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**DOMREMY COLLEGE** **YEAR 11 PRELIM ENGLISH ASSESSMENT TASK** **AREA OF STUDY** **Due Date:** **Thursday 13** **th** **May (Week 4)** **Hand in to Mrs Coure in Rm 21 between 8.15 and 8.35am** **Marks: 15** **Weighting: 20% (10% Reading, 10% Writing)** **Outcomes** **3, 7, 8, 11** **to be assessed:**

**The Task** As part of the Sydney Writers’ Festival, our library is running a short story competition with the concept of //Justice// as the focus.

Select **ONE** of the **QUOTATIONS** as a stimulus for a short story that explores the concept of Justice. The quote should inspire the narrative.

Your story must be between **1000 - 1200 words** || You will be assessed on your ability to compose a text which:
 * expresses an understanding of the concept of justice
 * selects language, forms and features of short stories to create an imaginative response.
 * organises, develops and expresses ideas using language appropriate to audience, purpose and context

***Please note:
 * Type in Times New Roman, 12 pt font, black ink and double space.
 * Staple the Marking Criteria to the front of your task.
 * No plastic sleeves
 * Use your student number. DO NOT write your course or your teacher’s name on your script.

QUOTATIONS:

//1. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive.// Reverend Jesse Jackson

//2. What you will do matters. All you need is to do it.// Judy Grahn

//3. Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.// Barack Obama

//4. The best planned schemes of both mice and men can go astray.// Robert Burns

Student Number: ___________________________________ Quote Number: _____________ **Marking Criteria**

13 - 15 || 10 - 12 || 7 - 9 || 4 - 6 || 1 - 3 ||
 * * Drawing on one of the images, skilfully composes a sustained and engaging imaginative story
 * Perceptively explores the concept of justice
 * Demonstrates skilful control of language and structure appropriate to audience, purpose, context and form ||
 * * Drawing on one of the images, composes an effective imaginative story
 * Effectively explores the concept of justice
 * Demonstrates well-developed control of language and structure appropriate to audience, purpose, context and form ||
 * * Drawing on one of the images, composes a sound imaginative story
 * Explores the concept of justice
 * Demonstrates adequate control of language and structure appropriate to audience, purpose, context and form ||
 * * Drawing on one of the images, attempts to compose a story
 * Attempts to explore the concept of justice
 * Demonstrates variable control of language and structure with limited appropriateness to audience, purpose, context and form ||
 * Attempts to compose a response
 * Shows little understanding of the concept of justice
 * Demonstrates little to no control of language ||
 * Demonstrates little to no control of language ||