Cayman Islands Writing Exemplar

AF5: 

Sentence Fluency

 – Vary sentences for clarity, purpose, and effect

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The author writes his/her thoughts in full sentences. In a few instances, the author starts his/her sentences in a 

few different ways, but generally relies on beginning the sentence with the name of the individual or pronoun. 

Further instruction on beginning sentences in different ways will help this author achieve more. The author can 

also work towards inserting sentences of differing lengths for more variety.  

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The author writes in the past tense accurately and appropriately changes tenses when necessary. 

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The author uses connectives like “and,” “because,” and “when