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Foundation Writing Questions — Mark Scheme As with the speaking questions, it’s difficult to mark the writing questions yourself because there are no ‘right’ answers. You ideally need a French teacher who knows the AQA mark schemes to mark your answers properly. Each of the writing tasks has a different mark scheme.

Photo Question (10 marks)

For this question, you’re required to write five sentences to describe a photo. There are 2 marks available for each of the five sentences (10 marks in total).

Marks

Communication

2

You convey a relevant message clearly.

1 You convey a relevant message with some ambiguity which causes a delay in communication. 0 Your message is irrelevant or cannot be understood.

10-mark Writing Question

For this question, there are five compulsory bullet points. There are 5 marks available for ‘Communication’ and 5 marks for ‘Grammar and vocabulary’.

Marks

Communication

Marks

Grammar and vocabulary

5

You cover all five bullet points and communicate clearly.

You use a variety of vocabulary and grammatical structures with some minor errors.

5

You cover at least four bullet points. Your communication is mostly clear with occasional lapses in clarity. You cover at least three bullet points. Your communication is generally clear with several lapses in clarity. You cover at least two bullet points. Your communication is sometimes clear with regular lapses in clarity. You cover at least one bullet point. Your communication is often not clear with many lapses in clarity.

4

4 You use some variety of vocabulary and grammatical structures. You make frequent minor errors with an occasional major error. You attempt to use a variety of vocabulary and grammatical structures. You make frequent minor errors with some major errors. You use limited or repetitive vocabulary and grammatical structures. You make frequent minor errors and a number of major errors. 1 You show little awareness of appropriate vocabulary and grammatical structures. You make errors in the vast majority of sentences. 0 Does not meet the standard required for 1 mark. 3 2

3

2

1

0

Does not meet the standard required for 1 mark.

15-mark Writing Question

For this question, there are three compulsory bullet points that you must cover — you don’t need to cover the bullet points equally. There are 10 marks available for ‘Communication’ and 5 marks for ‘Grammar and vocabulary’.

Marks

Communication

Marks

Grammar and vocabulary

You cover all three bullet points and communicate clearly. Your ideas are regularly developed and you convey a lot of relevant information. You cover all three bullet points and your communication is mostly clear with occasional lapses in clarity. Your ideas are often developed and you convey quite a lot of relevant information. You cover at least two bullet points and your communication is generally clear with some lapses in clarity. A few of your ideas may be developed and some relevant information is conveyed. You cover at least one bullet point and your communication is sometimes clear with regular lapses in clarity. You convey little relevant information. You cover at least one bullet point. Your communication is often not clear and there are very many lapses in clarity. You convey very little relevant information.

5 You use a good variety of vocabulary with regular attempts at complex language and structures. You make successful references to all three time frames. Errors are mainly minor but you may make some major errors, particularly in complex structures and sentences. 4 You use a variety of vocabulary with some attempts at complex language and structures. You make mainly successful references to at least two different time frames. You make mainly minor errors and some major errors. 3 You use a variety of vocabulary and occasionally attempt complex language and structures. You make references to at least two time frames, although these may not always be successful. You make some major errors and regular minor errors but overall the response is more accurate than inaccurate. 2 You use a limited variety of vocabulary and use mainly simple language with some attempts at longer sentences using appropriate linking words. You may not reference different time frames successfully. You make frequent major and minor errors and your response is generally inaccurate. 1 You use a narrow and/or repetitive range of vocabulary. You use simple language and short sentences that may not be properly constructed. You make no successful references to different time frames. You make frequent major and minor errors and overall your response is highly inaccurate. 0 Does not meet the standard required for 1 mark.

9-10

7-8

5-6

3-4

1-2

0

Does not meet the standard required for 1 mark.

Answers

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