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Eden has demonstrated sound knowledge and understanding of the structure and features of a recount. The information has been adequately sequenced and there is consistent use of past tense, but the time connectives are repetitive. An adequate range of strategies has been used to spell most words, and the handwriting is of consistent size, but some capital letters have been omitted. To improve, Eden could work on punctuation, include more descriptive language and a re-orientation or evaluative concluding comment. This work sample demonstrates characteristics of work typically produced by a student performing at grade C standard midway through Stage 2.
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.Foundation Statement strands
The following strands are covered in this activity:
- Writing
Students write well-structured literary and factual texts in terms of topic, purpose, audience and language by drafting, revising and proofreading. They use accurate sentence structure, grammatical features and punctuation conventions to produce various texts and spell familiar and unfamiliar words using knowledge of letter-sound correspondence, common letter patterns and a range of other strategies. Students use joined letters when writing in NSW Foundation Style and develop basic desktop publishing skills. Students explain how they structure their writing to achieve intended purposes.