DESCRIPTION WRITING - ASSESSMENT RUBRICS YEAR 4

Outcome WS2.9 Producing Texts Indicator Organisers Channel of Communication Criteria Uses a variety of visual literacy elements to plan writing Structures text types in appropriate stages. Limited Achievement Level 1 (E) Teacher assistance needed to label diagram. Subject is not introduced. Very basic description with no text structure evident. Basic Achievement Level 2 (D) Attempts to label independently. Sound Achievement Level 3 (C) Uses illustrations with labels to support writing. Effective Introduction of topic is evident followed by a detailed description consisting 4 paragraphs of well organised ideas. Simple and compound sentences written correctly. Uses appropriate size colour, shape adjectives to describe nouns and uses 1 or 2 developed descriptions. Uses most common punctuation. Experiments with commas and apostrophes. High Achievement Level 4 (B) Uses labelled illustrations to plan and sequence effectively. Effective Introduction of topic is evident followed by a more detailed description of up to 4 well organised paragraphs and a concluding statement. Simple and compound sentences written correctly, with 1 complex sentence. Uses 3 or more types of adjectives to describe the noun and uses 3 or 4 developed descriptions. Uses most common punctuation. capitals, full stops, apostrophes and correct spacing all of the time. Experiments with commas. Spells all high frequency words correctly. Outstanding Achievement Level 5 (A) Uses labelled illustrations to plan and organise writing into paragraphs. Effective Introduction of topic is evident followed by a more detailed description of 5 or more well organised paragraphs and a concluding statement. Simple and compound sentences written correctly with 2 or more complex sentences. Uses 3 or more types of effective adjectives (size, colour, shape) consistently and uses 5 or more developed descriptions. Consistently uses all punctuation correctly.

Text Structure

Introduction of subject is evident followed by basic description of 1-3 paragraphs.

WS2.10 Skills and Strategies

Grammar

Uses correct sentence structure for different types of sentences. Uses correct structure of noun groups.

Writes incomplete simple sentences or run0on sentences. Uses a simple adjective to describe a noun consistently.

Simple sentences written correctly.

Uses 2 or more adjectives to describe a noun consistently.

Punctuation

Uses correct punctuation

Beginning to write sentences correctly with capitals and full stops.

Uses most common punctuation capitals, full stops and correct spacing most of the time.

WS2.11 Skills and Strategies

Spelling

Correctly spells most high frequency words, at grade appropriate level

Spells few high frequency words correctly.

Spells some high frequency words correctly.

Spells most high frequency words correctly.

Spells all high frequency words correctly and also spells more difficult words.