How writers earn points

One grid, five criteria, four levels. Here's what each line rewards and the short count that finds the points you were about to leave behind.

By the end of this lesson

Read the A2 writing grid: five criteria at 2.5 points each, used on both exercises.
Name the one criterion whose meaning changes between Exercise 1 and Exercise 2.
Recognise the four levels a criterion can be given, and the rules that flatten a score.
Run a two-minute count on your draft before you hand it in, and know what to count.

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