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  Texts: On the bridge  1

KV 5: Peer correction – Writing a characterisation
Name:

The student … You P3 P2 P1

Introduction

starts his/her characterisation with one or two introductory sentences (    /2) (    /2) (    /2) (    /2)
which contain the following information:
name of character, main/minor character, title and genre of the text,
author, year of publication

Main part

personal information: (    /2) (    /2) (    /2) (    /2)

gives important details on personal information (name, age)

outward appearance: (    /4) (    /4) (    /4) (    /4)

gives information on the outward appearance of the characters: size,
build, clothes etc.

behaviour: (    /4) (    /4) (    /4) (    /4)

analyses what the character says and does, and what this reveals about
his/her personality

relationship: (    /4) (    /4) (    /4) (    /4)

analyses relationships with other characters and what this reveals about
the character’s personality

development: (    /4) (    /4) (    /4) (    /4)

analyses to what extent the character changes in the course of the story

feelings / thoughts: (    /4) (    /4) (    /4) (    /4)

how he/she feels, thinks, …

Conclusion

–  summarises in 2–4 sentences the main points of the characterisation (    /5) (    /5) (    /5) (    /5)
–  analyses whether the character is a round or a flat character

Structure

has a good structure of introduction, main part and conclusion and (    /2) (    /2) (    /2) (    /2)
separates these parts by making paragraphs

has a logical structure in the main part (    /3) (    /3) (    /3) (    /3)

Language

uses mainly the present tense (    /3) (    /3) (    /3) (    /3)

supports his opinion by using quotations from the text (    /6) (    /6) (    /6) (    /6)

uses connectives (furthermore, nevertheless, …) (    /3) (    /3) (    /3) (    /3)

Total (46) (  /46) (  /46) (  /46) (  /46)

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