Cayman Islands Writing Exemplar

AF7: 

Word Choice

 – Select appropriate and effective vocabulary

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The author uses a variety of strong adjectives throughout the text (e.g., “brave,” “determined,” “best,” “horrible,” 

“run down,” “mean,” and “tough”).  

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The author includes a variety of action verbs and some adverbs (e.g., “carefully,” “quickly,” and “eventually”). 

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There is evidence that the author has thought about his/her word choices. For example, he/she uses “journeyed” 

instead of “went,” “awarded” instead of “given,” as well as “inspired” and “abroad.”