Recount Writing Surface features

Surfa Level 1ii Level 1iii Level 2 Level 3 ce Spelling I write most of the I can name most letter sounds. I use common spelling patterns and phonics I use common spelling Featu beginning sounds I hear. knowledge to spell. patterns and phonics I write dominant (the main) knowledge. res I am beginning to write sounds in words and I can write I can spell lists 1-4 correctly. down the sounds I hear in some of them correctly. I can spell lists 1-6 the correct order. correctly. I spell some of lists 1 and 2 words I spell some of lists 1 and correctly. I Show some 2 words correctly. understanding of complex spelling patterns - Alternate word endings and Root words

Punctuation I am beginning to show I am beginning to show some I use capital letters at the beginning of my I use capital letters, full some understanding of understanding of capital letters sentences. stop and commas capital letters and full and full stops. stops in my writing but I use a full stop at the end of a sentence. I use apostrophes marking most of them aren’t in I use a few capital letters and full peoples names and the right place. stops in my writing, but I am beginning to use capital letters for pronouns possessions – level 3 sometimes they aren’t in the e.g. peoples names and places. punctuation pyramid right place. When I use dialogue (character speaking) I use the correct punctuation in the correct places.

Grammar I write sentences that I can write simple sentences that I am beginning to use the same tense when I am using the same tense make sense. make sense. writing my sentences. when writing my sentences for example is it in the past, (I went) present (I am at) or future (I am going). Recount Writing Deeper features

D Level 1ii Level 1iii Level 2 Level 3 ee Audience and Purpose I can write a personal I write a personal experience in I can write a clear and detailed past I attempt to capture the audience’s interest through a pe experience that might interest some detail. experience. the reader. variety of means e.g., humor, r I have written about my My writing is written for an audience and I selected anecdotes, language choices. Fe thoughts feelings and ideas have tried to capture their attention. at with some clarity. I Give the audience most ur information needed to make My writing interests the reader. sense of the past experience es or happening. E.g. sufficient description of setting and situation.

The beginning of my writing attracts attention and provides enough information to create a picture in the readers mind. Content and Ideas I can remember my own ideas I try to use personal, I Begin my recount with some background I Begin with an orientation and write them down. meaningful thoughts, feelings information (who, what, where, when, how, (background information) and ideas when I write my why) using elements of recount, recount. e.g., happenings, participants, timeframe, place etc. I have included a personal comment about my I am beginning to add detail to recount. Include simple conclusion my ideas. I have written with some detail. I Attempt to add detail in order to comment on, or evaluate significant points of interest.

Structure I write with mostly simple I have tried to write my ideas in I mostly sequences events in time order. I can Sequences events in sentences that include only one the right order. time order. idea. I can Link events by using simple connectives I have used conjunctions to join that indicate the passage of time e.g., “first”, I link events by using connectives (words and/or I have tried to write a my ideas, thoughts or feelings. “then”, next. phrases), e.g., “later that compound sentence. evening”, “because” etc. My sentences begin with different words. I Attempt paragraphing.

I may include dialogue

I use a variety of sentence structures Language I have tried to use topic words. I try to use some key topic I attempt to add detail by using a variety of I Add detail using a range of words. I can use words from verbs, adjectives, and other language devices, language devices, e.g., I have tried to use words from list 1-2 correctly. e.g., simile. figurative language (creating list 1-2 correctly. an image in the readers mind comparing it to something I use simple past tense I have tried to use topic vocabulary. else e.e. simile, metaphor) I have mainly described 1 vocabulary. feature of my recount in more I use simple past tense vocabulary. I Use precise verbs to detail. I am beginning to detail my describe actions and events ideas. and to capture thoughts and feelings.

I Experiment with descriptive and figurative vocabulary. I Consistently use appropriate verb tense.