Section 9, Unit 2, Topic 2:

Assessing Writing
I. CORRECTION SHEETS
1. Correction Sheet for
an activity that asks
students to add capital
letters, periods, question
marks, and a space
between sentences in a
paragraph
2. Correction Sheet
for unscrambling
sentences in Activity A
of the Writing Activity
Sequence in Topic 1
3. Correction Sheet
for email writing
activity in Activity B
of the Writing Activity
Sequence in Topic 1
Is your paragraph the same as this one?
he lives with her parents and her brother hey live in an
apartment heir apartment is near a hospital and shops t is also near
a park here do you live?
S . T
. T . I
. W
Activity A Correction Sheet
1. I dont get home until 4:30PM.
2. I go to school at 7:30AM.
3. My family eats dinner together
every night.
OR: Every night, my family eats
dinner together.
4. I do my homework before dinner.
5. I go to bed at 9:00PM.
OR: At 9:00PM, I go to bed.
6. I usually walk to school with my
friends.
To:
Subject:
Hi (your name),
Thanks for your email. Let me tell you about my usual day.
I go to school at 7:30AM. I usually walk to school with my friends. I
dont get home until 4:30PM. I do my homework before dinner. My
family eats dinner together every night. After dinner, I watch TV or
use the computer. I go to bed at 9:00PM.
Thats my usual day! Ill write again soon.
Is your paragraph the same as this one?
he lives with her parents and her brother hey live in an
apartment heir apartment is near a hospital and shops t is also near
a park here do you live?
S . T
. T . I
. W
Activity A Correction Sheet
1. I dont get home until 4:30PM.
2. I go to school at 7:30AM.
3. My family eats dinner together
every night.
OR: Every night, my family eats
dinner together.
4. I do my homework before dinner.
5. I go to bed at 9:00PM.
OR: At 9:00PM, I go to bed.
6. I usually walk to school with my
friends.
7. After dinner, I watch TV or go online.
OR: After dinner, I go online or
watch TV.
To:
Subject:
Hi (your name),
Thanks for your email. Let me tell you about my usual day.
I go to school at 7:30AM. I usually walk to school with my friends. I
dont get home until 4:30PM. I do my homework before dinner. My
family eats dinner together every night. After dinner, I watch TV or go
online. I go to bed at 9:00PM.
Thats my usual day! Ill write again soon.
Is your paragraph the same as this one?
he lives with her parents and her brother hey live in an
apartment heir apartment is near a hospital and shops t is also near
a park here do you live?
S . T
. T . I
. W
Activity A Correction Sheet
1. I dont get home until 4:30PM.
2. I go to school at 7:30AM.
3. My family eats dinner together
every night.
OR: Every night, my family eats
dinner together.
4. I do my homework before dinner.
5. I go to bed at 9:00PM.
OR: At 9:00PM, I go to bed.
6. I usually walk to school with my
friends.
7. After dinner, I watch TV or go online.
OR: After dinner I go online or
watch TV.
To:
Subject:
Hi (your name),
Thanks for your email. Let me tell you about my usual day.
I go to school at 7:30AM. I usually walk to school with my friends. I
dont get home until 4:30PM. I do my homework before dinner. My
family eats dinner together every night. After dinner, I watch TV or go
online. I go to bed at 9:00PM.
Thats my usual day! Ill write again soon.
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4. Rubric for a writing activity that
asks students to use capital
letters, periods, question marks,
and a space between sentences
(See Correction Sheet 1.)
5. Rubric for Activity
C of the Writing
Activity Sequence
in Topic 1 (a free
writing activity)
II. RUBRICS
4 Mostly correct - very few or no mistakes
3 Mostly correct - some mistakes
2 About halfway there - mistakes that could be corrected during editing
1 Many mistakes - this area needs work
1 2 3 4 Criteria
Used capital letters at the beginning of sentences
Used correct punctuation at the end of sentences
Indented at the beginning of the paragraph
Left space between the end of one sentence and the beginning of the next
Wrote neatly and clearly
Rating Criteria
4 3 2 1
CONTENT: The student tells an e-friend seven (7) daily activities. The student
includes the time the activities usually happen.
4 3 2 1
ORGANIZATION: The activities are organized from the beginning of the day to
the end of the day.
4 3 2 1
USE OF LANGUAGE: Word order is correct. Grammar and word choice is correct
or appropriate. The voice is informal.
4 3 2 1
MECHANICS: The paragraph is not indented (because it is an email). The
paragraph is neatly written. Punctuation and spelling are correct.
4 3 2 1 Overall score
Feedback:
Name
4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = OK, 1 = needs improvement
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