The knowledge, skills and understandings relating to students’
writing have been drawn from the Statements of Learning for
English (MCEECDYA 2005). Students are taught to write a variety
of forms of writing at school. The three main forms of writing
(also called genres or text types) that are taught are narrative
writing, informative writing and persuasive writing. In the
Writing tests, students are provided with a ‘writing stimulus'
(sometimes called a prompt – an idea or topic) and asked to
write a response in a particular genre or text type. In 2013,
students will be required to complete a persuasive writing task.
The Writing task targets the full range of student capabilities
expected of students from Years 3 to 9. The same stimulus is
used for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The lines in the
response booklet for Year 3 students are more widely spaced than
for Years 5, 7 and 9 and more capable students will address the
topic at a higher level. The same marking guide is used to
assess all students' writin