My Story, Your Story - Tai : Grade Commentary
Tai has demonstrated a very high level of competence in composing an imaginative narrative with a clear sense of purpose, audience and emotive appeal on the contribution of Gurrumul Yunupingu to Australian society. A strong sense of context, character and narrative voice is apparent, and the response shows extensive knowledge and application of the conventions of biography and narrative. Research has been integrated into the confident narrative and shows a strong personal engagement with the subject. A sophisticated structure, with a variety of sentence and paragraph lengths, shows a clear intent to shape meaning. There are few errors in spelling or punctuation. This work sample demonstrates characteristics of work typically produced by a student performing at grade A standard at the end of Stage 4.
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.
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