Transform Student Writing
With Instant Formative Feedback
See how Mark My Words enables fast feedback cycles, evidence gathering, work moderation, and portfolio building in real classroom workflows.
See your school at a glance
When school leaders log in, they see writing performance across the whole school. See how each class and year level is tracking against the curriculum.
Start here, then drill down to the classes or cohorts that need attention.
Whole School
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Year 5
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Class 5A
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Look closer at class performance
Click into a class to see the students in it, their achievement levels, and progress across subjects.
This gives a clear picture of who needs support and who is ready to extend.
Class Students Demo
View individual student achievement standards and curriculum progress tracking.
Class 5A Students
Victorian Curriculum F-10 • English • Writing
Achievement Standard
When writing, students use familiar words and phrases and images to convey ideas. Their writing shows evidence of letter and sound knowledge, beginning writing behaviours and experimentation with capital letters and full stops.
| Student | Band | Language | Literature | Literacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Try me | 0.89 | Achieved | Working Towards | Achieved |
| No band | Working Towards | Upcoming | Working Towards | |
| 9.86 | Working Towards | Upcoming | Working Towards | |
| 10.92 | Achieved | Working Towards | Working Towards | |
| 10.99 | Upcoming | Upcoming | Upcoming | |
| 2.88 | Achieved | Working Towards | Achieved | |
| 10.92 | Achieved | Upcoming | Working Towards |
Individual learning journeys
Then open a student to see their skills, strengths, and next steps.
Use this view to plan targeted support and track growth over time.
Individual Student Progress Demo
Track detailed curriculum progress and skill development for individual students.
James Smith
Curriculum Progress • Year 4
Curriculum Progress
Track student progress across skills. Drag skills between statuses to update progress.
Below Level
3Handwrite using clearly-formed joined letters, and develop increased fluency and automaticity
Create literary texts that explore students own experiences and imagining
Use a range of software including word processing programs to construct, edit and publish written text
At Level
5Understand how texts are made cohesive through the use of linking devices including pronoun reference and ...
Recognise how quotation marks are used in texts to signal dialogue, titles and quoted (direct) speech
Understand that the meaning of sentences can be enriched through the use of noun groups/phrases and verb...
Incorporate new vocabulary from a range of sources, including vocabulary encountered in research, into own ...
Create literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings
Above Level
3Understand how to use phonic generalisations to identify and write words with more complex letter combinati...
Understand how to use spelling patterns and generalisations including syllabification, letter combinations incl...
Recognise homophones and know how to use context to identify correct spelling
Build understanding through evidence
To really understand how students are developing, we collect as much evidence as possible. Every piece of student writing - from formal assessments to practice drafts - helps us understand their learning better.
Teacher Uploads
Teachers can upload any student work - assessments, practice pieces, drafts that would otherwise be thrown away.
PDF Splitting
Automatically split handwritten PDFs into individual student submissions for efficient processing and assessment.
Student Direct Upload
Students can upload their own work directly for immediate feedback, building independence and engagement.
Make evidence meaningful with rubrics
Once you're collecting evidence, you need a simple, consistent way to judge it. Create rubrics that match what you teach and how you assess.
These rubrics turn all that evidence into clear judgments and next steps for students.
Rubrics & Skills Management Demo
Add, view and manage custom rubrics & skills. Interactive demo - explore the interface!
Rubrics & Skills
Add, view and manage rubrics & skills
All Rubrics
6 rubrics| Rubric Name | Criteria | Levels | Type | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 criteria | 3 levels | Template | ||
| 7 criteria | 6 levels | Organisation | ||
| 10 criteria | 6 levels | Organisation | ||
| 10 criteria | 5 levels | Organisation | ||
| 1 criteria | 9 levels | Organisation | ||
| 10 criteria | 4 levels | Organisation |
Upload student work
With rubrics in place, collect the evidence. Upload any student work — including practice pieces and drafts that would normally be lost.
Handwritten PDFs are split automatically into individual submissions, ready to assess with your rubrics.
Document Splitting & Merging Demo
Click the scissors to split documents or merge arrows to combine them. Interactive demo - try it yourself!
Document Splitting & Merging
Upload documents to split them using the scissors button or merge multiple PDFs and images. Use the download button to get your processed documents.
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Assess with AI
Bring the two together: your rubrics and the student work. Create an assessment, pick the rubric and skills, and let AI help with the marking.
The result is simple: clear feedback and a fair, consistent judgment for every student.
Assessment Workflow Demo
Follow the complete teacher assessment workflow from setup to AI evaluation to insights.
Creative Writing Term 2
Assess Creative Writing Term 2
File: The_Cage_Long_Stories_Pages1-1_updated.pdf1 / 3
The Cage – Response 1 (Extended)
I walked into the old shed and saw it there. The cage.It was rusty, with the paint peeling off, and something inside moved. My heart thumped like a drum in my chest. I tiptoed closer, the floorboards creaking under my feet. A faint squeak came from inside, and I froze. What if it was a rat, or worse, a snake? But when I bent down, I saw two small eyes staring back at me. It wasn't a monster after all—it wasa tiny bird with feathers the colour of sunlight.
Its wings fluttered weakly against the bars, as if it had been waiting for someone to notice. I reached out carefully and pulled open the rusty door.The bird hesitated for a moment, then hopped out, landing softly on my shoulder. It chirped a song so sweet it filled the whole shed with light. In that moment, I knew the cage had never been meant to hold the bird forever; it had been waiting for me to set it free. And as I stepped outside, the bird soared into the sky, circling above me, before disappearing into the golden horizon.
Marking Skills Assessment
10 skills created by AI
You can override any marks.
I can create complex characters with believable motivations
Develop motivated characters correctly
I can use setting as an active element that influences plot
Choose setting roles strategically
I can build and release tension throughout my story
Choose tension strategies strategically
I can write dialogue that sounds authentic and serves multiple purposes
Recognise authentic speech
Students upload directly
Students can upload their own work too — photos of handwritten work or digital files — and get quick feedback to improve.
This builds independence and makes sure practice work is captured in their portfolio.
Student Portal Demo
See how students create practice work and receive instant AI feedback.
Creative Writing Term 2
Creative Writing - The Hockey Stick
AI-generated annotations on your work
"It was rusty, with the paint peeling off... a tiny bird with feathers the colour of sunlight."
Great job using vivid imagery to describe the rusty cage and the bird's feathers! This helps readers visualise the scene clearly.
"The bird hesitated for a moment, then hopped out..."
Good sentence flow and rhythm. This section shows strong narrative pacing.
"My heart thumped like a drum in my chest."
Excellent use of simile! This comparison helps readers feel the character's nervousness and excitement.
"It chirped a song so sweet it filled the whole shed with light."
Beautiful metaphorical language! The idea of sound becoming light creates a magical, poetic moment.
"...disappearing into the golden horizon."
Strong concluding image that creates a sense of hope and freedom. Great way to end your story!
Everything is saved to portfolios
All student work is automatically logged to individual portfolios - every upload, every assessment, every practice piece. This builds up a complete picture of how they're progressing, with detailed feedback and skill development over time.
Nothing is lost: drafts and practice pieces are saved, not binned. Leaders see the full picture across the school, and students get timely, helpful feedback.
Student Portfolio Demo
Explore individual student portfolios with detailed feedback and progress tracking.
James Smith
Year 7 • james@markmywords.au
Vocabulary Exercise
File: The_Cage_Long_Stories_Pages1-1_updated.pdf1 / 3
The Cage – Response 1 (Extended)
I walked into the old shed and saw it there. The cage.It was rusty, with the paint peeling off, and something inside moved. My heart thumped like a drum in my chest. I tiptoed closer, the floorboards creaking under my feet. A faint squeak came from inside, and I froze. What if it was a rat, or worse, a snake? But when I bent down, I saw two small eyes staring back at me. It wasn't a monster after all—it wasa tiny bird with feathers the colour of sunlight.
Its wings fluttered weakly against the bars, as if it had been waiting for someone to notice. I reached out carefully and pulled open the rusty door.The bird hesitated for a moment, then hopped out, landing softly on my shoulder. It chirped a song so sweet it filled the whole shed with light. In that moment, I knew the cage had never been meant to hold the bird forever; it had been waiting for me to set it free. And as I stepped outside, the bird soared into the sky, circling above me, before disappearing into the golden horizon.
Annotations
3 annotations created by AI
"It was rusty, with the paint peeling off... a tiny bird with feathers the colour of sunlight."
Hover to highlightGreat job using vivid imagery to describe the rusty cage and the bird's feathers! This helps readers visualise the scene clearly. Keep up the good work on creating a strong sense of atmosphere.
"The bird hesitated for a moment, then hopped out..."
Hover to highlightGood sentence flow and rhythm. This section shows strong narrative pacing.
💡 Interactive Demo: Hover over annotations to see highlighted text on the document
Creative Writing Practice
Term 4 Creative Writing Assessment
A complete evidence loop
Collect work, judge it fairly, give feedback, and keep it all in one place. Every piece of writing adds to the story of learning.
For School Leaders
See writing across the school, then drill down to classes and students. Make informed decisions with the evidence to back it up.
For Students
Immediate feedback on all writing work - from formal assessments to practice drafts. Build independence by uploading work directly while building up a complete learning portfolio that tracks progress over time.
Ready to Get Started?
Transform your school's writing assessment with Mark My Words.
Teacher Access
Teachers assess and provide feedback on student work
Term 1 2025 onwards
Term 4 included free
- Curriculum performance tracking
- Custom rubrics management
- Document splitting and merging
- AI-powered assessment workflow
- Student portfolio building
- Onboarding session included
Student Access
Students can upload work directly and receive instant feedback
Term 1 2025 onwards
Term 4 included free
- Everything in Teacher Access
- Student direct upload portal
- Instant AI feedback for students
- Student portfolio access
- Practice work submission
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