ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT
Creating an effective structure (fiction)
Assessment Criteria and What A Good One Looks Like
Below you will find the Skill Check assessment criteria for this skill, and underneath you will find an example of what a good one looks like, with a brief explanation of how it fits the criteria.
Assessment Criteria for Creating an effective structure (fiction)
minus
any of these things
No plan provided
Does not go from start to the end, or is incredibly short
Does not address the question
No sense of structure
No directions to the writer (e.g. create tension, slow time, etc)
equals (just) to plus (secure)
all of these things
An actual plan that goes from the start to the end
Some kind of character or plot development outlined
Reaches a resolution of some kind
Includes at least one direction to the writer (e.g. create tension, slow time, etc)
star
all of these things
All the = criteria
A good structure
Includes some crafting in terms of structural features like timeshift
Includes several directions to the writer
Reaches a satisfying resolution, ideally with some kind of circular structure (though not essential)
What a good one looks like
Example task
Imagine you had to answer the following GCSE question:
Write a story about an important day in a young person’s life.
Plan a response to this question, creating an effective structure that you could follow in an exam. Remember to plan not just what you would write but how you would write it.
Example response
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Notes on this response
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