Cayman Islands Writing Exemplar

AF7: 

Word Choice

 – Select appropriate and effective vocabulary

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The author uses a variety of strong adjectives (e.g., “delicious,” “nice,” “toasty,” “sweaty,” “plenty,” and “tired”) 

throughout the text.  

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The author includes a variety of action verbs and is working towards using adverbs (e.g., “carefully”). 

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

instead of “eat” and “toasty” instead of “hot.”

AF8: 

Conventions

 – Use correct spelling

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Overall, spelling is accurate throughout the text.  

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The author may have referred to classroom resources, such as a word wall.

AF9: 

Presentation

 – Handwriting and presentation

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Other presentational features of the text type were not required for this writing task.