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| WRITING |
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| Relevance to task |
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| write narratives & develop characters, setting & plot |
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| express a point of view, providing some info & supporting detail |
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| write informative, descriptive & explanatary texts comprising at least 3 logically ordered paragraphs |
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| Awareness of audience & purpose |
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| meet audience needs by including necessary background info |
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| explain the purpose of informative, descriptive & explanatory texts |
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| produce texts in both print & electronic forms |
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| Logical, sequential writing |
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| plan recounts & narratives independently |
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| write texts comprising several logically ordered paragraphs that express opinions, ideas & info about familiar topics |
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| Use appropriate frameworks to plan their writing of the above text types |
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| Vocabulary |
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| make increasing skillful use of descriptive language |
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| use a range of sentence starters & conjunctions to improve the flow & sequence of writing |
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| use vocabulary appropriate to audience & purpose |
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| Spelling |
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| use sound & visual patterns when attempting to spell unfamiliar words |
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| spell most 1 & 2 syllable words wirh regular spelling patterns |
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| spell frequently used words which have less regular spelling patterns |
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| spell topic, curriculam & interest words |
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| seek confirmation of spelling choices from resources such as dictionaries/charts/lists/ICT |
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| Grammar |
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| write a wide range of simple, complex & compound sentences |
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| understand the function of adjectives & adverbs |
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| use verb tense appropriately & consistently within a text |
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| Punctuation |
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| use full stops in intials eg W.A. |
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| use full stops in abbreviations eg Mon. |
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| use captials for proper nouns/book titles/1st word in line of poetry & for emphasis |
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| use ? & ! Marks appropriately |
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| correctly use quotation marks for direct speech |
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| begin to use quotation marks before & after speech |
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| begin to use quotation marks to indicate words in an unorthodox manner eg 'The Video Show' |
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| use apostrophes to show ownership & omissions |
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| use commas to separate items in a series |
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| use commas to separate words in a sentence for further explanation, eg Mary, the golden haired girl... |
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| begin to use commas when joining 2 clauses, eg He wanted to travel to China, but he wanted to learn the language first |
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| Editing |
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| revise to clarify meaning & make text more effective eg..adding or deleting words |
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| respond to requests to clarify meaning |
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| proof read for correct spelling/punctuation/grammar |
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| discuss proof reading strategies with other students & teacher |
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