Paragraphbegins with aquote - nothesis or topicstatementMostly retoldthe story andexplainedthe quotesMerely quoted thequestion withoutdeveloping it - “thedanger for us all is tobelieve thateverything is what itseems.” Flaws inspellingand/orexpressionVague analysisthat providesno detail - "thecolour evokesemotion"Introduction -missingform. Novel,prose fictionetc.Short conclusion -did not restate title,author, form, anoverview ofthesis'/directanswer to questionNo textualevidence(quotes) or awholeparagraphwithout itListedspecifictechniquesin theintroductionDid not evaluate(assess) "to whatextent" thestatement true foryour textFocused onthe charactersin the text,rather thanthe composerDid notcomplete afull essay -due to timeconstraintsIntroduction -missing singleinvertedcommas fromtitle (may haveused double)Did notintroducequote - justused it to starta sentenceQuoting thetext then justexplainingwhat thequote 'shows'Missingthesis/topicstatements atthe beginningof paragraphsIntroduction- missingcomposernameNo technicallanguage/techniques or awholeparagraphwithout itMissingcapitalletters intext title'Shows'Thistechniqueshows...Basic transitionstatements -firstly, secondly,finally, inconclusion etc.Anotherexample...(addingevidence orideasrandomly)'Used/uses'Thecomposerused...No link to thequestion atthe end of aparagraphUsed firstperson insteadof the reader,audience,responder etc.Paragraphbegins with aquote - nothesis or topicstatementMostly retoldthe story andexplainedthe quotesMerely quoted thequestion withoutdeveloping it - “thedanger for us all is tobelieve thateverything is what itseems.” Flaws inspellingand/orexpressionVague analysisthat providesno detail - "thecolour evokesemotion"Introduction -missingform. Novel,prose fictionetc.Short conclusion -did not restate title,author, form, anoverview ofthesis'/directanswer to questionNo textualevidence(quotes) or awholeparagraphwithout itListedspecifictechniquesin theintroductionDid not evaluate(assess) "to whatextent" thestatement true foryour textFocused onthe charactersin the text,rather thanthe composerDid notcomplete afull essay -due to timeconstraintsIntroduction -missing singleinvertedcommas fromtitle (may haveused double)Did notintroducequote - justused it to starta sentenceQuoting thetext then justexplainingwhat thequote 'shows'Missingthesis/topicstatements atthe beginningof paragraphsIntroduction- missingcomposernameNo technicallanguage/techniques or awholeparagraphwithout itMissingcapitalletters intext title'Shows'Thistechniqueshows...Basic transitionstatements -firstly, secondly,finally, inconclusion etc.Anotherexample...(addingevidence orideasrandomly)'Used/uses'Thecomposerused...No link to thequestion atthe end of aparagraphUsed firstperson insteadof the reader,audience,responder etc.

Trial HSC - Common Module Essay - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Paragraph begins with a quote - no thesis or topic statement
  2. Mostly retold the story and explained the quotes
  3. Merely quoted the question without developing it - “the danger for us all is to believe that everything is what it seems.” 
  4. Flaws in spelling and/or expression
  5. Vague analysis that provides no detail - "the colour evokes emotion"
  6. Introduction - missing form. Novel, prose fiction etc.
  7. Short conclusion - did not restate title, author, form, an overview of thesis'/direct answer to question
  8. No textual evidence (quotes) or a whole paragraph without it
  9. Listed specific techniques in the introduction
  10. Did not evaluate (assess) "to what extent" the statement true for your text
  11. Focused on the characters in the text, rather than the composer
  12. Did not complete a full essay - due to time constraints
  13. Introduction - missing single inverted commas from title (may have used double)
  14. Did not introduce quote - just used it to start a sentence
  15. Quoting the text then just explaining what the quote 'shows'
  16. Missing thesis/topic statements at the beginning of paragraphs
  17. Introduction - missing composer name
  18. No technical language/ techniques or a whole paragraph without it
  19. Missing capital letters in text title
  20. 'Shows' This technique shows...
  21. Basic transition statements - firstly, secondly, finally, in conclusion etc.
  22. Another example... (adding evidence or ideas randomly)
  23. 'Used/uses' The composer used...
  24. No link to the question at the end of a paragraph
  25. Used first person instead of the reader, audience, responder etc.