From: The SFL genre-based approach to writing in EFL contexts
Categories | Sub-categories | Assessment Criteria |
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1 Generic Structure | Identifies sociocultural purpose of genre | (1) To identify the purpose of the discussion essay |
Identifies motivation of genre as interpersonal or pragmatic | (2) To describe the structure of the target genre: 1) Issue, 2) Argument for, 3) Argument against, and 4) Conclusion | |
2 Lexicogrammar | Makes appropriate lexicogrammatical ideational meaning choices (Field) | (3) To explain general personal nouns |
(4) To write about the uses of abstract nouns | ||
(5) To write about the uses of action verbs | ||
(6) To write about the uses of “verbal verbs” | ||
Makes appropriate interpersonal meaning choices (Tenor) | (7) To write about modalities | |
(8) To write about modality + adverbs | ||
(9) To write these fixed phrases to express the writer’s opinion/modality: It is possible that, I guess that, or It is certain that | ||
Makes appropriate textual meaning choices (Mode) | (10) To explain construct conjunctions and signposts | |
(11) To explain demonstrative pronouns such as that and this | ||
(12) To use appropriate thematic ties and referential links to extend genre |