The work samples in this section form the Level 3 part of the assessment map for English – Writing. Other parts of the assessment map can be accessed by using the menu on the right side of the screen.
The English Level 3 standards describe what students should know and be able do at this level. The following work samples illustrate the kinds of responses that students produce when they are working at the Level 3 standard.
Annotations identify for each sample attributes of the student response that relate to specific elements of the standard.
Context
Students were asked to write a response to the topic, A Place I Know Well. Following class discussion that encouraged students to identify characteristics of their chosen place, students were given 45 minutes to write. Students worked without assistance from their teacher or fellow students.
The elements of the writing standard addressed by the task are:
(Students) order information and sequence events using some detail or illustrative evidence …
(Students) meet the needs of audiences by including appropriate background information.
(Students) write a variety of simple and compound sentences and use verb tenses correctly.
(Students) … accurately use full stops, commas and question marks.
(Students) … spell most one- and two-syllable words with regular spelling patterns, and frequently used words which have less regular spelling patterns
Sample
The following sample illustrates the kind of response that students typically produce when they have achieved the elements of the standard addressed by this task.
Annotation
Writing – Level 3
Whole piece: The student describes activities and experiences associated with holidaying at Merimbula.
Element of the standard
They order information and sequence events using some detail or illustrative evidence …
Writing – Level 3
Whole piece: The student makes appropriate use of verbs throughout to present recall.
Eement of the standard
(Students) … use verb tenses correctly.
Writing – Level 3
The student spells most words correctly with only two errors [highlighted with yellow circle].
Element of the standard
(Students) … spell most one- and two-syllable words with regular spelling patterns, and frequently used words which have less regular spelling patterns.
Writing – Level 3
Sentence 1: The student shows awareness of the reader by beginning with appropriate detail.
Element of the standard
They meet the needs of audiences by including appropriate background information.
Writing – Level 3
Sentences 1 and 2: The student controls all aspects of sentence construction linking feeling with experience.
Element of the standard
They write a variety of simple and compound sentences …
Writing – Level 3
Sentence 2: The student supports meaning by accurately using full stops and commas, with a final ‘run-on’ sentence being the only exception.
Element of the standard
(Students) … accurately use full stops, commas and question marks.
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