content
• review all aspects of writing to check you have communicated your ideas clearly
• proofread thoroughly to eliminate errors
• write over 600 words.

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Achievement with Merit

• Develop, sustain and/or support idea(s) convincingly.
• Craft controlled and fluent writing that creates effects appropriate to audience, purpose and text type.
• Structure material clearly and effectively in a way that is appropriate to audience, purpose and text type.
• Use writing conventions accurately.

Make sure you:

• reach Achievement
• write confidently and fluently using a variety of appropriate language techniques throughout the written piece
• make it seem 'real' and interesting for the reader
• structure material purposefully, possibly linking the beginning and ending so that your writing is memorable
• use a range of sentence structures for deliberate effect
• revise your writing to check the structure and word choice work together to reflect the characteristics of your selected text type
• use techniques such as extended metaphor, images, or thought provoking comments to link and develop your ideas
• present a clear overview of your theme or subject and use effective detail to show subtle ideas.

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Achievement with Excellence

• Develop, sustain and/or support idea(s) convincingly, showing insight and/or originality.
• Craft controlled and fluent writing that creates effects appropriate to audience, purpose and text type, and that commands attention.
• Structure material clearly and effectively in a way that is appropriate to audience, purpose and text type, and that achieves impact.
• Use writing conventions accurately.

Make sure you:

• reach Achievement with Merit
• create original ideas and/or a unique perspective
• successfully combine and integrate complex ideas, language, and structure in the style of your selected text type
• use mature thought and perceptive observation in each sentence so every word is important
• control purposefully the point of view of your writing to deliberately draw in and connect with the reader
• create smooth transitions between ideas and/or moods, and paragraphs
• review the meaning of your ideas, structure, and words so they can work on more than one level to show insight
• successfully integrate different language types and/or features
• use techniques such as allusion, humour, and irony to create more subtle layers of meaning
• change the pace/tone/perspective/emphasis in an effective and integrated way to show contrast and highlight ideas.

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