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PlanningI thought about the purpose for my writing and had an idea which I wrote about.I used a thinking tool to plan my writing and my writing reflects this plan.2 + with elaboration on my ideas with relevant details e.g. each idea has supporting detail.
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Clear And 'Juicy'Some of my writing can be understood by my audience.My message is able to be understood, and my writing does not turn off the audience.My writing has audience appeal and the message is very clear.
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ContentI've attempted to write about one main idea.I have a key idea in the first sentence with supporting details in the following sentences.I've used sentences that are connected and build up the main idea
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Sentence BeginningsI've attempted to use more than one varied sentence beginning.I have a key idea in the first sentence with supporting details in the following sentences.I've used carefully chosen vocabulary/clauses as sentence beginnings.
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Variety of sentencesI've attempted to use a variety of sentence types, lengths or complexities.I've used a variety of sentence types (.?!"") and sentence lengths and complexitiesI've carefully chosen a variety of sentence types, lengths & complexities to enhance the paragraph.
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VocabularyI've attempted to use some clever vocabulary.I've chosen some clever vocabulary and have tried to use it appropriately.I've carefully chosen clever vocabulary and have used it appropriately.
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