CRITERIA WRITING FOR PURPOSE

Total Marks /164 3 2 1

Presents ideas

Uses the appropriate text type to present significant ideas that address the prompt clearlyclear elaboration of ideas with effect description/effect/consequence/significance

Uses the appropriate text type to present ideas that address the prompt elaboration of ideas with some effect

Text type structure may not be appropriate but some attempt at organizing ideas limited elaboration of ideas

A simple text that includes some related ideas which may or not relate to the prompt

Organises ideas

Uses paragraphing structures appropriatelyformatting paragraphs/one idea or set of ideas per paragraph/ a range of sentence structures -simple, compound, complex range of punctuation

Uses some paragraphing structures - formatting paragraphs/one idea or set of ideas per paragraph -with some variety of sentence structure -simple/ compound/ complex - applying appropriate punctuation mostly at sentence level commas full stops, capital letters

Begins to uses some paragraphing structures -formatting paragraphs/ one idea or set of ideas per paragraph- without using a range of sentence structures - simple/ compound/ complex where punctuation may not be appropriate

Uses simple sentences where paragraphing and punctuation may not be evident

Uses language tools Uses some rich, precise words and/or phrases and text type language features demonstrating control of tense most of the time

Uses appropriate text type language features and word choices demonstrating control of tense some of the time

Experiments with new, different word choices, and or uses some text type language features which may not always be appropriate and control of tense may not be evident

Uses some key words that are generally linked to the central idea

Spelling

Spells all common and simple words correctlySpells difficult / complex words with increasing accuracy

Spells all common words correctlySpells most simple words correctlyAttempts to spell more difficult words using recognizable letter patterns

Spells most common words correctlySpells many simple words correctly

Spells some common words correctlyUses initial letters and some known letter patterns

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