English Child friendly Grid Level 3

Literacy group name:

EAL step

Name:

3a

AF6 Grammar and Punctuation

- I used words like because,

when, while,until.

- I used full stops, capitals, exclamation

marks, question marks.

- I used connectives like in

order to, as well as, before,
after.

- I sometimes used commas to split sentences, as

well as for lists.

- I used the connectives

because, but and so

3c

Task Type:

AF5 Purpose and Effect

- I used adverbs like

Interestingly, and
Surprisingly, to open a
sentence.

3b

Date:

- I used adverbs like Firstly,

and Finally, to open a
sentence.

- I used the connectives and,

then and with to make
complex sentences.

AF3 Sentence Structure

AF4 Text Structure

- My story is chronological with an

opening, build up, problem, resolution
and ending.

- My paragraphs start with

clear openers like Later
that day, Secondly, I
found out, Finally, I
etc.

- My non-fiction writing has

sentences that are logical and follow
- I used speech marks to quote from another text or the structure of the text type.
to record what someone said.

- I tried to use topic

sentences.

- I used apostrophes (e.g. Its).

- I used full stops and capital letters

consistently, with no more than one or two
errors.
- I used question marks, question words &
exclamation marks when I needed them.

- My opening and closing sentences

begin with phrases like Firstly,
Finally, I am writing to show, In
conclusion, I etc.

- I used speech marks to show direct speech in

stories, with only a few mistakes.

- I checked whether I had used the

same words and phrases again and
- I used apostrophes for ownership. (e.g. Julies bag) again, and then changed them.

- I used question marks when I needed

them.
- All of my full stops and capital letters are correct.
- I made a few mistakes with proper nouns (e.g. no
capital for the name of a person or place).

- I used sub-headings to organise my

ideas (e.g. using a mind map, a
flowchart etc.).
My writing does not always follow
the plan.

- My planning shows how I

wanted to organise the
parts of a story
- My non- fiction planning
shows points under
paragraph numbers.

- I used paragraphs
but not always
correctly (i.e. to show
a change in event,
place or time).

AF1 Audience and

Purpose

3a

My planning shows Point,

Example, Explain but I didnt
use it in my writing.

AF2 Audience and

Purpose

AF7 Vocabulary

I have tried to entertain,

inform, scare, impress or
make my reader laugh
etc.

I used a thesaurus to find

new, more adventurous
words.
These words are in my story.

High

I have used good description

and included adjectives and
adverbs.

3b
Secure

3c
Low

I have given my opinion but I

didnt explain why I think that
(e.g. using because etc.)

I have used adjectives, which

are sometimes adventurous
(e.g. enormous, gigantic).

I have included the main

features of the text type.
My writing flows and
makes sense.
It looks like the text type
I was trying to copy.

My writing makes sense

and has some of the
features of the text type.

I chose specific nouns, verbs,

adverbs and adjectives to
create an efect (to make the
reader feel something).
E.g. The old floor boards of
the dreary cottage creaked
wearily as they walked on
them.

I have used some of the

interesting words the teacher
gave me, in my finished piece
of writing.

AF8 Spelling
My spelling of long words
is
really good. I used words
with:
- sufixes able, er
- prefixes mis, dis,
pre, de
- plurals y changed to
ies
- comparative er,
est
I can spell words with
silent letters.
I checked and corrected
my spelling mistakes.
I used plurals s and es
consistently.
I used the suffixes ful and
lessconsistently.

More than half of my

spelling of common
words is correct.
I have spelled words I
didnt know in a way
that others can read
them.

Handwriting and presentation

My handwriting is easy to
read with letters that are all
the same size, and joined
up.

My handwriting is easy to
read with letters that are all
the same size, and joined
up.

My handwriting is easy to read

and the sizes of all the letters
are the same.
Some of my letters are joined
up.
I have not put capital letters in
the wrong part of the word.

Common School Words List - for NC Level 3 Writers:

Aa
Bb
Cc

again

always about another away about afterward anything

activity
above
angle answer animal
anywhere
backward been / being
beforehand because
bye / buy / by
believe blue brought bought

could / couldnt caused comparison compare

down

Dd

enough

Ee
Ff

dont

firstly

didnt design different diference

discuss decide
direction

excited

explain example
experiment
everywhere everything

father first fourthly

friend fiction

Gg

gone

Hh

have / had / has

Ii

into

instead

fifthly findings
factual female

gave / given
head

Im

home

make

made

might

diagram

point

perhaps

everyone

Qq

house

however

little

much

Pp

interesting

nowhere

hardly
introduction

quite
right

nothing

outward

number

once

massive

own

orange

morning

male

people

quiet

ready

quickly

purple

piece

possible

question

results research

red

should / shouldnt somebody sometimes somewhere secondly

sea / see section similiar summary slowly
theyre

T
t
Uu

Ww

laughed
many

night

probably

their / there thirdly too / to / two thought therefore

tiny totally took / taken together
useful

under

underneath

vegetable

Vv

mother

next

century

Ss

knowledge

more

ourselves otherwise

great

Kk

lively

often

green

it / its investigate

lastly

Oo

Rr

just jump

Ll

narrative

forward fruit
frequently

Jj

Mm

conclusion

Nn

understand

various

white would / wouldnt what

where which wanted when
were / where whether while who wrong write written

Xx Y
y
Zz

year

your / youre

yesterday

yellow

Key Areas:
-ful
-less
-able,
- ment

Suffixe
s

Comparitive:

- est
- er
doubling
consonants
with final
letters p, l
y to i

mis-

Prefixe
s
im-

dis-

re-

over-

pre-

under-

il-

de-

antiroot / stem words

Plural
s
s, h, ch, x or ss s or -es
f, f, fe -s, -ves
y es, ies
o -s, -es

Sources: McNally High Frequency Words List, World English 500 Most Commonly Used Words

s or soft c

ow or ou

soft cy, ce, ci

ei or ie

soft g

-ence or -ance

-ch and -tch

-ge or -dge

-ch or -sh

-ate or -ite

-ch or -k

-able or -ible

Tricky Bits &

Exceptions
-tion, -ssion
-cian, -sion
-ough, -ought,
-aught
-el, -le and -al

-ical, -icle, -acle

-ous, -ious, -eous

silent letters
homophones