English – About the materials
The work samples in this publication illustrate achievement in English across the levels and dimensions of the English domain of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards. Additional work samples will be published progressively from Levels 1 to 6.
Each work sample is presented in a similar format and includes:
- the relevant standard for the dimension
- a description of the context for the task
- a copy or description of the stimulus material provided to students, where relevant
- one or more work samples which are typical of the kinds of responses students produce when they are working towards or at the standard
- annotations which identify attributes of the work linked to a standard.
In some work samples there may be a synthesis of several students’ work, combined to give a clear picture of work at a standard. The work samples are not intended to show the full range of student achievement of the standards at a particular level. Teachers can use the work samples as a reference when making their on-balance judgments about students' work collected over an extended period.
It should be stressed that students rarely perform absolutely uniformly at a given level: their work will typically include a range of attributes illustrative of students working towards or at a given level.
