EDEXCEL GCSE English Literature Essay Checklist
Have you fulfilled the criteria below? You’ve reached Level 5 (17-20 marks)!
____ Do I show an assured personal response?
____ Do I show a high level of engagement with the text? Are points made with assurance and full
support from the text?
____ Have I developed a critical style with maturity, perceptive understanding, and interpretation?
____ Are discerning references an integral part of my response?
____ Do I show excellent understanding of context, and of the relationship between text and context?
Have you fulfilled the criteria below? You’ve reached Level 4 (13-16 marks)!
____ Do I have a developed personal response?
____ Do I show thorough engagement, fully related to the text?
____ Is my critical style sustained, with well-developed interpretation?
____ Do I have well-chosen references to the text to support a range of effective points?
____ Is there sustained comment on relevant context and the relationship between text and context?
Have you fulfilled the criteria below? You’ve reached Level 3 (9-12 marks)!
____ Do I show a relevant personal response, soundly related to the text?
____ Is there an appropriate critical style, with comments showing a sound interpretation?
____ Do I have relevant and focused points made with support from the text?
____ Is there sound comment on relevant context and on the relationship between text and context?
Have you avoided the criteria below? You’ve reached Level 2 (5-8 marks)!
____ Is my response largely narrative, with some elements of personal response?
____ Is there only limited evidence of a critical style but not always applied securely?
____ Is there lack of consistency or secure focus?
____ Is there limited awareness of relevant context and on the relationship between text and context?
Have you avoided the criteria below? You’ve reached Level 1 (1-4 marks)!
____ Is my response simple with little personal response?
____ Is there little evidence of a critical style?
____ Is there little reference to the content or the themes of the text?
____ Is there little awareness of context and on the relationship between text and context?
Have you fulfilled the criteria below? You’ve reached Level 5 (17-20 marks)!
____ Do I show an assured personal response?
____ Do I show a high level of engagement with the text? Are points made with assurance and full
support from the text?
____ Have I developed a critical style with maturity, perceptive understanding, and interpretation?
____ Are discerning references an integral part of my response?
____ Do I show excellent understanding of context, and of the relationship between text and context?
Have you fulfilled the criteria below? You’ve reached Level 4 (13-16 marks)!
____ Do I have a developed personal response?
____ Do I show thorough engagement, fully related to the text?
____ Is my critical style sustained, with well-developed interpretation?
____ Do I have well-chosen references to the text to support a range of effective points?
____ Is there sustained comment on relevant context and the relationship between text and context?
Have you fulfilled the criteria below? You’ve reached Level 3 (9-12 marks)!
____ Do I show a relevant personal response, soundly related to the text?
____ Is there an appropriate critical style, with comments showing a sound interpretation?
____ Do I have relevant and focused points made with support from the text?
____ Is there sound comment on relevant context and on the relationship between text and context?
Have you avoided the criteria below? You’ve reached Level 2 (5-8 marks)!
____ Is my response largely narrative, with some elements of personal response?
____ Is there only limited evidence of a critical style but not always applied securely?
____ Is there lack of consistency or secure focus?
____ Is there limited awareness of relevant context and on the relationship between text and context?
Have you avoided the criteria below? You’ve reached Level 1 (1-4 marks)!
____ Is my response simple with little personal response?
____ Is there little evidence of a critical style?
____ Is there little reference to the content or the themes of the text?
____ Is there little awareness of context and on the relationship between text and context?
