NAPLAN - Barrenjoey High School
NAPLANAchieving success in Naplan
What is the writing task? The Naplan writing task is a test thatassesses your ability to compose acohesive, coherent and structuredwritten composition in 40 minutes. You will be given a writing promptthat will give you a stimulus and askyou to compose either a persuasive ornarrative response
What does thewriting task looklike?
What does thewriting task looklike?
How should I approach the task? You have 5 minutesto plan your ideas 30 minutes to write 5 minutes to edit. You may need to addin punctuation, check spelling andensure your ideas make sense. The examination booklet has 3 pages
What are the markers looking for?Naplan is marked against 10 criteria, which determines what band your response willreceive:Ability towrite in texttype(persuasive/creative)WritingmechanicsUsing thetools of awriterCriteriaMarkRangeWhat the marker’s are looking forAudience0-6The writer’s capacity to orient, engage and affect the readerText Structure0-4The organisation of narrative features including orientation, complication and resolution into an appropriate and effectivetext structureIdeas0-5The creation, selection and crafting of ideas for a narrativeCharacter andsetting0-4Character: the portrayal and development of characterSetting: the development of a sense of place, time and atmosphereVocabulary0-5The range and precision of language choicesCohesion0-4The control of multiple threads and relationships over the whole text. Through the use of connectives and referring words9e.g. Suddenly, meanwhile, finally.Punctuation0-5The use of correct and appropriate punctuation to aid reading of the textParagraphs0-2The segmenting of text into paragraphs that assists the reader to negotiate the narrative.SentenceStructure0-5The use of correct and appropriate punctuation to aid the reading of the text
What does a band 8 response look like?
Engagingintro. Clearlyestablishessetting andcharacterDescriptivelanguagebuildsanticipation
DevelopscharacterbydescribingemotionsBuild imageryandengagementwith reader
Things done wellAudience - 4 / 6Text structure- 3 /4Ideas 4 /5Character and setting 3 / 4 Engaging opening Spelling Build setting andatmosphere Punctuation Paragraphing Sentence structurevary depth and add inmore complexity. Cohesion 3 /4Punctuation 2 / 6Spelling 4/ 6Showing character’sthoughts and feelings Showing not telling(descriptive language) Vocabulary e.g. musty,gross Structure- clearbeginning, middle andemdParagraph 1/ / 3Sentence structure 4 / 6Things that neededimprovement
How should I prepare for the writing task? Revise punctuation rules Write sustained responsesregularly and edit your work Practice writing under timedconditions Read widely
Composing an effective creative composition1. Plan your ideas: PlotCharactersSetting
COMPOSING AN EFFECTIVE COMPOSITION2. Develop a clear plot (orientation, complication, climaxand resolution). No short rushed or cliched ending!
Composing an effective creative composition3. Plan your characters (personality, appearance) and setting(mood, adjectives)Effective characterisationIneffective characterisation“He had neon punk hair cutclose to the scalp and a garishtattoo that covered half his arm,though his face was in precisecontradiction to those disguisetenacious and tender- like akitten wanting milk”- ‘Wild’Cheryl StrayedJenny was a fun girl
Composing an effective creative composition4. Use paragraphs (break upevents in your narrative,create pace)
Composing an effective creative composition5. Use correct punctuation. Correct sentence punctuation is a MUST. Dialogue also problematicSplice commas!
Composing an effective creative composition6. Use sophisticated vocabulary. Aim forprecise words. E.g. touched vs yankedRun vs exhilaratingShow don’t tell
Composing an effective creative composition7. Use correct spelling.Aim to learn somechallenging words.Other useful words: DefinitelyExhilaratingFascinatingPrivileged
Composing an effective creative composition8. AIM TO WRITE TWO PAGES!!!
Naplan GoalsOn your note paper, set 3 thingsyou would like to do in the nextweek to prepare for Naplan. Youwill need to have these ready toshow your teacher by1.2.3.
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What is the writing task? The Naplan writing task is a test that assesses your ability to compose a cohesive, coherent and structured written composition in 40 minutes. You will be given a writing prompt that will give you a stimulus and ask you to compose either a persuasive or narrative response
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likely to score high on the NAPLAN reading test (i.e., the curve in the graph shifts to the right). Similarly, Figure 4 shows that boys who are read to more frequently are also more likely to score high on the NAPLAN reading test. Figure 3: NAPLAN reading skill by intensity with which the child is being read to at age 4-5 – Girls at age 8-9 3
New requirements for NAPLAN Writing 2011 In 2011, students will be required to write a persuasive text for the Writing section of the NAPLAN Test. Students will be provided with a prompt. The prompt will be the same for all year groups sitting the test – Years 3, 5, 7 and 9.
1. Run through the Lesson 1 Persuasive Writing PowerPoint slides. 2. Outline to students the direction of the teaching and learning program (initial focus is on persuasive writing, then narrative writing). 3. Explain to students that to help prepare them for the NAPLAN writing task, you will be revising conventions surrounding persuasive .
First, AES cannot assess some of the key criteria addressed by the NAPLAN writing test, such as audience, ideas, and persuasive devices (i.e. the logic of an argument). Second, AES is more reliable providing a single holistic score rather than the sum of analytic scores, such as the ten trait scores of the NAPLAN.
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