staff meeting notes

1. 
Language and Literacy Levels
Analysing Narratives 24th February, 2016

2. Purpose
 Consistency in process used to assign a level to a
work sample
 Consistency in documentation
 Consistency in teacher judgment
 Common understanding developed re language to
describe features of writing

3. Developing consistency
 Refer to The Four Dragons work sample
 In pairs, assign a level to this work by:
 Using the Notes proforma and highlighting the
relevant features on the work sample, e.g. verbs and
verb groups in green, nouns and noun groups in red,
etc.
 Refer to the Glossary to clarify any terms you are
unsure of
 Report back findings – What level would you give
this piece of work?

4. Analysing your samples
1. Order your work samples from least sophisticated to most
sophisticated.
2. Collect the LLL documentation from 2015 ready to add to.
3. Begin with the most sophisticated work sample first.
4. Use the Notes proforma and/or highlight the work sample to show
evidence of the different features, referring to your copy of the
Language and Literacy Levels document.
5. Use a green highlighter on the LLL document to show where the
skills evident in this work sample sit on the continuum.
6. Fill in the details on the cover sheet – date, genre, level and file in
the Yellow Folder next to the previous data.