Level Historical Fiction (Unlimited length) Source Evaluation (1 side maximum)

8 My writing is imaginative and distinctive. There is regular and skilled use of literary techniques (e.g. onomatopoeia, alliteration). There is excellent historical accuracy in the piece of writing, through details, facts and dialogue. It makes regular and accurate references to Letchworth experiences during World War I. The sources discussed in the source evaluation have clearly informed the historical fiction. It convincingly provides the reader with a clear view of World War I as either positive or negative.

I have said how a very good range of different and challenging sources gave me ideas for my essay and said how they were used in the historical fiction. I have also evaluated their reliability based on the nature (what it is), the origin (when it was made and who it was made by) and the purpose (why it was made and for whom). I have also provided a judgement on the usefulness of the sources to an author researching World War I by comparing their strengths and weaknesses.

7 My writing is generally imaginative and distinctive. There is regular use of literary techniques (e.g. onomatopoeia, alliteration). There is very good historical accuracy in the piece of writing, through details, facts and dialogue. It makes regular and largely accurate references to Letchworth experiences during World War I. The sources discussed in the source evaluation have informed the historical fiction at points. It provides the reader with a clear view of World War I as either positive or negative.

I have said how a good range of different sources gave me ideas for my essay and said how they were used in the historical fiction. I have evaluated their reliability based on the nature (what it is), the origin (when it was made and who it was made by) and the purpose (why it was made and for whom). I have also commented on how useful the sources would be to an author researching World War I in preparation for writing a historical fiction novel.

6 My writing includes relevant and imaginative details. There is good use of literary techniques (e.g. onomatopoeia, alliteration). There is good historical accuracy in the piece of writing, through details, facts and dialogue. It makes accurate references to Letchworth experiences during World War I. It provides the reader with a clear view of World War I as either positive or negative.

I have said how a good range of different sources provided ideas for the historical fiction. I have also provided some evaluation of their reliability based on the nature (what it is), the origin (when it was made and who it was made by) and the purpose (why it was made and for whom).

5 My writing includes some relevant and imaginative details. There is some use of literary techniques (e.g. onomatopoeia, alliteration). There is some historical accuracy in the piece of writing, through details, facts and dialogue, though there may be some minor errors. There are some accurate references to Letchworth experiences during World War I. It provides the reader with a view of World War I as either positive or negative.

I have said some sources provided ideas for the historical fiction. I have also commented on their reliability based on the nature (what it is) and the origin (when it was made and who it was made by) of the sources.

4 My writing includes some relevant but generalised details about the war. There is at least one attempt at using complicated literary techniques (e.g. onomatopoeia, alliteration). There is limited historical accuracy in the piece of writing, through details, facts and dialogue. There are some generalised references to Letchworth experiences during World War I. It provides the reader with a view of World War I as either positive or negative.

I have said how a number of sources provided ideas for the historical fiction

3 My writing include some ideas about World War I. I use some strong adjectives in my piece of writing. I stick to “I”, or “he/she”.

I have said how a source has given me ideas for my historical fiction

Historical Fiction Assessment Chart