根据安省教纲的评估，来看看孩子的写作水平（1~4年级）
安省的学校没有固定的教科书是令家长比较头疼的一件事，即使问孩子，往往被一句“不知道”切断了一切可能延展的话题。数学还好办，市面上找一找对应的书或习题集就可以解决，但是在写作和阅读方面，孩子到底掌握到什么程度还真不好判断。
在这里，我们主要谈谈写作。虽然没有课本，但是安省还是有教育大纲的，并且对每个年级的学生都有一定的要求。与中国的分数制不同，安省学生的作文没有具体的分数显示。
1~2年级
根据大纲要求，教师可以从学生的叙述、观点清晰与否、词汇量、段落组织、语法、拼写、标点以及整体结构等方面把作文分成level 1~level 4四个等级。例如，一年级的学生在毕业时要能够写一段关于喜好的简短的小作文，要求文章思路清晰，语法、拼写及标点正确。二年级则要求学生写一篇记叙文，文章要有一定的逻辑性、通顺且段落明确。下面我们先来看几个范文。
右图一年级学生写的作文,等级是Level1。
我们再来看看一年级学生中写的比较好的一篇作文，等级是Level 4。
Flash
My favourite toy is a shiny red car and it is not a remote control car. My brother broke the back of the red car but it is Still My fovourite Toy. I Play with itdown stairsand when I Push The car it runs fast. And I like it because itis shiny.
教师评语：文章描述很清楚有趣。这个学生用了两种不同的观点来链接文章，并有具体的细节描述自己的观点。拼写正确、通篇字体干净整洁。
二年级学生写的作文,等级是Level 1。
under the Bluewter bridge
My Mom and Dad and I Went unde the blue wter brdige to get Some fris. And to get Some hot dog’S. Then we went to my nanaS houses. Then we went to my houseS. Then we went to my grahma houSeS.
教师评语：思想不连贯，整篇文章没有描述性词语和细节。大写、复数和拼写错误，并出现不完整句式。所写内容没有和题目有关联。
二年级学生写的作文,等级是Level 4。
My Adventure of Moving!
(its freaky!)
One day my dad took me & Reid to our grandma’s & grandpa’s house. (While my mom & dad moved the stuff from one house to another.) Our uncles helped my mom & dad. (I bet the boxes were heavey.) My mom came & picked us up the next day. When we got home our dog
Rosie was waiting on our porch. I said “hi Rosie do you like our new house”? Rosie barked, (that means yes.) When I went to bed I felt scared I told my mom she said “that feeling will go away soon.” In the morning I felt much better. I said “I think I’m getting used to this.”
The end
教师评语：虽然不太切合题目但思路清晰、非常具体的拓展了观点。措辞有变化，文章结构完整。尝试使用引用句、变换句式、标点正确。
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3~4年级
根据大纲要求，三年级学生的作文需要有自己的观点并加以论述，文章的组织性要更强，以及要会用丛句。另外，还要会使用单词的不规则复数变化，会利用各个网站（dictionaries, word lists, computers等）来检查拼写错误。
比较1~2年级的教纲，我们可以看到在拼写、语法以及标点运用上，教纲的要求基本上没有太大的差别。但是在思路、想法以及细节描述、论证自己的观点方面，教纲对四年级学生的要求会提高很多。比如，学生到了四年级，教纲会要求他们需要用详细的描述来拓展自己的思路或想法。而在二年级，教纲只要求学生组织自己的逻辑性。
三年级的例文命题是给自己心仪的作家写一封信。
Level 1的三年级学生写的作文。
Dear, Ms. COSSi
I red your story Gus the Bus and it was great. I really liked when Gus raced the fire truck. Have you writen any other Book Well I’ll rite again
Sincerly
教师评语：词汇量很有限、拼写错误频繁出现。过多的使用了重复的句式（有过半的句式以“I”开始）。书信的格式不正确。想法单一，并且没有进行深入论述。
Level 4 的三年级学生写的作文。
Dear Mrs M. Thornton Jones
I wrote to you because you are my favourite author. I enjoy your stories very much like the series of the adventure of the BAILEY SCHOOL KIDS! I like the story named Triplet Trouble and the pizza party. My favourite part is when Mr. Parker tells the class they have to earn light balls to have a pizza party.
I’m starting a story called CHILDREN DON’T TEACH PARENTS. I need an idea for the end of my story. It’s about 3 girls who teach their parents and their parents want their kids to go to school to learn. Can you write back with an idea for the end please?
My parents like my writing stories. Did your parents agree when you told them you wanted to be an author? My editor doesn’t change my story does yours? I wanted to be an author because when I get older and and have kids I’ll tell them stories. Why did you become a author? Write back soon.
Sincerly
教师评语：所有扩展的思路都与题目相关联，书信内容具体、有细节展示。用词非常有效并吸引人。书信格式正确、段落清晰。习惯用语以及单词拼写几乎没有错误。各种句式混合使用，提高了文章的阅读性。
到了四年级，学生需要学会使用单一句或丛句、用段落组织并扩展想法。根据别人的意见或建议对自己的文章进行修改。选择合适的词语使文章看起来更生动。另一方面，对于拼写、标点等基本功也有更高的要求。
四年级的例文命题是写一篇幽默故事“THE DAY GRAVITY FAILED”（当地球没有引力的一天）。
Level 1的四年级学生写的作文。
I went for a walk walk in my new shoe and I saw some birds float around the forest.
I went back home I saw the dogs float around the houes and the cats floated around the island.
My mom and I went for a walk and we saw a bear floated around and a rabbit floated around and then I went home.
教师评语：想法很简单，细节描述不够。内容不明确、段落不完整、单一句式并且没有关联性。整篇文章没有体现出幽默性。虽然字体工整，但是欠缺细节和目的性，所以还是level 1。
Level 4的四年级学生写的作文。
We need Gravity
One morning, I got up to get something to eat like some cereal or toaster strudels. While I was going to eat I realized I wasn’t walking, so I swam to see if there was still food. There was food all right, all over the ceiling. Then I realized gravity had failed.
I went to get dressed. I chased after my underwear and my socks. They were in the lead but I caught up thanks to swimming lessons. I went outside boy was that unsmart. I got stuck on a hydro pole. Luckly I escaped and remembered “ I was hungry”. I went to a snack bar and got a double beef patti Bif Mac. I was litterally in heaven because when I was eating I got pulled up to the angels. They told me to move to the moon. I was like “what”?
Somebody told my mom and dad that the planets were going clock wise instead of counter clockwise, he also exclaimed that the moon had all the gravity. I didn’t believe him but if he was telling the truth then I could eat again. On Tuesday everybody on earth was moving to the moon. By Wednesday everybody was settled inand ready start again and invent new food for me because I own Subway now. Cool huh!
教师评语：所有思想都与故事相结合，提供想象的细节来推动故事的延展性。思路清晰、用词生动，可以带动读者去想象。语法、拼写等几乎没有错误。
从上述作文中可以看出，同年级学生之间的差距还是很大的。想写出一篇等级较高的作文离不开词汇量和思考能力。家长不妨和孩子一起阅读并一起讨论，提高孩子词汇量的同时也帮助孩子提高思考能力。如果不经过平时系统的训练与培养，怎么能要求孩子一下子就能写出level 4的文章出来呢？