writing task 1 knowledge and understanding—level 2 …the student demonstrates limited knowledge...
TRANSCRIPT
28 Ontario Writing Assessment 2 NEL
WR
ITIN
GTA
SK
1W
RIT
ING
TASK
2
Kn
ow
led
ge
and
Un
der
stan
din
g—
Leve
l 1
Rat
ion
ale
Kn
ow
led
ge
and
Un
der
stan
din
g—
Leve
l 2
Rat
ion
ale
Th
e st
ud
ent
dem
onst
rate
s li
mit
ed k
now
led
ge a
nd
un
der
stan
din
g of
th
e re
cou
nt
text
for
m.
Th
e w
riti
ng
doe
s n
ot r
etel
l an
y ev
ents
in
seq
uen
tial
ord
er.
Th
e st
ud
ent
dem
onst
rate
s so
me
know
led
ge a
nd
un
der
stan
din
gof
th
e le
tter
for
mat
, an
d t
he
wri
tin
g in
clu
des
som
e re
cou
nt
ofcl
assr
oom
eve
nts
th
at a
re s
omew
hat
cle
ar (
e.g.
, …
like
havi
ngbo
nus
com
pute
r ti
me…
)..
02-Grade2-WritingTasks.qxd 6/24/08 9:39 AM Page 28
29Ontario Writing Assessment 2NEL
Kn
ow
led
ge
and
Un
der
stan
din
g—
Leve
l 3
Rat
ion
ale
Kn
ow
led
ge
and
Un
der
stan
din
g—
Leve
l 4
Rat
ion
ale
Th
e st
ud
ent
dem
onst
rate
s co
nsi
der
able
kn
owle
dge
an
du
nd
erst
and
ing
of t
he
reco
un
t te
xt f
orm
; th
e w
riti
ng
incl
ud
es a
reco
un
t of
sch
ool
even
ts.
Th
e st
ud
ent
dem
onst
rate
sco
nsi
der
able
un
der
stan
din
g of
th
e el
emen
ts o
ften
fou
nd
in
afr
ien
dly
let
ter;
th
e st
ud
ent
asks
th
e si
ck f
rien
d q
ues
tion
s an
das
ks h
er t
o w
rite
bac
k.
Th
e st
ud
ent
dem
onst
rate
s a
hig
h d
egre
e of
kn
owle
dge
an
du
nd
erst
and
ing
of t
he
reco
un
t te
xt f
orm
. T
he
wri
tin
g in
clu
des
acl
ear,
foc
use
d,
and
det
aile
d r
ecou
nt
of s
choo
l ev
ents
th
at t
he
sick
fri
end
mis
sed
. T
he
stu
den
t d
emon
stra
tes
a th
orou
ghu
nd
erst
and
ing
of t
he
elem
ents
oft
en f
oun
d i
n a
fri
end
ly l
ette
r;th
e st
ud
ent
asks
th
e si
ck f
rien
d q
ues
tion
s an
d c
lose
s w
ith
a g
etw
ell
wis
h.
02-Grade2-WritingTasks.qxd 6/24/08 9:39 AM Page 29
30 Ontario Writing Assessment 2 NEL
WR
ITIN
GTA
SK
1
Thin
kin
g—
Leve
l 1
Rat
ion
ale
Thin
kin
g—
Leve
l 2
Rat
ion
ale
Th
e st
ud
ent
gen
erat
es a
nd
su
pp
orts
id
eas
wit
h l
imit
edef
fect
iven
ess.
Th
e w
riti
ng
men
tion
s sc
hoo
l ac
tivi
ties
bu
t d
oes
not
pro
vid
e d
etai
led
in
form
atio
n a
bou
t th
em.
Th
e st
ud
ent
gen
erat
es a
nd
su
pp
orts
id
eas
wit
h s
ome
effe
ctiv
enes
s. T
he
lett
er c
onta
ins
a si
mp
le l
ist
of a
ctiv
itie
s an
din
clu
des
som
e d
etai
ls a
bou
t th
e ev
ents
at
sch
ool.
02-Grade2-WritingTasks.qxd 6/24/08 9:39 AM Page 30
31Ontario Writing Assessment 2NEL
Thin
kin
g—
Leve
l 3
Rat
ion
ale
Thin
kin
g—
Leve
l 4
Rat
ion
ale
Th
e st
ud
ent
gen
erat
es a
nd
su
pp
orts
id
eas
wit
h c
onsi
der
able
effe
ctiv
enes
s. T
he
lett
er c
onta
ins
det
aile
d i
dea
s ab
out
the
acti
viti
es t
hat
th
e si
ck f
rien
d h
as b
een
mis
sin
g. T
he
stu
den
td
emon
stra
tes
an u
nd
erst
and
ing
of p
ersp
ecti
ve (
a cr
itic
alth
inki
ng
pro
cess
) by
in
clu
din
g th
e si
ck f
rien
d i
n t
he
reco
un
t(e
.g.,
Whe
n yo
u ar
e no
t he
re I
hav
e go
t to
sit
bes
ide
Nic
hola
s.).
Th
e st
ud
ent
gen
erat
es a
nd
su
pp
orts
id
eas
wit
h a
hig
h d
egre
e of
effe
ctiv
enes
s. T
he
lett
er c
onta
ins
man
y d
etai
led
id
eas
abou
t th
eac
tivi
ties
th
at t
he
sick
fri
end
has
bee
n m
issi
ng.
Th
e st
ud
ent
dem
onst
rate
s an
un
der
stan
din
g of
per
spec
tive
(a
crit
ical
thin
kin
g p
roce
ss)
wit
h a
hig
h d
egre
e of
eff
ecti
ven
ess
byin
clu
din
g th
e si
ck f
rien
d i
n t
he
reco
un
t (e
.g.,
It’s
a s
ham
e th
atyo
ur n
ot h
ere.
And
som
etim
es w
e th
ink
abou
t yo
u w
hen
we
play
.).
02-Grade2-WritingTasks.qxd 6/24/08 9:39 AM Page 31
32 Ontario Writing Assessment 2 NEL
WR
ITIN
GTA
SK
1
Co
mm
un
icat
ion
—Le
vel 1
Rat
ion
ale
Co
mm
un
icat
ion
—Le
vel 2
Rat
ion
ale
Th
e st
ud
ent
exp
ress
es a
nd
org
aniz
es i
dea
s in
th
e le
tter
wit
hli
mit
ed e
ffec
tive
nes
s. T
he
stu
den
t w
rite
s a
lim
ited
, ve
ry p
erso
nal
reco
un
t w
ith
out
add
ress
ing
the
aud
ien
ce (
the
sick
fri
end
) ex
cep
tin
th
e sa
luta
tion
(D
ear
Luar
n).
Th
e st
ud
ent
use
s co
nve
nti
ons,
such
as
pu
nct
uat
ion
(p
erio
ds)
, w
ith
lim
ited
eff
ecti
ven
ess.
Hig
h-
freq
uen
cy w
ord
s ar
e m
issp
elle
d (
e.g.
, w
in’t
for
wen
t, g
imfo
rgy
m,
adot
for
abou
t).
Th
e st
ud
ent
exp
ress
es a
nd
org
aniz
es i
dea
s in
th
e le
tter
wit
hso
me
effe
ctiv
enes
s. C
apit
als
and
pu
nct
uat
ion
are
use
d w
ith
som
e ef
fect
iven
ess.
Th
e le
tter
con
sist
s of
on
e ru
n-o
n s
ente
nce
.T
he
wri
tin
g d
emon
stra
tes
som
e aw
aren
ess
of a
ud
ien
ce (
Dea
rcl
asse
mai
ts,…
By
Lara
), b
ut
doe
s n
ot a
dd
ress
th
e si
ck f
rien
d.
02-Grade2-WritingTasks.qxd 6/24/08 9:39 AM Page 32
33Ontario Writing Assessment 2NEL
Co
mm
un
icat
ion
—Le
vel 3
Rat
ion
ale
Co
mm
un
icat
ion
—Le
vel 4
Rat
ion
ale
Th
e st
ud
ent
exp
ress
es a
nd
org
aniz
es i
dea
s in
th
e le
tter
wit
hco
nsi
der
able
eff
ecti
ven
ess.
Th
e st
ud
ent
use
s co
nve
nti
ons
and
voca
bula
ry w
ith
con
sid
erab
le e
ffec
tive
nes
s an
d v
arie
s se
nte
nce
stru
ctu
re t
hro
ugh
out
the
lett
er (
e.g.
, Fi
rem
en c
ame
to t
he c
lass
!W
e al
lsow
had
e th
e w
ords
big
gest
fir
e tr
ill!)
.
Th
e st
ud
ent
exp
ress
es a
nd
org
aniz
es i
dea
s in
th
e le
tter
wit
h a
hig
h d
egre
e of
eff
ecti
ven
ess.
Th
e w
riti
ng
incl
ud
es a
pp
rop
riat
eu
se o
f p
un
ctu
atio
n s
uch
as
per
iod
s, c
omm
as t
o m
ark
pau
ses,
and
exc
lam
atio
n m
arks
. Se
nte
nce
str
uct
ure
is
vari
edth
rou
ghou
t, a
nd
sp
elli
ng
of m
ost
wor
ds
is c
onve
nti
onal
. T
he
stu
den
t co
mm
un
icat
es v
oice
in
th
e le
tter
by
usi
ng
excl
amat
ion
mar
ks t
o in
dic
ate
exci
tem
ent
abou
t sp
ecif
ic s
choo
l ac
tivi
ties
.
02-Grade2-WritingTasks.qxd 6/24/08 9:39 AM Page 33
34 Ontario Writing Assessment 2 NEL
WR
ITIN
GTA
SK
1
Ap
plic
atio
n—
Leve
l 1
Rat
ion
ale
Ap
plic
atio
n—
Leve
l 2
Rat
ion
ale
Th
e st
ud
ent
tran
sfer
s th
e co
nce
pt
of a
sic
k fr
ien
d m
issi
ng
sch
ool
to t
he
wri
tin
g ta
sk w
ith
lim
ited
eff
ecti
ven
ess.
Th
e w
riti
ng
doe
sn
ot p
rovi
de
con
nec
tion
s be
twee
n t
he
top
ic (
sch
ool
acti
viti
es)
and
th
e st
ud
ent’s
per
son
al a
nd
/or
life
sit
uat
ion
.
Th
e st
ud
ent
tran
sfer
s th
e co
nce
pt
of a
sic
k fr
ien
d m
issi
ng
sch
ool
to t
he
wri
tin
g ta
sk w
ith
som
e ef
fect
iven
ess
(e.g
., I
rely
, re
ly m
iss
you)
.T
he
stu
den
t m
akes
per
son
al c
onn
ecti
ons
to t
he
top
ic(s
choo
l ac
tivi
ties
) w
ith
som
e ef
fect
iven
ess
(e.g
., w
e ha
d lo
ts o
ffu
n th
ere)
.
02-Grade2-WritingTasks.qxd 6/24/08 9:39 AM Page 34
35Ontario Writing Assessment 2NEL
Ap
plic
atio
n—
Leve
l 3
Rat
ion
ale
Ap
plic
atio
n—
Leve
l 4
Rat
ion
ale
Th
e st
ud
ent
effe
ctiv
ely
tran
sfer
s th
e co
nce
pt
of a
sic
k fr
ien
dm
issi
ng
sch
ool
to t
he
wri
tin
g ta
sk (
e.g.
, I’
m s
orry
tha
t yo
u ar
esi
ck.
I ju
st w
ante
d yo
u to
kno
w w
hat
we
are
doin
g in
sch
ool.)
. T
he
stu
den
t m
akes
con
nec
tion
s am
ong
the
top
ic (
sch
ool
acti
viti
es),
per
son
al e
xper
ien
ces,
an
d l
ife
situ
atio
ns
wit
h c
onsi
der
able
effe
ctiv
enes
s (e
.g.,
Our
cla
ss h
as b
een
lear
ning
abo
ut A
ustr
alia
beca
use
Mr.
H i
s fo
rm A
ustr
alia
.).
Th
e st
ud
ent
tran
sfer
s th
e co
nce
pt
of a
sic
k fr
ien
d m
issi
ng
sch
ool
to t
he
wri
tin
g ta
sk w
ith
a h
igh
deg
ree
of e
ffec
tive
nes
s (e
.g.,
You
shou
ld g
et a
lot
of
med
icen
. G
et a
lot
of
slee
p. G
et a
flu
e sh
ot…
).T
he
stu
den
t m
akes
th
orou
gh c
onn
ecti
ons
amon
g th
e to
pic
(sch
ool
acti
viti
es),
per
son
al e
xper
ien
ces,
an
d l
ife
situ
atio
ns
wit
ha
hig
h d
egre
e of
eff
ecti
ven
ess
(e.g
., M
y fa
vour
ite
one
is w
hen
we
pice
d up
the
pap
er c
lips…
I h
ope
you
get
back
for
hal
owee
n.).
02-Grade2-WritingTasks.qxd 6/24/08 9:39 AM Page 35