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: Writing - Promotional Flyer (View Activity…)
Students will create a promotional flyer and decide on some new clothing items to wear to a friend's birthday party.
Activity: Reading and Responding - Email Birthday Response (View Activity…)
Students will decide what to buy their friend for his/her birthday by reading and responding to an email suggesting possible gift ideas.
Work Samples: Robyn, Ariel, Jamie
Activity: Speaking skills - Compere of a show (View Activity…)
Students prepare and deliver a script to be used by the compere of a Japanese fashion show
Activity: Letter to a Penfriend (View Activity…)
Students will write a letter to an imaginary penfriend in Japan about their summer holiday activities.
Work Samples: Lou
Activity: Teenage life in Japan and Australia (View Activity…)
Students create a PowerPoint presentation in which they present a typical weekday and weekend for a teenager in Japan and for a teenager in Australia.
Activity: The Other Side of Sydney (View Activity…)
Students design a tour of Sydney for a specific group of Japanese tourists that does not include the usual tourist attractions.
Work Samples: Shannon
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.