Marking criteria: Collaborative writing
For the collaborative writing tasks, you will be marked using the following criteria:
Contributions to group work (marked individually)
The contributions to group work mark takes into account each student’s involvement in the initial task discussion and organisation, fulfilment of
roles (e.g. spokesperson), response to group mates, giving feedback and active editing of the text.
Collaborative writing task (the mark for the task is the same for all members of the group who actively take part)
Task achievement and comprehensibility
Task achievement takes into account how well the finished work answers the task requirements, how comprehensible it is and if the style and
register of the text are appropriate for the task.
Organisation: Cohesion, coherence and organisation
Comprehensibility, cohesion, coherence and organisation takes into account how easy the text is to understand, the use of linking words and
other linguistic devices to connect ideas (e.g. pronouns) and help the reader understand the text. This also includes punctuation, paragraphing,
layout of the text and how well the different parts of the text link together in terms of ideas.
Language: Grammar and vocabulary
Grammar and vocabulary takes into account the variety and accuracy of grammatical structures and vocabulary used in the text.
PLEASE NOTE:
1. IF YOUR WORK DOES NOT SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESS THE TASK, YOUR MARK MAY BE LOWERED OR YOU MAY RECEIVE A
FAILING MARK FOR YOUR WORK.
2. ALL WORK SUBMITTED TO THE CLASSROOM MUST BE YOUR OWN. SEE THE WARNING ABOUT PLAGIARISM AND ORIGINALITY
OF YOUR WORK IN THE COURSE PLAN.
Marking criteria: Collaborative writing
MARKED INDIVIDUALLY GROUP MARK FOR COLLABORATIVE WRITING (ALL STUDENTS WHO TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN THE TASK GET THE SAME MARK)
Contributions to group Task achievement and Organisation: cohesion, coherence and organisation Language: Grammar and vocabulary
work comprehensibility
9, 10 Very active 9,10 ● Very good completion of task with ● Accurate use and wide range of linking words and ● Accurate use and wide variety of basic grammatical
A involvement in A no significant omissions and few linguistic devices which are used appropriately to structures
the group irrelevancies connect ideas and help the reader understand the ● Some complex grammatical structures used with minor
task(s) ● Fully comprehensible text errors
● Style and register of writing totally ● Good organisation of text, according to the task ● Accurate use and wide range of vocabulary
appropriate ● The different parts of the text / paragraphs link ● Use of synonyms to avoid repetition
together well in terms of ideas ● Spelling is nearly always accurate
7, 8 Active 7, 8 ● Good completion of task ● Good use and range of linking words and linguistic ● Good use and variety of basic grammatical structures
B involvement in B ● Nearly always comprehensible devices which are generally used appropriately to ● Some complex grammatical structures used with errors
the group ● Style and register of writing is connect ideas and help the reader understand the which make parts of the text more difficult to understand
task(s) mostly appropriate text ● Good range of vocabulary but some errors
● Good organisation of text, according to the task ● Some use of synonyms but some repetition
● The different parts of the text / paragraphs link quite ● Spelling is generally accurate
well together in terms of ideas
5, 6 Sufficient 5, 6 ● Task is generally completed but ● Use and range of linking words and linguistic devices ● Adequate use and variety of basic grammatical structures
C+ involvement in C+ there may be some irrelevant to connect ideas and help the reader understand is with some repetition
the group information limited ● Some complex grammatical structures attempted but
task(s) ● Generally comprehensible but ● Sufficient organisation of text, according to the task errors make parts of the text more difficult to understand
some parts may require a second ● The different parts of the text / paragraphs do not ● Adequate range of vocabulary but some repetition and
reading always link well together in terms of ideas basic errors
● Style and register of writing is ● Spelling is adequate
generally appropriate
3, 4 Almost no 3, 4 ● Task is generally not completed ● Use of some simple linking words to connect ideas to ● Frequent basic grammatical errors which make text
C- involvement in C- with significant parts not included help the reader understand is insufficient generally difficult to understand
the group in terms of content and/or ● Insufficient organisation of text, according to the ● Insufficient vocabulary and grammatical structures to
task(s) irrelevancies task complete the task
● Often incomprehensible ● The different parts of the text / paragraphs are not ● Spelling is not adequate
● Style and register of writing is not linked together in terms of ideas
appropriate
0, 1, 2 No involvement 0, 1, 2 ● Inadequate completion of task ● Very little evidence of linking words ● Numerous basic grammatical errors which often make text
D in the group D ● Generally incomprehensible ● Very limited organisation of text, according to the impossible to understand
task(s) ● Style and register of writing is not task ● Insufficient vocabulary and grammatical structures to
appropriate ● The different parts of the text / paragraphs are not complete the task
linked together in terms of ideas ● Significant errors in spelling
