How Well Can the Student

MYP Language A – Criterion C: Style & Language Mechanics

Student: ______Grade: ______

Assignment: ______Date: ______

How well can the student:  Use appropriate and varied register, vocabulary  Use appropriate and varied sentence structure?  Use language to narrate, describe, analyze, and idiom?  Use correct spelling/writing? explain, argue, persuade, inform, entertain and  Use correct grammar and syntax?  Use language accurately? express feelings?

Sub-Categories 0 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 s

r Employs a wide and

o Employs a very limited Employs a limited range of Generally employs a range Employs a range of t effective range of

p range of appropriate appropriate vocabulary, of appropriate vocabulary, appropriate vocabulary, i

Vocabulary r appropriate vocabulary,

c vocabulary, idiom and idiom and sentence idiom and sentence idiom and sentence

s idiom and sentence

e sentence structure structure structure structure

d structure.

f Grammar and syntax are

o Very frequent errors in Grammar and syntax are Grammar and syntax are Frequent errors in generally accurate; Grammar and y grammar and syntax, which accurate; occasional errors accurate; very infrequent n grammar and syntax, which occasional errors a Syntax persistently hinder rarely hinder errors do not hinder y hinder communication sometimes hinder

b communication. communication communication communication d e b i

r Little or no evidence of a Some evidence of a register Often uses a register and Consistently uses a register Demonstrates mastery of a Register and c s

e register and style that serve and style that serve the style that serve the context and style that serve the register and style that serve

Style d the context and intention context and intention and intention context and intention the context and intention d r a

d Punctuation and n Very frequent errors in Punctuation and Punctuation and a

t Frequent errors in spelling/writing are

s punctuation and spelling/writing are spelling/writing are Punctuation & punctuation and generally accurate; a

spelling/writing, which accurate; occasional errors accurate; very infrequent

Spelling/Writing h spelling/writing, which occasional errors

c persistently hinder rarely hinder errors do not hinder

a hinder communication sometimes hinder

e communication communication communication r

communication t o n

Oratory s Little or no competence in Some competence in oratory Adequate competence in e

Technique o oratory technique technique oratory technique d

n Good level of competence in High level of competence in e

d oratory technique oratory technique u NOTES t s

 “Spelling” applies to alphabetice languages, whereas “writing” applies to character languages. This criterion deals with h

issues of accuracy of spelling/writingT and not the aesthetics of handwriting.  Spelling/writing: students should consistently use a standard form of the language being studied, appropriate to the task.  The same recurring error should be treated as a single error.  “Oratory technique” refers to a combination of pronunciation (clarity must be considered here, rather than issues of Criterion C Score accent), intonation, tone, pitch, inflection, pace, pausing, voice control, volume, projection, body language, gesture, eye contact, as applicable to the language being studied. Style &  This criterion can be applied to oral, written and visual work Language Mechanics MYP Language A – Criterion C: Style & Language Mechanics

Student: ______Grade: ______

Assignment: ______Date: ______