Cayman Islands Writing Exemplar

AF7: 

Word Choice

 – Select appropriate and effective vocabulary

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The author uses limited adjectives in his/her writing and only uses simple adjectives in the opening and closing 

(e.g., “the most amazing day,” “the best day”).   

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The author relies on simple action verbs (e.g., “had,” “went”) and is starting to use some more descriptive verbs 

(e.g., “built,” “played”). 

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The author relies on simple vocabulary to express ideas and adventurous word choices are limited in the text.

AF8: 

Conventions

 – Use correct spelling

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Many high frequency words are spelled correctly; however, attempts like “kod” (could) and “eff” need to be  

reviewed with the author. The above words could be added to the classroom and/or individual word walls to  

provide support. The suffix “er” also needs to be reviewed with the author. Phonetically plausible attempts are 

made for unknown words like “sankasol” – sandcastle. 

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He/she may have referred to classroom resources, such as a word wall.