Work Samples - Grade A
The work samples for this grade, together, assist teachers to gain a common understanding of the standard of work typically produced by students whose performance, on balance, matches the description for Grade A.
At the end of Stage 5 for the School Certificate, student achievement is reported using the Course Performance Descriptors. Read more about School Certificate Grading.
Activity: Literary recount (View Activity…)
Students use information to write a reconstruction of events from the perspective of a character.
Activity: Representation and critical analysis of a text (View Activity…)
Students create an imaginative visual representation of the ideas or issues in a text or module they are studying, and write a critical, interpretive analysis.
Work Samples: Lindsay
Activity: Letters to the Editor - Food (View Activity…)
Students write two letters to the editor of a newspaper giving opposing points of view on the issue of genetically modified food.
Activity: Popular Film Review (View Activity…)
Students view and write a review on a film of their own choosing for a teenage magazine.
Grade A
The student has an extensive knowledge and understanding of the content and can readily apply this knowledge. In addition, the student has achieved a very high level of competence in the processes and skills and can apply these skills to new situations.