Cayman Islands Writing Exemplar

AF6: 

Conventions

 – Write with technical accuracy of syntax and punctuation in phrases,  

clauses and sentences

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The author correctly uses fullstops or exclamation marks at the end of each sentence and where appropriate. 

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The author consistently begins all sentences with capital letters, uses a capital “I” in all instances, and uses  

capital letters for all proper nouns. 

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The author consistently uses commas to mark clauses throughout the text. 

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The author uses quotation marks and related punctuation marks correctly.

AF7: 

Word Choice

 – Select appropriate and effective vocabulary

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The author uses a variety of strong adjectives (e.g., “awe,” “talented,” “great,” “nervous,” “lovely,” “beautiful”)  

throughout the text.  

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The author includes a variety of action verbs; however, he/she does not include adverbs. 

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The author uses ordinary vocabulary to express ideas. There is limited evidence of strong word choices and  

no attempts are made to select more interesting words instead of the first word that comes to mind.