Grade 6 Creative Writing Assessment

‘Writing to inspire, entertain, and move your readers’ Task: Write
a
short
story
or
piece
of
personal
writing
on
the


theme
‘A
Journey’ Length:
500
words
(maximum)
 th Due date:
March
12 

 
 Your
writing
should
be
engaging,
imaginative
and
unique.
It
needs
 a
clear
structure.
Readers
should
be
able
to
relate
to
your
 characters,
imagine
your
setting
and
be
moved
by
your
writing.
 Experiment
with
language
–
make
it
sophisticated,
precise
and
 exciting.
 
 We
look
forward
to
reading
your
‘journeys’.

 
 
 
 
 
 9
‐
10



 
 7
‐
8





Ideas

Structures


 
 
 My
work
is
purposefully
 
 organized
and
structured
 Imagination
and
depth
of
 
 thought
are
clearly
evident
in
 
 my
work
 I
used
paragraphs
highly
 
 effectively,
showing
an
 My
work
is
engaging
and
I
 excellent
understanding
of
 have
taken
risks
to
make
it
 the
narrative
form
 unique
 
 
 I
have
used
a
variety
of
 sentence
types
and
styles
to
 achieve
stylistic
effects.
 


Style and Language


 My
style
and
language
 achieve
a
desired
effect
 
 Overall,
my
language
was
 accurate
and
read
very
 smoothly
 
 I
used
a
tone
and
voice
that
 added
to
the
impact
of
my
 writing
 
 I
understand,
and
have
 shown,
that
punctuation
can
 be
used
as
an
element
of
style
 
 
 My
work
is
organized
and
 My
style
and
language
were
 
 structured
 appropriate
to
the
task
 
 
 
 Imagination
and
thought
are
 I
used
paragraphs
effectively,
 Errors
in
spelling,
 evident
in
my
work
 showing
a
clear
 punctuation
and
word
use
 
 understanding
of
the
 are
infrequent
and
never
 My
work
is
engaging
and
I
 narrative
form
 impede
understanding.
 have
taken
some
risks
to
 
 
 make
it
unique
 I
have
used
a
variety
of
 I
use
an
effective
tone
and
 
 sentence
types
and
styles.
 voice
 
 
 
 I
have
used
punctuation
 correctly
throughout
my
 narrative.
 



 
 
 
 
 5
‐
6



 
 
 My
work
is
organized
and
 
 structured
 Imagination
is
evident
in
my
 
 work
 I
used
paragraphs,
showing
a
 
 reasonable
understanding
of
 My
work
is
generally
 the
narrative
form
 engaging

 
 
 I
attempt
to
use
a
variety
of
 
 sentence
types
 



 
 
 3
‐
4



 
 My
ideas
show
a
basic
 understanding
of
the
task
 
 My
work
is
somewhat
 engaging
 
 



 
 
 1
‐
2



 My
ideas
showed
a
limited
 understanding
of
the
task








Student



 Teacher
 





My
style
and
language
were
 mostly
appropriate
to
the
 task
 
 There
are
a
few
errors
in
 spelling,
punctuation
and
 word‐use
 
 I
use
a
consistent
tone
and
 voice
 
 Most
of
my
punctuation
is
 accurate
 
 My
use
of
language
and
style
 is
not
always
effective
 
 There
are
regular
errors
in
 spelling
and
punctuation
 
 I
have
attempted
to
use
tone
 and
voice
in
my
writing



 I
attempt
to
organize
my
 work
but
some
aspects
needs
 improving
 
 I
use
basic
paragraphs
 
 I
use
basic
sentences
 accurately
 
 
 My
use
of
punctuation
is
 often
inaccurate
 I
was
unsuccessful
with
 There
are
significant
 organizing
my
work
 weaknesses
with
the
style
 
 and
language
I
have
used
 I
consistently
did
not
use
 
 sentences
and
paragraphs
 Errors
significantly
impede
 correctly
 understanding
 
 
 
 
 
 



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comments:
 
 
 
 
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