Genre Writing

Beginner

Exposition

Developing

Competent

Excellent

Purpose: The writing aims to persuade by arguing one side of an issue.

Structure No issue/ question stated. Incorrect issue/
No arguments are stated.

No arguments are
supported by evidence.
No conclusion.

Gramma No thinking verbs are

r
used to express the
Writing
Features

writers point of view.

No correctly structured
sentences.
No capital letters and full
stops.

No paragraphs.
No spelling checked.

question
Few arguments are
stated.
Few arguments are
supported by evidence.
Point of view is restated with no
supporting evidence in
conclusion.
Few thinking verbs are
used to express the
writers point of view.
Some correctly
structured sentences.
Attempting to use
capital letters and full
stops.

Issue/ question is unclear.

Some arguments are
stated.
Some arguments are
supported by evidence.
Point of view is re- stated
with some supporting
evidence in conclusion.
Some thinking verbs are
used to express the
writers point of view.
Mostly correctly
structured sentences.
Capital letters and full
stops used correctly.

Paragraphs are
Some paragraphs are used
incorrectly used.
correctly.
Some spelling is checked Most spelling is checked
and corrected.
and corrected.
Early Years Literacy Cluster 2005

NPPS

KIAS

MBPS

Issue/ question clearly

stated.
Many arguments are
stated.
All arguments are
supported by evidence.
Point of view is restated and strongly
supported in conclusion.
Varied thinking verbs
are used to express the
writers point of view.
Correctly structured
sentences used.
Capital letters and full
stops used correctly and
other punctuation
markers attempted.
All paragraphs are
clearly organised.
All spelling is checked
and corrected.