Cayman Islands Writing Exemplar

AF5: 

Sentence Fluency

 – Vary sentences for clarity, purpose, and effect

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The author’s thoughts are written in full sentences. Detailed sentences are attempted, but in some instances 

words are missing and/or are structured oddly thus affecting the overall clarity of the student’s message.

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The author uses a variety of words/phrases to start sentences (e.g., “I,” “Having,” “Can,” “First,” “Another  

reason,” “Our”).     

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There is consistent use of present verb tense throughout the text and the author accurately changes to  

future tense when appropriate.  

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“And” is used as a connective within this piece; however, the author successfully uses “so” as a connective  

to make compound sentences.