Grades 4–6 Level 2 Writing Assessment Exemplar

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Look at the pictures. Write a story.
Student Example

Student writing assessment exemplar:

“Pass the ball to me” “I’m over here”!!!
The boy with the face on his shirt asks
for a ball. Then the baseball hat boy
didn’t pass, he throwed it. The girl behind
the hat boy is scared to get too close.
Does the ball go in? No, it doesn’t.
The boy with a striped hat will throw it
and get some points.

 

Level 2: Uses more high-frequency and a few low-frequency descriptive words (baseball hat, scared, close, striped, some, points), instructional words (asks, pass), and synonyms/antonyms (pass/throw)

Level 2: Uses familiar simple sentences (Does the ball go in?) Attempts compound sentences (Then the baseball hat boy didn’t pass, he throwed it.)

Level 2: Uses more high-frequency connector words, markers (sequence), and phrases to organize ideas (then) and add detail (over here, behind, too, in, with)

Use the checkboxes below to display the corresponding Benchmarks 2.0 indicators.

 
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 2
Writing Benchmark Level
2

Next Steps

After determining English proficiency levels, teachers can refer to the Supporting Competency Indicators found in Benchmarks 2.0 for strategies to inform programming and instruction of EAL learners in all subjects. Once a student demonstrates Level 2 indicators, the teacher refers to Level 3 for planning instruction.

Example: Providing explicit instruction on revising word choice and editing simple verb tenses, using sentence frames, visuals, and word banks (Writing Supporting Competency: Revising and Editing).


How to Use This Writing Assessment Exemplar

This collection of writing assessment exemplars provides teachers of English as an additional language (EAL) learners with examples of student writing at each English proficiency level and grade range.

Teachers can use these interactive exemplars to build their understanding of Benchmarks 2.0 competencies (vocabulary, sentence structure, and connections and transitions) and proficiency levels in writing.

  1. Click on “View full size” to see the original student writing.
  2. Select the competency you wish to view. Boxes in the corresponding colour will highlight the text in the exemplar and display an explanation of the competency below.
  3. Click on one or more competencies to view at a time.
  4. Review “Next Steps” for examples of how to use the Benchmarks 2.0 writing assessment to inform programming and instruction in all subject areas.

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