Cayman Islands Writing Exemplar

AF7: 

Word Choice

 – Select appropriate and effective vocabulary

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The author uses a variety of basic adjectives to add detail and voice to his/her writing (e.g., “fantastic,” “huge,” 

“fast,”  “delicious,” “best”).   

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The author relies on simple action verbs (e.g., “got,” “went,” “had,” “was”).

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The author relies on simple vocabulary to express ideas, but is beginning to incorporate a few adventurous word 

choices (e.g., “delicious,” “fantastic”). 

AF8: 

Conventions

 – Use correct spelling

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Most high frequency words are spelled correctly and phonetically plausible attempts are made for unknown 

words. Additional review of vowels (e.g., double vowels “ee,” silent E in “huge” and “plane”) will help this author’s  

spelling improve. 

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