How to mark creative writing?
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How to mark creative writing?
Any ideas? When my dd has a piece of creative writing I struggle in how to mark it. I tend to check grammar, spelling and if I believe there should be a when/why then I will write comments. That's when I get stuck.
What other things should I look out for?
Thanks everyone.
What other things should I look out for?
Thanks everyone.
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Re: How to mark creative writing?
You need to mark her on the things that she includes to make her writing more "creative" ! I have pm'd you, if you send me an example I will mark it for you. DG
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Re: How to mark creative writing?
Thank you so much, my dd is due to do a creative writing piece today so I will message it over tonight.
Thank you again, that is very kind of you will give me some kind of indication as well.
Thank you again, that is very kind of you will give me some kind of indication as well.
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Re: How to mark creative writing?
I have PM'd you the criteria used by one of the top grammar school in the country for Creative Writing scoring which you might find useful. I suggest you have a check list of 15-20 parameters and put 3 columns with headings - , , .
Then put a tick mark against all of them to check each piece of writing. The parameters could be - interesting plot, descriptions of settings/characters, correct punctuation, spellings, interesting lines, neat writing etc.
I guess that's the first part. The other part is to guide what the DC could have done in order to get full marks (which unfortunately is where most parent/tutors may find hard).
Then put a tick mark against all of them to check each piece of writing. The parameters could be - interesting plot, descriptions of settings/characters, correct punctuation, spellings, interesting lines, neat writing etc.
I guess that's the first part. The other part is to guide what the DC could have done in order to get full marks (which unfortunately is where most parent/tutors may find hard).
Re: How to mark creative writing?
I am also struggling with this as we get closer to test date. I am OK looking at dd's spelling, grammar and punctuation, but knowing exactly what level of creativity - vocab, phrasing, style, etc - is required is troubling me. To me she writes well, but is it enough? Are there any guidelines online that would be helpful?
Many thanks
Many thanks
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Re: How to mark creative writing?
Good story