Year 4 Writing Assessments
Working towards the expected standard:
Dates Achieved
Use diagonal and horizontal strokes that are needed and identify those that are best left
unjoined
Organise paragraphs around a theme
In narratives create setting, character and plot
Extend the range of sentences with more than one clause using a wider range of
conjunctions
Use the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense
Chose nouns or pronouns appropriately for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition
Begin to punctuate direct speech
Spell most of the words from year 3 statutory list
Use apostrophes to mark plural possession
Express time and place using adverbs
Assess the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing and suggest improvements
Proof read for spelling(using a dictionary) and punctuation errors
Spell prefixes and suffixes un, dis, in. im, re, ly, tion, sion and ssion
Use and apply all year 3 homophones list accurately
Use a/an correctly in their writing
Spell all words from the statutory year 3 word list
Working at the expected standard:
Dates Achieved
Use fronted adverbials (words and phrases)
Use commas after fronted adverbials
Use conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause
Indicate possession by using possessive apostrophe with plural nouns
Expanded noun phrases by use of modification before the noun and prepositional phrases
after the noun.
Use standard English verb reflections, instead of local dialect forms
Use and apply all year 4 homophones list accurately
Spell prefixes and suffixes sub, inter, super, anti, auto, ation, ous, cian, sure and ture
Use a dictionary correctly to check spelling
Orally rehearse and draft writing developing a rich and varied vocabulary appropriate to
purpose and form
Use a wide range of sentence structures
Demonstrate understanding of the main features of different forms of writing
Spell all words from the statutory year 4 word list
Working in greater depth at the expected standard:
Use joined up writing consistently independently
Spell all words from the statutory year 4 list accurately
Use a rich and varied vocabulary in their writing
Use a wide range of sentences structures in their writing
Dates Achieved