Cayman Islands Writing Exemplar

What’s Next? Identifying Targets for this Student:

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AF 4 – The author needs to better utilize linking words (e.g., first, second, lastly) in order to add structure and 

 

organization to the text while also expressing his/her ideas. 

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AF 1 – The author should also focus on the generation of detailed reasons that appeal to the audience’s emotions  

and/or values.

 

Comments:

The author is beginning to use more sophisticated persuasive devices, such as rhetorical questions, some pleading, and some  

exaggeration. The author includes a closing, which summarizes his/her opinion, but does not provide an opening.  For the  

author to secure a Level 2, he/she needs to place more focus on writing compound sentences that use of a variety of  

punctuation (e.g., commas in lists and/or question marks). He/she also needs to include linking words before each reason is 

provided (e.g., first, second, lastly). Lastly, the author needs to eliminate the use of asterisks to denote new sentences/ideas.  

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