AS 91724 Annotated exemplars

This annotated exemplar is intended for teacher use only. Annotated exemplars are extracts of student evidence, with commentary, that explain key parts of a standard. These help teachers make assessment judgements at the grade boundaries.

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For Excellence, the student needs to comprehensively explain a significant theme in a sacred text within a religious tradition.

This involves explaining the wider implications of the theme.

The student has comprehensively explained the wider personal (1) and historical (2) implications found with regard to the significant theme of grace for a person who is a Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) and society in general.

For a more secure Excellence, the student would need to comprehensively explain the historical implication by providing evidence from the teachings of SDA, through Church documents, and teachings from authoritative sources within the Church, especially in relation to the Bible, - to show how important the Bible is as a source of the meaning of grace. 

For Merit, the student needs to explain in detail a significant theme in a sacred text within a religious tradition.

This involves explaining the significance of the theme within a religious tradition.

The student has explained the significance of grace in the SDA Church (1).

The student has provided some evidence of a personal wider implication of grace in the SDA tradition (2).

To reach Excellence, the student would need to provide an explanation of the wider social, historical, geographical or political implications of the theme of grace as expressed within the SDA Church by providing evidence from the teachings of SDA, through Church documents, and teachings from authoritative sources within the Church, especially in relation to the Bible. 

For Merit, the student needs to explain in detail a significant theme in a sacred text within a religious tradition.

This involves explaining the significance of the theme within a religious tradition.

The student has explained in detail the SDA Church understands of the significance of grace in their teaching (1).

For a more secure Merit, the student would need to provide further explanation of the significance of grace from a SDA Church perspective by explaining in detail the nature of humanity (Fundamental Belief 7), and how this has an impact upon the SDA Church teaching on the Experience of Salvation (Fundamental Belief 10) by providing evidence from authoritative sources.

For Achieved, the student needs to explain a significant theme in a sacred text within a religious tradition.

This involves: 

• outlining a significant theme in a sacred text
• explaining how the theme is conveyed throughout the sacred text.

The student has outlined the theme of grace within the SDA Church (1).

The student has explained how the theme is conveyed throughout the sacred text (2).

To reach Merit, the student could provide evidence of the significance of grace within the SDA Church tradition by providing evidence of

• how disharmony erupted when a once-perfect being abused his God-given freedom. Satan “the accuser” chose self-centeredness and slander over truth and love
• how when we accept God's grace and salvation, the Holy Spirit reveals our need for Jesus and recreates us. The Spirit builds our faith and helps us leave our broken lives behind.

For Achieved, the student needs to explain a significant theme in a sacred text within a religious tradition.

This involves: 

• outlining a significant theme in a sacred text
• explaining how the theme is conveyed throughout the sacred text.

The student has briefly outlined the significant theme of grace in the Bible within the SDA Church (1).

The student has explained some of the ways that grace is conveyed throughout the Bible (2).

The student has provided evidence of a personal wider implication (3).

For a more secure Achieved, the student could further outline how grace is a significant theme in the Bible for the SDA Church.

In addition, the student could explain how grace is conveyed throughout the Bible as a significant theme by providing evidence from the teachings of SDA, through explaining the nature of humanity (Fundamental Belief 7), and how this has an impact upon SDA Church teaching on the understanding of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

For Achieved, the student needs to explain a significant theme in a sacred text within a religious tradition.

This involves: 

• outlining a significant theme in a sacred text
• explaining how the theme is conveyed throughout the sacred text.

The student has very briefly outlined the significant theme of grace in the Bible within the SDA Church (1).

The student has cited three examples of some of the ways that grace is conveyed throughout the Bible (2).

To reach Achieved, the student should further outline how grace is a significant theme in the Bible for the SDA Church.

In addition, the student could explain:

• how grace is conveyed throughout the Bible as a significant theme by providing more examples from both the Old and New Testaments,  evidence from the teachings of SDA
• how salvation transforms how we see the world, meaning we no longer fear our pasts, or future, but embrace a present full of hope and love.