English (Grades 5- | 5= | 5+)
Skills & Knowledge | Definition |
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Communication is consistently clear and effective Tone, style and register matched to purpose, form and audience Increasingly sophisticated vocabulary and phrasing, chosen for effect Uses a range of appropriate linguistic devices Organises material for particular effect, with effective use of tone, style and register
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Writing - Organisation |
Writing is engaging with a range of detailed and developed connected ideas Effective use of structural features Structural features make meaning clear Grammatical features make meaning clear |
Writing - Vocab, Sentence Structure, Spelling and Punctuation |
Sentence demarcation is mostly secure and mostly accurate Positions a range of punctuation for clarity, mostly with success Uses a variety of sentence forms, managing sentence structures for deliberate effect Mostly uses Standard English appropriately with mostly controlled grammatical structures Uses a wide, selective vocabulary with generally accurate spelling, including complex and irregular words Only occasional spelling errors
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Reading 1 |
Effective use of references to support explanation Offers examples from the text to explain views clearly References integrated into interpretation Selects clearly relevant quotations to support views |
Reading 2 |
Shows a clear understanding of differences and / or similarities Begins to evaluate both texts Evaluates clear connections between texts Selects relevant quotations/references from both texts to support response
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Reading 3 |
Shows clear understanding of language
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Reading 4 |
Shows a clear understanding of differences between ideas and perspectives Compares ideas and perspectives in a clear and relevant way Evaluates clearly how methods are used to convey ideas and perspectives Selects clearly relevant quotations to support Evaluation of ideas/ perspectives/ contextual factors, possibly including alternative interpretations/ deeper meanings.
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Reading 5 |
Shows a clear understanding of differences between the ideas and perspectives
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Reading 6 |
Compares ideas and perspectives in a clear and relevant way Evaluates clearly how methods are used to convey ideas and perspectives Selects clearly relevant quotations to support Evaluation of ideas/ perspectives/ contextual factors, possibly including alternative interpretations/ deeper meanings |
Reading 7 |
Clearly evaluates the text Offers examples from the text to explain views clearly Clearly evaluates the effect of writer’s choices Selects clearly relevant quotations to support views Clear, explained response to task and whole text Clear, sustained and consistent. A focused response to the full task which demonstrates clear understanding
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