Order 907426: Animal Farm

ENGLISH FACULTY

Year 10

Critical /Close Study of a Novel

Assessment Notification

Due Date: Wednesday 28th March (Week 9, Term 1)

Stage 5 syllabus outcomes being assessed:

EN5-3B: selects and uses language forms, features and structures of texts

appropriate to a range of purposes, audiences, and contexts, describing and

explaining their effects on meaning.

EN5-5C: thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about

information and increasingly complex ideas and arguments to respond to and

compose texts in a range of contexts.

EN5-7D: understands and evaluates the diverse ways texts can represent

personal and public worlds

EN5-9E: purposefully reflects on, assesses and adapts their individual and

collaborative skills with increasing independence and effectiveness

Weighting

20%

Task:

Part One Essay – 15%: You are to compose a response to the following statement:

“Animal Farm / The Old Man and the Sea is a text which lacks literary value due to its irrelevant thematic

messages, simplistic style and outdated contextual concerns.”

Evaluate this statement in relation to your prescribed text.

Prescribed Texts

 Animal Farm by George Orwell

 The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

Length: Two A4 typed pages in length at 12-point Times New Roman Font with 1.5cm spacing (penalties

will apply if over 2 pages). Margins should be no shorter than 2cms.

Part Two Reflection Statement – 5%: You are to reflect on the process of completing your assessment task.

In your reflection response you should address the following questions and provide reasons for your answers:

 Did you understand the task and its requirements? Why/why not?

 Did you read and understand the marking criteria? Is there anything you didn’t understand?

Explain your response.

 Did you feel adequately prepared by your class work to complete the task? Explain your

response.

 Did you prepare and organise yourself adequately for the task?

 Did you seek teacher assistance? Why/why not?

 Did you find the task challenging or easy? Explain your response.

 What were your strengths and weaknesses in completing the task?

 What could you improve upon or do differently in the future?

 What did you learn in the process of completing this task?

 What mark do you think you’ll receive? Why?

Note: Your response must be written in paragraphs, not in dot points or with yes/no responses.

Provide reasons for each of your responses; be as specific as possible. The focus is on reflection.

Length: One A4 typed page in size 12 Times New Roman Font with 1.5cm spacing (penalties will

apply if over 2 pages). Margins should be no shorter than 2cms.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

 SUBMISSION: You must submit your essay and reflection statement as a HARD COPY to

your classroom teacher on the day it is due by 3:15pm, regardless of whether you have

English on that day. You MUST sign that you have handed it in. It is NOT to be emailed to

your teacher.

 Note: as per your assessment booklet, “Faulty equipment, including printing issues are

not an acceptable excuse for late submission.” Ensure that you follow the guidelines as

stated on page 5 of your booklet to avoid this from occurring.

 Absence due to illness: an ‘illness/ misadventure’ needs to be completed and supported by a

medical certificate then presented to the Head Teacher (Ms Simic) on the first day of your

return to school, regardless of your timetable for this subject. You must be prepared to

submit the task on the first day of your return to school otherwise it will incur a mark of

zero.

 Penalties for unacceptable late submission and non-attempt of assessment: a mark of

zero.

 If the assessment is a serious non-attempt or not attempted at all (as noted by both the

teacher and head teacher): the student will re-attempt the assessment task.

 If plagiarism is evident: a mark of zero will be given and the student will re-attempt the

assessment.

You will be assessed on how well you:

 Demonstrate your ability to think critically/closely and use complex ideas and arguments to address

the essay statement.

 Demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the contextual concerns of the text and evaluate

its stylistic and literary merit.

 Explain how the composer uses language techniques to explore their ideas.

 Compose a well-integrated response using language appropriate to audience, purpose, and the essay

form.

 Reflect on your own process of responding, composing, and learning.

MARKING GUIDELINES

Essay Criteria

Marks

 Demonstrates an outstanding ability to think critically and use highly effective ideas and arguments to address the essay statement.

 Demonstrates an outstanding ability to evaluate the literary value of the text (thematic messages, style & contextual concerns).

 Demonstrates highly effective use of language techniques to support their ideas.

 Composes an insightful critical personal response using language appropriate to audience, purpose, and the essay form.

13-15

 Demonstrates a well-developed ability to think critically and use effective ideas and arguments to

address the essay statement.

 Demonstrates an effective ability to evaluate the literary value of the text (thematic messages, style & contextual concerns).

 Demonstrates effective use of language techniques to support their ideas.

 Composes an effective critical personal response using language appropriate to audience,

purpose, and the essay form.

10-12

 Demonstrates a sound ability to think critically and use sound ideas and arguments to address the essay statement.

 Demonstrates a satisfactory attempt to evaluate the literary value of the text (thematic messages, style & contextual concerns).

 Demonstrates satisfactory use of language techniques to support their ideas.

 Composes a satisfactory critical personal response using language appropriate to audience, purpose, and the essay form.

7 - 9

 Demonstrates a basic ability to think critically and use ideas and arguments to address the essay

statement.

 Demonstrates a basic attempt to evaluate the literary value of the text (thematic messages, style & contextual concerns).

 Demonstrates basic use of language techniques to support their ideas.

 Attempts to compose a critical personal response using some language appropriate to audience, purpose, and the essay form.

4 - 6

 Demonstrates an elementary ability to think critically with limited use of ideas and arguments to

address the essay statement.

 Demonstrates a limited attempt to evaluate the literary value of the text (thematic messages, style & contextual concerns).

 Demonstrates limited or does not use language techniques to support their ideas.

 Composes a limited personal response. Language often strays from that appropriate to audience, purpose, and the essay form.

1-3

MARK: /15

COMMENT:

Reflection Statement

Marking Criteria

Mark

A student:

Reflects insightfully on their processes of responding, composing and learning.

Reflects thoughtfully on their processes of responding, composing and learning.

Reflects soundly on their processes of responding, composing and learning.

Reflects basically on their processes of responding, composing and learning.

Little or no reflection on their processes of responding, composing and learning.

5

4

3

2

1

Comment:

Mark /5

Total Mark for Assessment: ________________ /20