Nightingale Primary School

Year 2 Writing Expectations

A child attaining ‘Within’ by the end of Year 2 should be producing pieces of writing that communicate meaning in a variety of written pieces for different purposes. Children show some awareness of their audience and
maintaining form. Children can develop their ideas in a sequence of varied sentences. Vocabulary used is interesting and appropriate with some word choices used to create interest. Children are able to apply simple spelling
rules that have been taught.
Aspect Emerging (M or M+) Evidence Expected (E or E+) Evidence Exceeding (X or X+) Evidence
The pupil can write sentences that are sequenced to The pupil can write a narrative about their own and other’s
The pupil can write for different purposes after discussion
form a short narrative, after discussion with the experiences (real & fictional), after discussion with the
with the teacher.
teacher. teacher.
1. I can talk about my writing with my teacher. 1. I can use sentence with different forms in my writing (e.g. 1. I understand that my writing can have different purposes
statements, questions, commands & exclamation). and can adapt it (e.g. fiction & non-fiction).
2. I can use some expanded noun phrases to describe. 2. I am beginning to understand the importance of my
3. I can use some descriptive techniques to make my writing audience.
interesting to engage the reader (e.g. similes, alliteration.). 3. I can change my writing and make corrections after I have
4. I can use present tense and past tense mostly correctly and spoken to a teacher.
Composition consistently. 4. I can use many descriptive techniques to make my writing
& Effect 5. I can use co-ordination in my sentences (and, but, or) interesting to engage the reader (e.g. similes, alliteration,
6. I can use sub-ordination in my sentences (when, if, that, personification.).
because) 5. I can read my work aloud with confidence using the tone of
7. I can show my point of view in my writing. my voice to make the meaning clear.
6. I can use paragraphs to organise my writing so that blocks
of text group related material.
2. I can use capital letters, full stops, in some sentences. 8. I can use capital letters, full stops, question marks and 7. I can use a full range of punctuation correctly most of the
3. I can sometimes use capital letters for names, places, the explanation marks, in most sentences. time. (. , ? ! … ‘ “ ___”)
days of the week and the word 'I'. 9. I can use plurals in my writing (e.g. dogs, babies). 8. I can use apostrophes where letters are missing and to
4. I can use joining words like 'and & because’. 10. I can use the correct tense mostly, correctly and consistently in show possession.
Vocabulary, 5. I can use some description in my writing my writing.
Punctuation 11. I can use a variety of sentence openers to add interest to my
and writing.
Grammar 12. I can explain what some of these words mean: noun, noun
phrase, statement, question, exclamation, command,
compound, suffix, adjective, adverb, tense (past, present),
apostrophe and comma.

6. I can segment spoken words into phonemes and represent 13. I can segment spoken words into phonemes and represent 9. I can spell most common exception words.
these by graphemes spell some of them correctly. these by graphemes spelling many correctly 10. I can spell most words with contracted forms.
7. I can spell some common exception words. 14. I can spell many common exception words. 11. I can add suffixes to spell most words correctly (ful, less,
Spelling 15. I can spell some words with contracted forms. ment ness, ly).
16. I can add suffixes to spell some words correctly (ful, less, ment 12. I can spell (homophone) words that sound the same but are
ness, ly). spelt differently (e.g. there, their)

8. I can form lower-case letters in the correct direction, 17. I can use diagonal and horizontal strokes to join letters in some 13. I can use diagonal and horizontal strokes to join letters in
starting and finishing in the right place. of my writing. most of my writing.
9. I can form lower-case letters of the correct size relative to 18. I can write capital letters and digits of the correct size,
one another in some writing orientation and relationship to one another and to lower case
Handwriting 10. I can use spacing between words. letters.
19. I can use spacing between words that reflect the size of the
letters.