Cayman Islands Writing Exemplar

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Cayman Islands

Writing Exemplar

Persuasive & 

Recount Writing

Levels 1-5

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October 2014  

“Thank you to Jessica Jackson and Sarah Douglas for their hard work and time in the creation of the 

guidance document, Katherine Salter for her editing support, Martha Connolly in GIS for her work  

designing and presenting the material, and all the teachers who helped by providing input or advice.” 

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Writing Exemplars

The samples in this document are examples of student writing that illustrate acceptable standards for each attainment  

level expected within the primary years (Levels 1c to 5c). The writing exemplars and the accompanying assessment  

commentaries should help administrators, teachers, and students understand the expectations for student writing in  

relation to the assessment focuses, traits of writing, and attainment levels. It is important to note that a variety of text 

forms have been presented, but the samples are not all-encompassing; teachers are expected to use their professional 

judgment when comparing the following samples with other forms of persuavsive and recount writing It is also expected  

that each student will have his/her own unique profile, which may or may not align with the samples provided. The 

 

complexity and creativity that exist within the writing process allow for a number of student attainment configurations, 

which can result in the same sub-level designation. The samples in this document provide one attainment configuration 

for each sub-level.