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= Writing =

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English Assessment Task Grade 4 Narrative Writing – What a Mess!

Students were asked to complete a narrative/story on the topic “What a Mess!”. They were given a set time frame to complete the task. We encouraged our students to use organisational strategies to ensure they completed this task on time. Students were expected to do a plan, draft and final good copy. The checklist below has been completed by your child’s teacher.
 * The Task:**


 * E: Well Below Standard ||
 * Creation of a short imaginative text. ||
 * Related ideas and events to tell their story to their audience. ||
 * Simple and some compound words (but, then, however etc) were used to link sentences. ||
 * Effective vocabulary to convey meaning, including nouns, verbs and adjectives. ||
 * Correct spelling of most frequently used words and has made attempts to spell words with more complex spelling blends. ||
 * D: Below Standard ||
 * Composition of a short story longer than one paragraph. ||
 * Appropriate ordering of ideas. ||
 * Compound sentences linking two ideas, with correct use of verb tenses. ||
 * Development of character, setting and plot. ||
 * C: At Standard ||
 * The narrative piece has a clear purpose, to narrate or describe a story. ||
 * Composition of three or four logically ordered paragraphs. ||
 * Created a story that keeps in mind that their audience will have different needs and interests than themselves e.g. know who Luke Skywalker is. ||
 * Used a combination of writing and pictures to tell their story. ||
 * Correct spelling of two-syllable words with regular patterns, and plausible attempts at spelling two-syllable words with irregular spelling patterns. ||
 * B: Above Standard ||
 * Used a combination of writing and pictures to tell their story. ||
 * The story contains several logically ordered paragraphs that include ideas and information about familiar topics. ||
 * They have included a variety of simple and compound sentences, using verb tenses correctly. ||
 * They used punctuation to support meaning, including exclamation marks and quotation marks. Accurate use of full stops, commas and question marks. ||
 * They have used vocabulary appropriate to the narrative and spell most one-and two-syllable words with regular spelling patterns, and frequently used words which have less regular spelling patterns. ||
 * They’ve used sound and visual patterns when attempting to spell unfamiliar words. ||
 * A: Well Above Standard ||
 * Included familiar ideas and information for the specific narrative purpose and audience, print or electronic. ||
 * Used the five strategies; planning, drafting, proofreading, editing and revising. ||
 * Used appropriate vocabulary, punctuation and tense to suit a narrative text. ||
 * Has included typical features of a narrative e.g. introduction, problem and end. ||
 * Correct spelling of frequently occurring two- and three-syllable words. ||
 * Use of strategies to spell unknown words. ||

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