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VELS Level 3- Grades 3 & 4 Wrting a letter to parents to promote a charity drive.


 * Writing**

- Spelling 0 No evidence of correct spelling. 1 Correct spelling of words with regular spelling pattens. 2 Correct spelling of words with regular spelling patterns and plausible attempts at some words with irregular spelling patterns. 3 Correct spelling of frequently occurring two- and three-syllable words and use of strategies to spell unknown words.
 * Conventions**

- Punctuation 0 No evidence of punctuation. 1 Punctuation used incorrectly and does not support meaning. 2 Correct use of full stops and question marks to support meaning. 3 Correct use of full stops and question marks, and experimentation with other punctuation; for example, commas, quotation marks. 4 Use punctuation to support meaning, including exclamation marks and quotation marks, and accurately use full stops, commas and question marks.

- Grammar I think grammar is already covered under: punctuation, sentences and language. If anyone can come up with something for grammar that is not already covered, please do! (Tanja)

looks like its pretty well covered! Teresa 0 1 2 3

- Language 0 Language choice is innapropriate for audience. 1 Language is mostly appropriate for audience and includes frequently used words. 2 Uses suitable vocabulary for the subject matter including nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. 3 Choice of language shows a sophisticated understanding of the topic, audience and persuasive techniques.

- Idea sequence 0 No evidence of sequencing of ideas. 1 Little evidence of sequencing of ideas, with many details in an illogical order 2 Evidence of some logical sequencing of ideas. 3 Logical, well presented sequencing of ideas.
 * Structure**

- sentences 0 No evidence of sentence structure 1 Sentences have the subject and verb in the correct order 2 Sentences have the subject and verb in the correct order and utilise the correct tense 3 Forms coherent sentences

- paragraphs 0 No evidence of paragraphs 1 Attempted grouping of text with a central idea 2 Paragraphs including topic sentence and central idea. 3 Paragraphs which include a topic sentence, supporting evidence and a concluding statement

- Factual content 0 No factual content 1 Factual content is incorrect. 2 Factual content is correct but does not support meaning. 3 Factual content is correct and used to support meaning.
 * Target audience**

- Persuasive techniques 0 No evidence of persuasive techniques in writing 1 Some evidence of persuasive techniques 2 persuasive teqniques are used frequently 3 persuasive techniques are used frequently and remain relevant to the objective of promoting a charity drive. -

-Engagement of Audience 0 No evidence 1 Utilises appropriate style which maintains audience engagement with main idea 2 Utilises appropriate style which __strongly__ maintains audience engagement with main idea 3 Uses structure and style which __fully__ supports the purpose of the task and engages audience with main idea.

WAS EVIDENCE AN INDICATOR OR THE CAPABILITY?? Hmm we don't need evidence because it's covered in research. I left it there for now (Tanja). -Evidence 0 No evidence 1 Limited evidence to support text. 2 Relevant evidence used to support main ideas. 3 Convincingly supports ideas with research based evidence and compelling points

-Research 0 No evidence of research 1 Students use limited sources to inform piece. 2 Students use multiple sources relevant to their piece. 3 Students use a wide range of sources (books, websites, preexisting charity organisations) to support main argument and persuade readers.

-Interpretation 0 No evidence 1 Research is put into own words 2 Interpretation demonstrates understanding of issue and ability to discern important information. 3 Insightful interpretation of research supports the main idea and purpose of the text.