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2021 NAPLAN Writing Sample
Every year, Jen McVeity (author and Seven Steps CEO and founder) sits the NAPLAN writing tests and reflects on how different – and difficult! – it can be to write under test conditions.
'Following Tracks' by Jen McVeity (Year 3 & 5 topic)
See what Jen wrote, her thoughts and tips from her 2021 NAPLAN experience.
- 2021 NAPLAN Exemplar (full submission, unedited)
- Marked results (by a NAP marker)
- Reflections
- Jen’s Insights – test day vs in the classroom
- 4 classroom activities
NAPLAN Writing Exemplars
Narrative and Persuasive writing exemplars to help you deconstruct great writing in your classroom.
See how the Seven Steps help structure and enhance a NAPLAN response.
Gain valuable insights into the planning, writing and editing of a text under NAPLAN test conditions.
Analyse the markers comments about what was done well and what could be improved.
2019 NAPLAN Exemplar – ‘The Gate’
| TEXT TYPE | Narrative |
|---|---|
| STEP | All Steps |
| RESOURCE TYPE | Writing Samples & Exemplars |
| GRADE | 3–10 |
| RELATED ARTICLE | The complete NAPLAN writing guide for teachers |
2018 NAPLAN Exemplar – ‘New Technology’
| TEXT TYPE | Persuasive |
|---|---|
| STEP | All Steps |
| RESOURCE TYPE | Writing Samples & Exemplars |
| GRADE | 3–10 |
| RELATED ARTICLE | The complete NAPLAN writing guide for teachers Two things we’ve learnt from NAPLAN 2018 |
2017 NAPLAN Exemplar – ‘Which is better?’
| TEXT TYPE | Persuasive |
|---|---|
| STEP | All Steps |
| RESOURCE TYPE | Writing Samples & Exemplars |
| GRADE | 3–10 |
| RELATED ARTICLE | The complete NAPLAN writing guide for teachers NAPLAN Preparation – Top Tips and Activities |
2016 NAPLAN Exemplar – ‘Imagine…’
| TEXT TYPE | Narrative |
|---|---|
| STEP | All Steps |
| RESOURCE TYPE | Writing Samples & Exemplars |
| GRADE | 3–10 |
| RELATED ARTICLE | The complete NAPLAN writing guide for teachers NAPLAN Preparation – Top Tips and Activities |
2016 NAPLAN Exemplar – ‘The Sign Said’
| TEXT TYPE | Narrative |
|---|---|
| STEP | All Steps |
| RESOURCE TYPE | Writing Samples & Exemplars |
| GRADE | 3–10 |
| RELATED ARTICLE | The complete NAPLAN writing guide for teachers Turning Around Hearts, Minds and Writing Results |
The Complete NAPLAN Writing Guide for Teachers
The Complete NAPLAN Writing Guide for Teachers
prepare your students for the NAP writing task by creating great writers
The Complete NAPLAN Writing Guide for Teachers
prepare your students for the NAP writing task by creating great writers
prepare your students for the NAP
writing task by creating great writers
2015 NAPLAN Exemplar – ‘Try this activity’
| TEXT TYPE | Persuasive |
|---|---|
| STEP | All Steps |
| RESOURCE TYPE | Writing Samples & Exemplars |
| GRADE | 3–10 |
| RELATED ARTICLE | The complete NAPLAN writing guide for teachers Transforming Writing by Increasing Engagement |
2015 NAPLAN Exemplar – ‘Simply the best’
| TEXT TYPE | Persuasive |
|---|---|
| STEP | All Steps |
| RESOURCE TYPE | Writing Samples & Exemplars |
| GRADE | 3–10 |
| RELATED ARTICLE | The complete NAPLAN writing guide for teachers Orient, Engage and Persuade with a Sizzling Start |
Inspiring Great Writing Can Be Easy!
“I can tell you our Year 5 NAPLAN writing results (which was the only thing going downwards in our results) has improved so much (particularly amongst the targeted boys) that our auditor initially did not believe our data!! He wanted to take it home and study it. Wow!”– Genevieve, Literacy Coach
Learn it one day. Teach it the next.
The Seven Steps Workshop teaches you the seven explicit techniques to inspire your students and transform their writing. Take home over 30 Action Activities to use in your class!
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