A 1, 90-100, I: Highly Excellent - Exemplary
These are the qualities associated with the grade A 1, 90-100, I: Highly Excellent - Exemplary.
| Knowledge | Range [breadth/depth] | Comprehensive, fully assimilated, with outstanding evidence of independent reading. |
| Command of Material | Imaginative, authoritative, with original insight producing a subtle and nuanced piece of work of publishable quality. | |
| Awareness of Scholarship | Fully conversant with relevant literature and major issues surrounding a topic. Demonstrates exceptional awareness of related material beyond the confines of the topic itself with an ability to incorporate this convincingly into specific argument. | |
| Argument & analysis | Focus on Question | Sharply focussed on a clear line of argument in response to the question, while showing outstanding awareness of the complexities and wider ramifications of the issues raised. |
| Clarity of Structure | Logically sophisticated, fully coherent structure, fluently developed. | |
| Analytical Skills and Independence of Thought | Critically acute, perceptive and sophisticated throughout. Demonstrates an exemplary ability to analyse issues and texts from a number of points of view culminating in an exemplary, independent conclusion. | |
| Use & Evaluation of Evidence | Compelling use of extensive primary evidence to support a convincing and original argument; demonstrating mastery of, and making a fresh contribution to, relevant critical contexts and/or debates in its engagement with secondary sources. | |
| Language & Expression | Clarity, Organisation & Accuracy | Lucid and precise; exemplary paragraphing |
| Grammar & Syntax | Sophisticated syntax and correct grammar. | |
| Spelling | Accurate. | |
| Fluency of Writing | Fluent, sophisticated, incisive and mature. | |
| Scholarly apparatus | Accuracy & Consistency of Referencing | Accurate, consistent, well judged and appropriate. |
| Accuracy & Consistency of Works Cited list | Complete, accurate, consistent and logically organised. |