Year 6 writing moderation 2017

Examples of work judged ‘at’ Age Related Expectation (ARE) midyear

Eg 1:

Evidence of level: Good use of vocabulary, sentence variation and creating atmosphere

Next steps: make sentence openers more sophisticated; use an expanded range of punctuation.

Eg 2:

Evidence of level: Good range of sentence types; some use of strong vocabulary

Next steps: more variety of openers; further exploration in a range of punctuation, development of fluency.

Eg 3 (non fiction):

Evidence of level – good use of punctuation; uses features of non-fiction well; most spellings are correct; used techniques to engage the reader – eg rhetorical questions; uses formal language; varies length of sentences

Eg 4

Evidence of level – good vocabulary choices and decisions about sentence lengths; uses a range of punctuation.

Example 5

Evidence of level – vocabulary choices relevant to text; uses a formal structure which suits the audience; good grammar use.

Example 6 – working above ARE

Evidence of level – Good choice of language that creates atmosphere; correct spelling; fluent noun phrases uses