Level 1
You can write your ideas with simple words and phrases.
You use full stops in the right way.
You can write your letters in the right shapes.
Level 2
You can write stories and write things that are not stories.
The words you use are the right ones for the job and you are thinking about the person who must read it.
Your sentences follow each other in a sensible way and you can use capital letters at the beginning and full-stops at the end.
You can spell simple words OR what you have spelled follows the sound of the word.
Your handwriting is easy to read and is all the same size.
Level 3
Your writing is organized, imaginative and easy to follow.
You can use different sorts of writing for different purposes and readers.
Sentences follow on from each other is a sensible way.
Words are picked because they are interesting and not always the same.
You can use the correct GRAMMAR in the sentences.
You spell longer words correctly.
You use full stops, capital letters and question marks correctly.
Your handwriting is joined up and easy to read.
Level 4
Your writing is lively and thoughtful.
Ideas are often kept going and developed in interesting ways and organized suitably for the purpose of the reader.
Choices of words are often adventurous and the words are used for make an effect.
You begin to use more grammatically complicated sentences, making meaning clearer.
Spelling, including words with many SYLLABLES, is usually correct.
Full stops, capital letters and question marks are used correctly, and you are beginning to use punctuation inside the sentence.
Your handwriting style is controlled, joined-up and easy to read.
Level 5
Your writing is varied and interesting, varying the content and style for different readers, using a more formal style when you need to.
Choices of words are imaginative and words are used precisely.
Simple and complex sentences are organized into paragraphs.
Really difficult words are usually spelt correctly.
You use commas, apostrophes and inverted commas accurately.
Handwriting is joined-up, clear and fluent and, where appropriate, is adapted to a range of tasks.
Level 6
Your' writing often catches the attention and keeps the reader's interest, showing some changes of style and register to different forms, including using an impersonal style where appropriate.
You can use lots of different sentence structures and different words and phrases to create effects.
Spelling is generally accurate, including that of irregular words.
Handwriting is neat and legible.
A range of punctuation is usually used correctly to clarify meaning, and ideas are organized into paragraphs.
Level 7
Your writing is confident and shows suitable choices of style in a range of forms.
In story writing, characters and settings are developed and, in non-fiction, ideas are organized and make logical sense.
Grammatical features and vocabulary are accurately and effectively used. Spelling is correct, including that of complex irregular words.
Work is legible and attractively presented.
Paragraphing and correct punctuation are used to make the sequence of events or ideas sensible and clear to the reader.
Level 8
Your writing shows the selection of specific features or expressions, such as imagery and figures of speech to convey particular effects and to interest the reader.
Story writing shows control of characters, events and settings, and shows variety in structure.
Non-fiction writing is coherent and gives clear points of view.
The use of vocabulary and grammar enables fine distinctions to be made or emphasis achieved.
Writing shows a clear grasp of the use of punctuation and paragraphing.
