Annotated illustrations of student writing
| Year 5 Maia |
| Year 5 Maisy |
| Year 6 Rita |
| Year 7 Dallas |
| Year 7 Liam |
| Year 8 Jamie |
| Year 8 Sasha |
This example meets the demands of the curriculum at level 3. The writer uses a narrative to demonstrate an understanding of why people move from place to place and the difficulties they face in moving.
The difference in the standard for year 6 [as compared with year 5] is the students’ increased accuracy andfluency in writing a variety of texts across the curriculum, their level of control and independence in selecting writing processes and strategies, and the range of texts they write. In particular, by the end of year 6, students will be required to write more complex texts than students in year 5 and to be more effective in selecting different strategies for different writing purposes. (Reading and Writing Standards, page 31 footnote)
The writer deliberately chooses content and confidently uses a narrative structure to show complex situations and unexpected events. Her language choices, which add detail and information about people’s thoughts and feelings, and her sense of control as she adjusts the chronological order of events to provide background detail, align her writing to the year 6 standard.
