1. Term 4
Respond to Text
Writing Assessment 2
Year 2

2. The Shoemaker and the Elves
Blueprint
Writing Assessment
Time Guidelines
Plan:
Write:
Practise:
Deliver:
1 day
2 days
3 days
The Shoemaker and the Elves
Create a sequel to a story.
A poor shoemaker had enough leather to make one pair of shoes. That night, he left the leather on the table. In the morning, he found a perfect pair of finished shoes. He was shocked! He sold them immediately. Now he could buy leather for two pairs of shoes. The next night, he left leather on his table, and by morning new shoes were finished! He quickly sold those shoes too. This happened for a long time, making the shoemaker very rich. One night, the shoemaker and his wife waited up to see who was helping them. At midnight came two little elves. They sat down at the table and used their tiny fingers to sew and hammer perfect shoes. The shoemaker was amazed! When they finished, they ran away. The wife said: “We should thank the elves. I will make them little shirts, coats, and pants. You can make them shoes." The next evening they laid the presents on the table, and hid from sight. At midnight the elves came in ready to work. But instead they found the little clothes. The elves clapped their hands with joy. They put on their clothes and shoes and skipped out of the window.
Before you write:
Think about the sequel you will write.
Think about your characters, setting, problem, events and ending.
Organise your ideas in the planning chart.
This Writing Assessment should take approximately two weeks to complete.
All of the instructions for the Writing Assessment should be read aloud to the students. There is a stop sign placed strategically on the page to indicate where students should stop and wait for further instructions. Before beginning the Writing Assessment, please make sure that all students have a copy of the Writing Assessment and a pencil.
Ready to begin?
Teacher, READ ALOUD to students:
During this writing test, you will have to work by yourself, so listen carefully while I tell you what to do.
Today, you will respond to the story The Shoemaker and the Elves (Read the story aloud to students.) Before you create a sequel, think about what you want to happen next. Think about the characters, setting, problem, events and solution.
Some questions you might want to think about are: What will happen next for the characters? What new problems will the character(s) face? How will the problem be solved?
Instruct students to turn to the page with the planning chart.
When you write:
Use the same characters, but a different setting and problem to write the beginning of the story.
Use the events to write what happens in the middle of the story.
Write an ending to your story that explains how the problem is solved.
While you write, remember to:
Capitalise your title, any proper nouns and the beginning of each sentence.
Use ending punctuation and commas, as needed.
Use correct spelling.
When you present, remember to:
Stand up in front of your partner or group.
Speak in a clear voice.
Read slowly and carefully.

3. The Shoemaker and the Elves
Writing Assessment
Time Guidelines
Plan:
1 day
Story Details
The Shoemaker and the Elves
Beginning
(Introduction)
Characters
Who is the story about?
Setting
Where does the story take place?
Problem
What is the problem the characters face?
Middle
(Order of Events)
Events
What happened?
Ending
How is the problem solved?
Teacher, READ ALOUD:
Students, before you write I want you to:
Think about the sequel you will write.
Think about your characters, setting, problem, events and solution.
Organise your ideas in the planning chart.
You have 1 day for this part of the test. Any questions?
You may begin.
Instruct students to turn to the page with the writing paper.

4. The Shoemaker and the Elves
Blueprint
Writing Assessment
Time Guidelines
Write:
2 days
The Shoemaker and the Elves
Teacher, READ ALOUD:
Now that you have planned and organised your ideas, you are going to respond to the text with a new narrative. Please use your planning chart to help you write. Also, note that part of the two days of writing will include improving and editing their narrative. Instructions are included with the improving and editing charts.
When you write:
Use the same characters, but a different setting and problem to write the beginning of the story.
Use the events to write what happens in the middle of the story.
Write an ending to your story that explains how the problem is solved.
While you write, remember to:
Capitalise your title, any proper nouns and the beginning of each sentence.
Use ending punctuation and commas, as needed.
Use correct spelling.
You have 2 days for this part of the test. Any questions?
You may begin.

5. The Shoemaker and the Elves
Blueprint
Writing Assessment
Time Guidelines
Write:
2 days
The Shoemaker and the Elves

6. The Shoemaker and the Elves
Blueprint
Writing Assessment
Time Guidelines
Write:
2 days
The Shoemaker and the Elves
Revise your narrative
Teacher, guide students through editing and revising their narrative. If computers are available, the final draft can be typed.
Teacher, READ ALOUD to students:
Students, first improve your text. Use the checklist to make sure you are including interesting details about the characters, events and setting of your narrative.
Next, edit your narrative. Use the checklist to check for grammar and spelling errors.
Ways to Improve your narrative
Characterisation
Describe characters’ appearance
Describe words and dialogue
Describe actions
Year 2 Editing Standards
Capitalisation
Titles
The pronoun I
Proper nouns (names of people and places)
Beginning of a sentence
Punctuation
Full stop, question marks or exclamation marks
Correct comma placement
Spelling
High-frequency words
Correct spelling
Pronouns
Pronoun agreement
Sentence
Types
Simple sentences
Compound sentences
Writing Assessment
Time Guidelines
Practise
Deliver:
1 day
3 days
Teacher, it is up to your discretion whether to have the students present their story to their partner, small groups or the whole class.
Teacher, READ ALOUD:
Now that you have written your narrative, it is time to present it to your partner or small group.
When you present, remember to:
Stand up in front of your partner or group.
Speak in a clear voice.
Read slowly and carefully.
Present your narrative
Year 2 Presentation Guidelines
Presenter
Use a loud and clear voice
Look at the audience
Tell the story in order
Answer questions from the audience

7. Year 2 Marking Guide for Narrative Writing
Conventions
Text
Structure
0 no structure or sequence
1 minimal structure, lacking major parts
2 has orientation and complication, weak or no resolution
3 has orientation, complication, resolution
4 also resolution clearly solves complication
Spelling
0 no conventional spelling
1 spelling errors impede readability
2 few or no spelling errors
Points: _____________ / 2
Vocabulary
0 symbols or drawings only, no words
1 very short script with simple words
2 simple words, 2 or 3 precise words
3 some precise words or phrases
Points: _____________ /4
Ideas
0 no evidence
1 ideas are very few and simple or unrelated
2 ideas are simple or predictable
3 ideas show development and are coherent
4 ideas are substantial and elaborated
Points: _____________ / 3
Paragraphs
0 no paragraphs
1 sentences are organised in order in one paragraph (orientation, complication, resolution)
Points: _____________ / 4
Character
Setting
1 only names or roles of characters and setting
2 brief chacterisation and suggestion of setting
3 characterisation and description of setting
Points: _____________ / 1
Sentence
0 no sentence structure
1 some complete sentences
2 uses all simple sentences correctly
3 uses all simple sentences correctly and attempts compound sentences
4 uses all simple and compound sentences correctly
Cohesion
0 symbols or drawings
1 text is confusing to read
2 uses some synonyms, word associations and pronouns to make connections
3 uses all or most synonyms, word associations and pronouns to make clear connections
Points: _____________ / 4
Punctuation
0 no punctuation
1 uses some full stops and some sentence capitalisation correctly
2 uses all correct sentence punctuation and sentence capitalisation
3 also uses proper noun capitalisation correctly
4 also has mostly correct other punctuation (e.g., commas)
Total
_____________ / 14
Overall Total
_____________ / 28