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Paper 4

Writing in Greek

Γιάννης Λάμπρου

Επισκόπηση Εξεταστικού ΔοκιμίουPaper Title Length of

Assessment

Paper 4

25%

60 marks

WRITING F = 1 h 15 mins

H = 1 h 25 mins


Foundation Tier: 4 Questions

Students will be assessed through 4 tasks:

1) one open-response question of 20-30 words



(cross over task)

4) one translation question from English into

Greek (sentences)


Τί να προσέξουμε;

a) Students must answer ALL 4 QUESTIONS and must ΝΟΤ use a dictionary.

b) The number of words is approximate and students will not be penalised for

writing more or fewer words than recommended in the word count. All work

produced by the student must be marked.

c) Questions 3 & 4: Students are not expected to produce perfect, error-free

writing in order to access the top band as errors are also made by native

speakers.

d) Assessment Criteria and Marking Guidance can be found in the Specification and

the Sample Assessment Materials document:

https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/GCSE/Greek/2017/speci

fication-and-sample-assessments/specification-GCSE-L1-L2-in-greek-2017.pdf

https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/GCSE/Greek/2017/speci

fication-and-sample-assessments/SAMs_GCSE_L1-

L2_in_Greek_August_2016_Draft.pdfΓιάννης Λάμπρου

https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/GCSE/Greek/2017/specification-and-sample-assessments/specification-GCSE-L1-L2-in-greek-2017.pdf

https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/GCSE/Greek/2017/specification-and-sample-assessments/SAMs_GCSE_L1-L2_in_Greek_August_2016_Draft.pdf

QUESTION 1 (12 marks)

assesses students on

their ability to write to

describe and to express

opinions (20-30 words):


Question 1 (12 marks): Assessment Criteria

1. Communication and Content: 6 marks

Relevant information with occasional extra detail

Uses language to give short descriptions, simple information and opinions

with some success

Uses small selection of common, familiar vocabulary and expression with

little repetition

2. Linguistic Knowledge and Accuracy: 6 marks

Produces simple sentences with some linking

Accurate application of a small selection of straightforward grammatical

structures, refers successfully to present events as appropriate to the

task; occasionally errors occur that hinder clarity of communication


QUESTION 2 (16 marks) assesses students on their ability to note

down key points and convey information. They must use the formal

register (40-50 words):

Formal Register


Question 2 (16 marks): Assessment Criteria1. Communication and Content: 8 marks

Relevant information given appropriate to the task, basic points made with some

development

Uses language mostly with success, to present simple facts, information and to note down

key points using simple ideas

Uses independently selected, common, familiar vocabulary and expression with little

repetition; goes beyond the language of the stimulus material

Appropriate use of register and style sustained


Uses straightforward grammatical structures, occasional repetition

Produces predominantly simple sentences occasionally linked together

Mostly accurate use of straightforward grammatical structures, mostly successful references

to present and future events to meet the requirements of the task; occasionally errors hinder

clarity of communicationΓιάννης Λάμπρου

QUESTION 3 (20 marks) has TWO OPTIONS from which students have to

select one. This question assesses students on their ability to convey

information, narrate, express opinions, interest, and convince the reader

about a certain point. Students must use the informal register. This question

is common to the Higher tier (80-90 words):

Informal

Register


Informal

Register



Communicates information relevant to the task with expansion of key points and ideas

Effective adaptation of language to narrate, inform, interest and give convincing personal

opinions

Frequent examples of creative language use to express individual thoughts and ideas; a

variety of vocabulary and expression, some examples of uncommon language

Appropriate use of register and style throughout with minimal inconsistency


Some variation of grammatical structures, occasional complex structure

Produces frequently extended sentences, well linked together

Generally accurate language and structures, including successful references to past,

present and future events; occasionally errors occur that hinder clarity of communication


QUESTION 4 (12 marks) isthe translation question.

(α) Students are required

to translate FIVE sentences

from English to Greek.

(β) The sentences are

ordered by increasing level

of difficulty.



1. Sentences (a), (b) and (c) are worth 2 marks each:

Meaning fully communicated with occasional errors

that do not hinder clarity

2. Sentences (d) and (e) are worth 3 marks each:

The meaning of the sentence is fully communicated

Linguistic structures and vocabulary are accurate

with only occasional errors that do not hinder

clarityΓιάννης Λάμπρου

HIGHER TIER: 3 Questions

Students will be assessed through 3 tasks:


(cross over task)

2) one open-response question of 130-150

words

3) one translation question from English into

Greek (paragraph)


Τί να προσέξουμε;

a) Students must answer ALL 3 QUESTIONS and must NOT use a dictionary.

b) The number of words is approximate and students will not be penalisedfor writing more or fewer words than recommended in the word count.All work produced by the student must be marked.

c) Students are not expected to produce perfect, error-free writing in orderto access the top band as errors are also made by native speakers.

d) Assessment Criteria and Marking Guidance can be found in theSpecification and the Sample Assessment Materials document:






QUESTION 1 (20 marks) has TWO OPTIONS from which students have to

select one. This question assesses students on their ability to convey

information, narrate, express opinions, interest, and convince the reader

about a certain point. Students must use the informal register. This question

is common to the Higher tier (80-90 words):

Informal

Register


Informal

Register



Communicates information relevant to the task with expansion of key points and ideas

Effective adaptation of language to narrate, inform, interest and give convincing personal

opinions

Frequent examples of creative language use to express individual thoughts and ideas; a

variety of vocabulary and expression, some examples of uncommon language

Appropriate use of register and style throughout with minimal inconsistency


Some variation of grammatical structures, occasional complex structure

Produces frequently extended sentences, well linked together

Generally accurate language and structures, including successful references to past,

present and future events; occasionally errors occur that hinder clarity of communication


QUESTION 2 (28 marks) has TWO OPTIONS from which students have to select

one. This question assesses students on their ability to convey information,

narrate, express AND JUSTIFY ideas and opinions, and interest or convince the

reader. Students must use the FORMAL REGISTER. This question is common to the

Foundation tier (130-150 words):

Formal

Register


Formal

Register



Communicates detailed information relevant to the task, with consistently effective

development of key points and ideas

Consistently effective adaptation of language to narrate, inform, interest/convince

Creative use of language to express and fully justify a wide range of individual

thoughts, ideas and points of view; wide variety of vocabulary and expression, many

examples of uncommon language

Consistent use of appropriate register and style throughout


Uses a wide variety of grammatical structures, including complex language

Fluent response throughout with extended, well-linked sentences

Consistently accurate language and structures, consistently successful references to

past, present and future events; any errors do not hinder the clarity of the

communicationΓιάννης Λάμπρου

QUESTION 3 (12 marks) is the translation question.

- Students are required to translate a short paragraph from English into

Greek.

- The individual sentences are ordered by increasing level of difficulty.Γιάννης Λάμπρου


The translation mark grid assesses both

communication and content and linguistic

knowledge and accuracy. When awarding marks,

the student’s response across the whole paragraph

should be considered.

Full marks should be awarded if:

1. the meaning of the passage is fully

communicated

2. language and structures are consistently

accurate; any errors do not hinder clarity

Communication/Content

6 marks

Linguistic Knowledge/Accuracy

6 marks


Εφαρμογή Κριτηρίων Αξιολόγησης – Higher, Question 3 (12 marks):


Errors that do not hinder clarity:

1. errors that do not affect meaning, for example

gender, adjectival agreements (as long as they do

not affect case)

e.g., μου αρέσει το δουλειά μου

μου αρέσει την δουλειά μου

2. infrequent errors that do not distract the reader

from the content and which result in coherent

writing


Errors that hinder clarity:

1. Errors that make writing difficult to understand immediately

(even if the meaning is eventually understood)/errors which

force readers to re-read in order to understand what is meant,

for example inaccurate tense formation and inaccurate

application of the conventions of case:

e.g., δουλέψουμε σκληρά για τις εξετάσεις που κάνουμε

2. frequent errors hinder clarity as they will distract the reader

from the content of the writingΓιάννης Λάμπρου

Errors that prevent meaning being conveyed:

1. errors that mean the reader cannot understand the

message

2. errors that convey the wrong message

3. errors that make it unclear who is doing the action, for

example using the incorrect person of the verb

4. mother-tongue interference

e.g., τους κάτοικους της Αγγλίας συμφέρονται ότι το

κάπνισμα πρέπει να γίνει έξω


Εφαρμογή Κριτηρίων Αξιολόγησης – Higher, Question 3 (12 marks):English ‘u’, stress

mother-tongue interference

Case Xaspect

gender

Communication/Content: 5/6 meaning mostly communicated (not always: όταν τελειώνω … θα πηγαίνω),

occasional words are omitted (εκεί κοντά/για την μητέρα της)/incorrectly communicated (Ελληνικά

οικογέννεα)

Linguistic Knowledge/Accuracy: 4/6 mostly accurate language and structures; errors occasionally hinder

clarity (μου αρέσει την δουλειά μου, όταν τελειώνω … θα πηγαίνω)/prevent meaning from being conveyed

(ελληνική δουλειά).

9/12


Εφαρμογή Κριτηρίων Αξιολόγησης – Higher, Question 2α (28 marks)


inf. register

poor phrasingcase X

case Xrepetition

gendergender

case Xinf. register

inf. register

Communication/Content: 13/161.coverage of all bullet points

2.effective use of language to interest/convince

BUT

1.no originality: ideas and points of view do not go

beyond the standard response:

e.g., school project

1.there could be more variety of vocabulary and

expression: e.g., οι ντόπιοι/κάτοικοι είναι όχι μόνο

βοηθητικοί αλλά και ευγενικοί, θα γνωρίσουμε την

κουλτούρα και τον πολιτισμό της Κύπρου

2.the use of the formal register is not consistent

throughout: e.g., να [σε] πείσω να οργανώσεις

Linguistic Knowledge / Accuracy: 9/121.variety of grammatical structures, but language

could be more complex: e.g., σας γράφω

προκειμένου να σας ζητήσω να, θα μπορούσαμε να

επισκεφτούμε, αν και/παρόλο που γνωρίζω ότι

2.fluent response, but sentences could be more well

linked: εκτός από αυτό, επιπλέον, βέβαια

3.language and structures are consistently accurate,

but there is some inaccurate application of the

conventions of case: e.g., για όλοι οι μαθητές22/28Γιάννης Λάμπρου

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