Procedure - Ashley : Grade Commentary
Ashley has demonstrated sound knowledge and understanding of the structure and features of a procedure. A variety of action verbs and commands have been used, with action verbs beginning most of the steps. Numbers have been used to indicate the sequence but ordinal numbers, rather than cardinal numbers have been used. A list of materials has been included, and a title has been provided, although the title does not really match the text. Present tense has been consistently used and an attempt to include adverbial phrases has been made. A diagram has been used to support the text. Some strategies have been used to spell unfamiliar words but the punctuation is inconsistent. To progress further, Ashley could include more adverbial phrases and work on consistent letter formation, spelling and punctuation. This work sample demonstrates characteristics of work typically produced by a student performing at grade C standard midway through Stage 1.
Grade C
The student has a sound knowledge and understanding of the main areas of content and has achieved an adequate level of competence in the processes and skills.
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Foundation Statement strands
The following strands are covered in this activity:
- Writing
Students write simple literary and factual texts on familiar topics for known readers by planning and reviewing their writing. They write using basic grammatical features and conventions of punctuation, showing awareness of different purposes, audiences and subject matter. Students spell using knowledge of sight words, letter-sound correspondence and other strategies. They write using letters of consistent size and slope in NSW Foundation Style and use computer technology to produce texts, recognising simple conventions, language and functions.
