No textualevidence(quotes) or awholeparagraphwithout itBasic transitionstatements -firstly, secondly,finally, inconclusion etc.Missingthesis/topicstatements atthe beginningof paragraphsIntroduction -missing singleinvertedcommas fromtitle (may haveused double)Paragraphbegins with aquote - nothesis or topicstatementDid notintroducequote - justused it to starta sentenceDid notcomplete afull essay -due to timeconstraintsQuoting thetext then justexplainingwhat thequote 'shows'Short conclusion -did not restate title,author, form, anoverview ofthesis'/directanswer to questionIntroduction- missingcomposername'Used/uses'Thecomposerused...Vague analysisthat providesno detail - "thecolour evokesemotion"Missingcapitalletters intext titleListedspecifictechniquesin theintroductionFocused onthe charactersin the text,rather thanthe composerMostly retoldthe story andexplainedthe quotesUsed firstperson insteadof the reader,audience,responder etc.'Shows'Thistechniqueshows...Flaws inspellingand/orexpressionNo technicallanguage/techniques or awholeparagraphwithout itMerely quoted thequestion withoutdeveloping it - “thedanger for us all is tobelieve thateverything is what itseems.” Did not evaluate(assess) "to whatextent" thestatement true foryour textIntroduction -missingform. Novel,prose fictionetc.No link to thequestion atthe end of aparagraphAnotherexample...(addingevidence orideasrandomly)No textualevidence(quotes) or awholeparagraphwithout itBasic transitionstatements -firstly, secondly,finally, inconclusion etc.Missingthesis/topicstatements atthe beginningof paragraphsIntroduction -missing singleinvertedcommas fromtitle (may haveused double)Paragraphbegins with aquote - nothesis or topicstatementDid notintroducequote - justused it to starta sentenceDid notcomplete afull essay -due to timeconstraintsQuoting thetext then justexplainingwhat thequote 'shows'Short conclusion -did not restate title,author, form, anoverview ofthesis'/directanswer to questionIntroduction- missingcomposername'Used/uses'Thecomposerused...Vague analysisthat providesno detail - "thecolour evokesemotion"Missingcapitalletters intext titleListedspecifictechniquesin theintroductionFocused onthe charactersin the text,rather thanthe composerMostly retoldthe story andexplainedthe quotesUsed firstperson insteadof the reader,audience,responder etc.'Shows'Thistechniqueshows...Flaws inspellingand/orexpressionNo technicallanguage/techniques or awholeparagraphwithout itMerely quoted thequestion withoutdeveloping it - “thedanger for us all is tobelieve thateverything is what itseems.” Did not evaluate(assess) "to whatextent" thestatement true foryour textIntroduction -missingform. Novel,prose fictionetc.No link to thequestion atthe end of aparagraphAnotherexample...(addingevidence orideasrandomly)

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.


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