Year 5
WRITING

Relevance to task
write narrative, persuassive, report, procedural & informative texts
consistently use appropriate style & text-structure for each writing task
maintain focus & relevance to topic

Awareness of audience & purpose
usually use language appropriate to the audience
usually use language appropriate to the text
use writing frameworks appropriate to the purpose
produce texts in both print & electronic forms

Logical, sequential writing
experiment with planning of content in diff forms eg graphic organizer
increasingly, organise ideas & info using headings, sub-headings & paragraphs
use framework or plan to develop logical sequence of ideas or points

Vocabulary
select & use vocab appropriate to the task
use descriptive lang when appropriate, to make writing more vivid
use dynamic language to engage reader throughout the text
use a range of sentence starters & conjunctions to enhance flow & sequence

Spelling
show a multi-strategy approach to spelling: visual, phonic & meaning
spell 400 most frequently used words in writing
spell words that are personally familiar & relevant
spell words used in diff domains
make correct use of prefixes & suffixes
represent all sounds & use patterns (including 2 & 3 letter clusters) in plausible attempts to spell unknown words

Grammar
maintain consistent use of a tense that is appropriate to text
show consistent use of noun-verb agreement
use adjectives & adverbs as appropriate
write simple, complex & compound sentences according to text type

Punctuation
use ? & ! Marks
use quotation marks & appropriate punctuation to indicate speech
use quotation marks before & after titles & around words used in an unorthodox manner
use apostrphes for contractions & possession
use commas:
after connecting words eg however, I believe...
when joining 2 clauses
for lists
to separate the person from the rest of the sentence, eg No, you can't come
in here
begin to use commas to separate main & sunordinate clauses

Editing
edit & rework writing for accuracy, clarity, relevance, sequencing & effectiveness
proofread for spelling, punctuation & grammar, using a variety of resources including ICT