FCE/CAE Writing RecordName
Task:Criteria / Mark / Comments
Content
Accuracy
Range
Organisation
Register
Target Reader
Overall Mark
Task:Criteria / Mark / Comments
Content
Accuracy
Range
Organisation
Register
Target Reader
Overall Mark
Task:Criteria / Mark / Comments
Content
Accuracy
Range
Organisation
Register
Target Reader
Overall Mark
*Remember to make a separate note of the mistakes!
5: Excellent (80%+), 4: Good (70%), 3: Pass (60%), 2: Improvement req’d (50%), 1: Major problem(s)
FCE Writing RecordName
Task: / Date: / Mark:Content
Accuracy
Range
Organisation & cohesion
Register & Format
Target Reader
General Comments
Task: / Date: / Mark:
Content
Accuracy
Range
Organisation & cohesion
Register & Format
Target Reader
General
Task: / Date: / Mark:
Content
Accuracy
Range
Organisation & cohesion
Register & Format
Target Reader
General
FCE Marking Scheme
5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1Content / All content points included / All major content points included; possibly 1 or 2 minor omissions / All major content points included; some minor omissions / Some major content points inadequately covered or omitted, and/or some irrelevant material / Notable content omissions and/or considerable irrelevance
Accuracy / Minimal errors, perhaps due to ambition; well-developed control of language / Generally accurate, errors occur mainly when attempting more complex language / A number of errors may be present, but they don’t impede communication / A number of errors, which distract the reader and may obscure communication at times / Frequent errors which obscure communication; little evidence of language control
Range / Wide range of structure and vocabulary within the task set / Good range of structure and vocabulary within the task set / Adequate range of structure and vocabulary, which fulfils the requirements of the task / Limited range of structure and vocabulary / Narrow range of vocabulary and structure
Organisation & Cohesion / Ideas effectively organised and paragraphed, with a variety of linking devices / Ideas clearly organised and paragraphed , with suitable linking devices / Ideas adequately organised and paragraphed, with simple linking devices / Ideas inadequately organised and paragraphed; linking devices rarely used / Lack of organisation, paragraph or linking devices
Register & Format / Register and format consistently appropriate to purpose and audience / Register and format on the whole appropriate to purpose and audience / Reasonable, if not always successful attempt at register and format / Unsuccessful/inconsistent attempts at appropriate register and format / Little or no awareness of appropriate register or format
Target Reader / Fully achieves the desired effect on the target reader / Achieves the desired effect on the target reader / Achieves, on the whole, the desired effect on the target reader / Message not clearly communicated to the target reader / Target reader would not understand message
Level 0 / Achieves nothing; too little language for assessment (< 50 words) or totally illegible