1. Year 7 Stage 4 English 2011
Assessment Task 4: Fantasy Narrative
Resilience
Assessment Handed Out: Due: Weighting: Marks:
Task 4 Term 3, Week Term 3, 20% /20
6 Week 7
Submission Instructions
Your completed tasks need to be submitted electronically by the due date.
Aims of this task:
In this unit, you have studied film, the fantasy genre and creative writing. You will
need to draw on this knowledge to create an engaging fantasy narrative.
Outcomes Assessed:
A student:
1. responds to and composes texts for understanding, interpretation, critical
analysis and pleasure
2. uses a range of processes for responding to and composing texts
4. uses and describes language forms and features, and structures of texts
appropriate to different purposes, audiences and contexts
You will be assessed on your ability to:
• Write an original, engaging story that fits into the fantasy genre
• The central theme needs to focus on resilience and overcoming adversity
• Present your ideas in an appropriate form
• Use language appropriate to audience, purpose and context
• Present a polished work using accurate spelling, punctuation, grammar and
paragraphing appropriate to the task
The Task
Write a 500-word narrative that includes features and conventions of the fantasy
genre.
Consider the following: Setting, Plot, Themes, Characterisation and Style

2. CHECKLIST (to be submitted with your task)
I have checked my work for the following things:
Some-
CRITERIA YES NO
times
I have not copied and this is all my own work
I have submitted an edited and published text
My text is:
word processed,
I have used 12 point Helvetica font
I have used single spacing
I have given my narrative a title
I have published it to my blog ready for peer assessment
I have organised my ideas clearly and I think my work makes
sense
I have tried to develop my ideas
To create and sustain interest, I used some of the following
language features: adjectives, noun groups, adverbial phrases,
verbal groups, imagery such as similes and/or metaphors,
symbols and/or recurring motifs, dialogue, characterisation
I have tried to use interesting, new or difficult words
I have checked my spelling and punctuation and it is the best I can
do
I have included some complex sentences
Name____________________________
Signature: ________________________
Date: ____________________________

3. English Assessment Criteria Task 4
Year 7 – FANTASY NARRATIVE
Marking Criteria
Mark Performance Descriptors
1. Creates a highly imaginative fantasy world including vivid
descriptions of the adventures, feelings and impressions of the
character(s) exploring this world.
2. Uses and adapts the processes of planning, drafting, rehearsing,
17-20 responding to feedback, editing, and publishing to compose
sophisticated texts over time
4. A sophisticated and engaging text that demonstrates very detailed
understanding of the conventions of fantasy writing and flair and
sophistication in structure and language
1. Creates an imaginative fantasy world including descriptions of the
adventures, feelings and impressions of the character(s) exploring this
world.
2. Uses and adapts the processes of planning, drafting, rehearsing,
13-16 responding to feedback, editing, and publishing to compose sound
texts over time
4. Composes a sound and engaging text that demonstrates detailed
understanding of the conventions of fantasy writing with flair and control
of structure or language
1. Creates a fantasy world including descriptions of the adventures,
feelings, and impressions of the character(s) exploring this world.
2. Uses and adapts the processes of planning, drafting, rehearsing,
9-12 responding to feedback, editing, and publishing to compose
sophisticated texts over time
4. Composes a developed text that demonstrates sound understanding
of the conventions of fantasy writing with control of structure or
language
1. Composes a story that is basic in its descriptions of a fantasy world
2. Uses and adapts the processes of planning, drafting, rehearsing,
responding to feedback, editing, and publishing to compose basic texts
5-8 over time
4. Composes a limited text that demonstrates basic understanding of
the conventions of fantasy writing with limited control of structure or
language
1. Composes a story that is limited in its descriptions of a fantasy world
2. Uses and adapts the processes of planning, drafting, rehearsing,
responding to feedback, editing, and publishing to compose limited or
1-4 incomplete texts over time
4. Composes a limited or incomplete text that demonstrates little or no
understanding of the conventions of fantasy writing with little control of
structure or language