Creating meaning resources

Students produce a simple written description, using nouns and adjectives with some precision.

This resource provides information on students’ ability to write a string of adjectives in the correct order.

Students read a speech extract and decide whether selected pronouns either include or exclude the audience.

Students study a short transcript of part of a debate and answer six short questions on debating techniques and procedures.

The assessment context is a prepared 'thank you' speech. The time limit is one minute and a content checklist is provided. Oral Language Assessment Guide C is suitable for this task.

For this NEMP task students read a poem about 'Me' and then write a poem about their own 'special self'.

Students prepare an oral book review. The assessment focus is on the ability to summarise, read fluently, and promote the book. Oral Language Assessment Guide C is suitable for this task.

A student speaks to another student or a small group about a news article. Two scoring guides are provided.

On a diagram of a stage, students identify four named areas. Then they answer questions about the uses of other aspects of stages.

Students read excerpts from a speech and identify seven features of the language and describe their intended effect on an audience.

Students use a video clip as the stimulus for completing a poem. Scaffolds are provided for this process.

Students write about aspects of a lesson that they have just had. A list of possible starters is used to provide topics for the students to write about.

The context for this oral assessment is an informative speech about a famous person. ARB scoring guides A, B, and C are suitable for this task.

Students place photos in order, then use them to write a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end.

A model of combining two short sentences is given. Students create simple then compound sentences to go with some photos, using simple conjunctions to join sentences. A peer sharing task completes the resource.

Using a picture as stimulus, students use nouns and verbs to create well-formed sentences.

Students create simple then compound sentences to go with a photo, using simple conjunctions to join sentences. A peer sharing task completes the resource.

Students choose a proverb from a list, then prepare and make a short speech explaining the proverb's message. The assessment focus is on explaining an idea, using an example and personal opinion. ARB scoring guides B and C are suitable for this task.

Students write an advertisement to sell a kayak on a website.

For this NEMP task students look at a picture of a bicycle and write an advertisement to sell the bike in a newspaper column.

Students explore the literary device used in the poem title, choose their own phrase, and visually present it. They obtain feedback from a class member. Annotated student work samples are provided.

This resource provides information on students’ ability to write a string of adjectives in the correct order.

Students prepare a talk on a personal experience, interest, or activity.

Students provide short written answers to questions on the advantages and disadvantages of interviews as source material. They then practise writing effective interview questions.

Students create character vignettes with a focus on writing pieces that are brief, descriptive and set in one point in time. They should not be concerned with plot. As the emphasis is on quality rather than quantity, students need to show a controlled and elegant skill in writing, and to use figurative language to 'show' rather than 'tell'.