Level 5 Level 7 – Pupil Name: Requirement 1 Requirement 2 Requirement 3 Requirement 4 Have you re-read your Have you used precise Have you re-read your own work as a reader, vocabulary? own work as a reader, Have you used a range not a writer? Have you shown, not not a writer? of sentence structures, Would changes to told? Have you including one and two structure or wording Does the story develop sustained the features word sentences for have more impact on logically and of your chosen genre impact? readers? coherently and at a throughout your story? Have you spelled your Have you considered lively pace? Is there anywhere that sophisticated changing word order Have you used apt and changes to structure or vocabulary accurately? to emphasise sophisticated wording would have Have you used a range particular actions/ vocabulary precisely? more impact on of punctuation for events/ objects? Have you revealed the readers? effect or to build a story in a gripping Have you revealed the sense of character? way? Are there too plot in an interesting Have you used any many clues? Is there structure so that the unnecessarily complex enough preparation for reader is surprised or that make your the reader to believe gripped by the story? meaning less clear? the ending? Can you cut your Are the characters writing to sharpen the sustained and impact of the structure believable? Do any you have chosen? characters behave out of character? Have you hooked your reader and sustained that interest? Is there anywhere you could condense or cut to make more impact? Is the setting important? What vocabulary and linguistic effects could help to create more impact?
Level 5 – Level 7 Pupil Name: Requirement 1 Requirement 2 Requirement 3 Requirement 4 Have you re-read your own work as a reader, not a writer? Would changes to structure or wording have more impact on readers? Have you considered changing word order to emphasise particular actions/ events/ objects? Have you used precise vocabulary? Have you shown, not told? Does the story develop logically and coherently and at a lively pace? Have you used apt and sophisticated vocabulary precisely? Have you revealed the story in a gripping way? Are there too many clues? Is there enough preparation for the reader to believe the ending? Are the characters sustained and believable? Do any characters behave out of character? Have you hooked your reader and sustained that interest? Is there anywhere you could condense or cut to make more impact? Is the setting important? What vocabulary and linguistic effects could help to create more impact? Have you re-read your own work as a reader, not a writer? Have you sustained the features of your chosen genre throughout your story? Is there anywhere that changes to structure or wording would have more impact on readers? Have you revealed the plot in an interesting structure so that the reader is surprised or gripped by the story? Can you cut your writing to sharpen the impact of the structure you have chosen? Have you used a range of sentence structures, including one and two word sentences for impact? Have you spelled your sophisticated vocabulary accurately? Have you used a range of punctuation for effect or to build a sense of character? Have you used any unnecessarily complex that make your meaning less clear?
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