WRITING

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UNDERSTANDING THE WRITING ASSESSMENT 

What you need to know about the Writing assessment 

When it comes to the EPELTS writing test, many students perceive it as challenging due to the time constraint. This test assesses a wide range of skills, including essay writing, letter composition and graph analysis.
Here's what you need to know about the writing assessment:

  • Sentence Structure: The assessment evaluates the candidate's ability to organise and relate words within sentences effectively. The arrangement and relationship among words forming sentences are closely evaluated.
  • Linking Ideas: The candidate's proficiency in using appropriate words to connect ideas within sentences and between sentences is assessed. The candidate's ability to use appropriate words to link ideas within and between sentences is further assessed.
  • Cumulative Meaning-Making: Awareness of the cumulative nature of meaning-making is crucial, as candidates should state an idea and provide elaboration to ensure clarity and understanding.

Connecting and tracking ideas

The candidate is aware that meaning-making is a cumulative process – an idea is stated, then elaborated upon so the reader can build meaning.
  • Usage of Words and Artistic Impact: The assessment examines the candidate's understanding of using words for both academic and artistic impact. Grouping of Ideas: Candidates should demonstrate the ability to organise similar ideas together for clarity and coherence.
  • Paragraph Structure: The arrangement of paragraphs should align with the structure of the specific text type. For instance, narratives typically start with an orientation, while arguments conclude with a summary.
  • Punctuation: The candidate's grasp of punctuation marks to separate words into sentences is assessed to ensure clarity in meaning.

  • Marking for Clarity: Understanding the marks used to separate letters, words, phrases and clauses is crucial for conveying meaning clearly.
  • Sound-to-Letter Correspondence: Candidates should demonstrate knowledge of how sounds are represented by letters and maintain proper letter order.

Prepare for the writing assessment by focusing on these essential aspects. Our assessment platform will help you develop and showcase your writing skills effectively.

Analysing Charts
  • Introduction to charts
  • Solid understanding of the fundamental components
  • Analysis and interpretation of data
Essay & E-mails
  • Introduction to essays
  • Crafting persuasive essays
  • General introduction to emails
  • Format of an email
  • Exploring common scenarios in email writing
Letter & Report Writing
  • Crafting well-structured letters for different purposes
  • Structuring your reports
  • Presenting data effectively
  • Conveying key messages professionally

WRITING ASSESSMENT CREITERIA

Orientation and engagement

Candidates should demonstrate their ability to effectively orient and engage readers by employing appropriate information, text structure, and language features. Clear expression, sufficient information, and a text structure tailored to the purpose and task are crucial aspects.

Task Achievement 

Candidates will be evaluated on their understanding and successful completion of the assigned task or paragraph. The assessment focuses on the candidate's ability to meet the requirements accurately, appropriately and with relevance.     

Coherence and Grammar 

Candidates are expected to produce coherent and well-structured paragraphs, supported by adequate details and evidence. This includes maintaining overall clarity and fluency in their writing. Additionally, accurate usage of grammatical structures is essential.

The candidate is able to produce accurate grammatical structures 

Lexical Resources 

Candidates should demonstrate an appropriate and varied use of vocabulary, employing correct word forms. The assessment emphasises the candidate's ability to utilise a wide range of vocabulary to enhance their writing.