Cayman Islands Writing Exemplar

AF5: 

Sentence Fluency

 – Vary sentences for clarity, purpose, and effect

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The author attempts to write full sentences; however, he/she sometimes combines several independent 

thoughts/ideas into one sentence. The author uses different words/phrases to start sentences (e.g., “East End 

Primary should,” “A third reason is that,” “We can win,” “Can,” “Having”). There is some variation in length of 

sentences and the student is beginning to use some short sentence for effect (e.g., “Just say the magic word”). 

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The author uses present tense appropriately; however, it is clear that he/she needs further instruction on how 

to work with future tense. Grammatical accuracy will also create a stronger, more convincing voice.

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The author experiments with using the connective “so” to create compound sentences. No other connectives 

are evident in the text. Further instruction on how to make the first clause independent will help the author 

structure his/her compound sentences properly and affect the overall clarity of his/her message.