Creative writing exemplars ncea level 1

Ideas are built through the description of the wildlife on and in the river (1), the human activity during the day (2) and nature during the night (3). The sensory qualities of movement and stillness are used as a contrasting link between the two timeframes. The repetition of the cat’s actions in both timeframes (4) provides a structural link.

This involves a compelling and well-organised development of ideas and structure. The writing should communicate with an original and sustained use of language features, demonstrating a distinctive personal voice, a range of dimensions or viewpoints, and the accurate use of writing conventions.

For Achieved, the student needs to: use language features appropriate to audience and purpose in creative writing. This involves building on a single idea by adding details or examples, linking that idea to other ideas and details.

The writing should communicate with an original and sustained use of language features, demonstrating a distinctive personal voice, a range of dimensions or viewpoints, and the accurate use of writing conventions. The student develops and structures ideas effectively in a piece about a soldier.