Summary Tips - Language Element
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Dear all,
You should know by now you need 15 points.
When doing summaries please bear the following in mind for the language element worth 10 marks.
1)Meet or be as close to the summary word limit as possible, the less words you have the lower the base mark. This means that if you have 126 words to 145 words, you will only have a base mark of 9 as opposed to 10 and it gets lower and lower with fewer words used.
2)Rephrase the text for every point that you have identified - As far as possible DO NOT LIFT! To meet the top band descriptor, you need to have paraphrased 12 or more points.
3)The only time you are allowed to lift is if the text is very complex or technical.
4)Ensure that your language is accurate
5) Vary your sentence structure - Do not just use simple sentences all the time. Remember the lesson on complex and compound sentences, it will help you shorten the word count!
6) Watch your punctuation and spelling!
7) Utilise appropriate and wide range of vocabulary.
8) Ensure your writing is legible.
