Essay marking scheme

The first thing a marker will likely do is examine the writer’s brief. This indicates essay type, subject and content focus, word limit and any other set requirements. The brief gives us the guidelines by which to mark the essay. With these expectations in mind, critical reading of your essay begins.

1. Excellent symbols like Original Argument and Excellent style of presentation. 2. Comprehensive Knowledge of the Subject at hand. 3. Impeccable understanding of debates and subjects. 4. Confidence in the choice and interpreting of materials. 5. Convincing development of an argument that should be logical too.

When marking PSLE essay scripts, you should primarily focus on 2 key areas; When you’re marking content, you should be looking out for the relevance of the story and ideas with relation to the given topic. The range of marks awarded should be from 18 marks to 20 marks.

Complex issues have been expressed clearly and fluently using a style of writing appropriate to the complex subject matter. Sentences and paragraphs, consistently relevant, have been well structured, using appropriate technical terminology. There may be few, if any, errors of spelling, punctuation and grammar.