Cayman Islands Writing Exemplar

AF7: 

Word Choice

 – Select appropriate and effective vocabulary

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There is some evidence that the author uses a wider range of vocabulary (e.g., “precious,” “extremely,”  

“difficulty,” “devoted”).

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There is evidence that the author uses words in a convincing manner (e.g., “demand,” “take a stand,” “strongly 

believe,” “stand up,” “certainly believe”).

AF8: 

Conventions

 – Use correct spelling

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Although the author does occasionally struggle with “s” and “es” endings (e.g., “computeres”) as well as vowel  

combinations (e.g., “doesen’t,” “beileve”), the majority of words are spelled correctly.

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The author makes phonetic attempts to spell unknown words (e.g., “Conclushion”).

What’s Next? Identifying Targets for this Student: 

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AF 5 – The author needs to use a greater variety of connectives to compose longer, more complex  

sentences and increase the variety of sentence length and types.

•  AF 4 – The author needs to work on writing an appropriate closing sentence that effectively summarizes the 

main idea for each paragraph. 

 

Comments:

The author demonstrates an understanding of how to connect with the audience, how to utilize a strong writing 

voice, how to use short sentences for effect, and how to effectively communicate with their reader. The author 

also clearly understands the letter’s objective and organizes his/her work with great effectiveness. To continue 

his/her progression through Level 4, the author needs to use a variety of connectives which will help him/her 

compose longer, more complex sentences and will increase the variety of sentence length and type within his/her 

text. The author also needs to include appropriate closing sentences at the end of each paragraph to effectively 

summarize the main ideas. The author may also want to consider using counter-arguments to further support his/

her position. 

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