Annotated illustrations of student writing
| Year 5 Maia |
| Year 5 Maisy |
| Year 6 Rita |
| Year 6 Serena |
| Year 7 Dallas |
| Year 7 Liam |
| Year 8 Jamie |
This writing meets the demands of the curriculum at level 4. The writer uses a journal to record her ideas, questions, and reflections as part of a science investigation.
The difference in the standard for year 8 [as compared with year 7] 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 8, students need to be confidently and deliberately choosing the most appropriate processes and strategies for writing in different learning areas. (Reading and Writing Standards, page 35 footnote)
The writer shows an understanding of the purpose for writing – to support the science inquiry. She controls her choice of content and independently identifies her research questions. She confidently chooses how she records her questions and thinking, and the structures she uses are completely appropriate. Overall, her deliberate decisions, as she collects and uses information, align her writing to the end of year 8 standard.
