Next Steps for Writing

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Ideas I can…..	Use an idea Use one short and simple idea that is about the topic	Use some simple ideas but I haven’t included any examples or any detail.	Use lots of ideas but I haven’t used much detail.  OR Use one idea and use some detail to show what I mean.	Use good ideas, can elaborate some of these ideas . AND/OR  Elaborate one idea well	Use some good ideas and elaborated using examples and/or explanations	Use ideas that show insight, originality and some authority and/or reflection on the wider world Use ideas that are deliberately selected, effective and elaborated	-
Structure and Language I can……….	Put my ideas down but am not sure where they should go. Use simple sentences I am not using language features yet.	Start to separate my ideas into beginning , body, end. AND/OR Start to use a language feature that might fit.	Start to separate my ideas into beginning, body, end. AND Use language features that are mostly appropriate to my purpose	Use structural features that are appropriate to the purpose especially in one area more than others, e.g. good intro but no conclusion AND Use language features that are appropriate to the purpose	Use structural features that are appropriate to the purpose and are developed and mostly controlled AND Use language features that are appropriate to the purpose and mostly controlled	Use structural features and language that are appropriate to the purpose, controlled and effective	-
Organisation I can…….	Write a very short text. Write ideas but sometimes they don’t fit together.	Try to group my ideas and put them in order. Write ideas that are making some sense.	Put my ideas down in groups and they are sequenced, and my text generally flows. Write short texts but they make sense.	Show control over grouping and sequencing of my ideas but paragraphs are not used well. Write and it all makes good sense	Organise my ideas into paragraphs but some of them might be a bit brief or around the wrong way.	Use subheadings and topic sentences to support the organisation of my paragraphs.	Use paragraphs that are deliberately structured to direct the reader. Link my ideas within and across paragraphs
Vocabulary I can………	Use a small range of simple words from my personal vocabulary	Use a range of simple everyday words and phrases from my personal vocabulary.	Use a range of everyday words and phrases with a small amount of precise words to add detail	Use a variety of precise words and phrases to add information and or interest	Use a variety of precise words an phrases to add info, enhance meaning and /or add mood	Use precise language choices consistently to enhance meaning and/or mood.	-
Sentence Structure I can ………	Write some words but my sentences have parts missing.	Write a simple sentence correctly Write a compound sentence with few mistakes Write a really long sentence with lots of conjunctions (and)	Write mostly correct sentences that are beginning to show variety	Write almost all sentences correctly Show some variety in the structure of my sentences – length and type. OR Write all correct sentences but the type and length is the same.	Show control with my sentences by varying my sentence type and length	Deliberately craft my sentences for impact and to engage my audience	-
Punctuation I can ……….	Write some words or sentences but I don’t include any full stops or capital letters	Use some full stops and Capitals when I am writing Try to use a comma or contraction	Use some punctuation with success, full stops and capitals Experiment with commas, contractions or other punctuation	Use correct punctuation of most sentences – beginning and end and some correct use of other punctuation.	Use correct sentence punctuation and correct use of other punctuation – contractions, commas. Experiment with direct speech and commas for phrases and clauses.	Use punctuation to assist my meaning in my writing Use correct sentence punctuation and a wider range of other punctuation is also correct	Use control of punctuation to enhance meaning and I have very few errors.
Spelling I can ……	Use some letters to represent meaning Use single letters	Spell some personal and high frequency words correctly Attempt words using sounds	Spell a range of high frequency words correctly Attempt a wider range of words using sounds and chunks	Spell a wide range of high frequency words correctly Attempt difficult words using sounds, chunks, and a building knowledge of spelling rules	Spell high frequency words and some difficult words correctly Attempt difficult words using sounds, chunks, and  knowledge of spelling rules	Spells high frequency and a range of difficult  words with few or no errors	-