WRITING
ATTAINMENT TARGETS
In these attainment targets, pupils will:
Opportunities for drafting and redrafting should be given where appropriate.

STRANDS

LEVEL A

LEVEL B

LEVEL C

LEVEL D

LEVEL E


Functional writing


Write briefly for a simple practical purpose.


Write briefly in an appropriate form for a variety of practical purposes.


Write in an appropriate form and with adequate vocabulary to communicate key events, facts or ideas.


Write in a variety of forms to communicate key events, facts or ideas, using appropriate organisation and vocabulary.



Write in a variety of forms to communicate key events, facts, points of view and ideas, using
appropriate organisation and specialist vocabulary.


Personal writing


Write briefly about a personal experience.

Write briefly and in an appropriate sequence about a personal experience, giving an indication of feelings, using adequate vocabulary.


Write about a personal experience for a specific purpose and audience, using appropriate organisation and vocabulary.

Write about personal experiences, expressing thoughts and feelings for a specific purpose and audience and using appropriate organisation and vocabulary.


Write about personal experiences in a variety of formats, demonstrating some capacity to reflect on experience and with some grasp of appropriate style.

Imaginative writing

Write a brief, imaginative story.


Write a brief, imaginative story or poem or dialogue, with discernible organisation and using adequate vocabulary.


Write a brief, imaginative story, poem or play, using appropriate organisation and vocabulary.

Write imaginative pieces in various genres, using appropriate organisation and vocabulary.


Write imaginative pieces in various genres, making some use of appropriate literary conventions.


Punctuation and
structure


In the writing tasks above, use capital letters and full stops correctly in more than one sentence.


In the writing tasks above, use capital letters and full stops correctly in more than one sentence, and use common linking words: and, but, then, so, that.


In the writing tasks above, punctuate many sentences accurately, including simple use of commas and question marks; begin to use paragraphs to structure writing.


In the writing tasks above, punctuate most sentences accurately; achieve some variety in sentence structure; use paragraphs; and begin to indicate speech in some way where appropriate.


In the writing tasks above, construct, punctuate and link sentences of different lengths, and organise them in paragraphs in order to shape meaning.



Spelling

In the writing tasks above, spell accurately the words which they need to use most commonly.

In the writing tasks above, spell frequently used words accurately through using a simple wordbank or dictionary.


In the writing tasks above, spell less frequently used words with increasing confidence and accuracy.

In the writing tasks above, spell accurately most of the words they need to use in classroom activities.

In the writing tasks above, spell accurately most of the words they need to use, including specialist terminology.

Handwriting and presentation


In the writing tasks above, form letters and space words legibly for the most part.


In the writing tasks above, form letters and space words legibly in linked script.

In the writing tasks above, employ a fluent, legible style of handwriting.


In the writing tasks above, employ a fluent, legible style of handwriting, and set out completed work giving attention to presentation and layout.


In the writing tasks above, employ a fluent, legible style of handwriting and set out completed work clearly and attractively.


Knowledge about language


 

Show that they know, understand and can use at least the following terms: letter, word, capital, full stop, sentence; planning, drafting, re-drafting.


Show that they know, understand and can use at least the following terms: noun, verb; comma, question mark; purpose, audience.

Show that they know, understand and can use at least the following terms: vowel and consonant; adjective, adverb, pronoun and conjunction, masculine and feminine, singular and plural; tense; paragraph.



Show that they know, understand and can use at least the following terms: main point, topic sentence, evidence; subject, predicate, clause;
quotation marks, apostrophe; punctuation.



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