TASK: Write a Thank You Letter to someone who has helped you overcome a challenge.

Student: Class: 8 Date of Task: Overall Grade:

  51 54 58  61 64 68  71 74 78  82 87 95-100 

Knowledge &  -uses familiar  -uses familiar  -uses familiar  -uses familiar and extended 
Understanding  vocabulary/expressions  vocabulary/expressions with  vocabulary/expressions with  vocabulary/expressions with 
  with limited accuracy  some accuracy  considerable accuracy   exceptional accuracy 
       
 
-incorporates elements of a  -incorporates elements of a  -incorporates elements of a  -incorporates elements of a 
Thank You letter with  Thank You letter with some  Thank You letter with  Thank You letter with a high 
limited effectiveness  effectiveness  considerable effectiveness  degree of effectiveness 

Thinking  -generates ideas and  -generates ideas and  -generates ideas and organizes  -generates ideas and organizes a 
  organizes a formal/informal  organizes a formal/informal  a formal/informal Thank You  formal/informal Thank You letter 
Thank You letter with  Thank You letter with some  letter with considerable  with a high degree of 
 
limited effectiveness (e.g.,  effectiveness (e.g., creating a  effectiveness (e.g., creating a  effectiveness (e.g., creating a 
creating a vocabulary list,  vocabulary list, completing  vocabulary list, completing  vocabulary list, completing Fiche 
completing Fiche d’Activité  Fiche d’Activité 23 planning  Fiche d’Activité 23 planning  d’Activité 23 planning guide)  
23 planning guide)   guide)   guide)  

Communication         
         
(e.g. description of what was  -expresses information and  -expresses information and  -expresses information and  -expresses information and ideas 
learned, which challenge was  ideas with limited clarity   ideas with some clarity  ideas with considerable clarity  with detail and a high degree of 
overcome and how)        clarity  
         
-communicates using  -communicates using  -communicates using  -communicates using a variety of 
 
simple sentences  increasingly complex  well-developed sentences  well-developed sentences 
    sentences     
         
(e.g. punctuation,  -uses conventions and  -uses conventions and  -uses conventions and  -uses conventions and 
capitalisation, verb tenses,  vocabulary with limited  vocabulary with some  vocabulary with considerable  vocabulary with a high degree of 
masculine/feminine spellings)  effectiveness   effectiveness  effectiveness  effectiveness 

Application  -applies characteristics and  -applies characteristics and  -applies characteristics and  -applies characteristics and 
  formatting of a Thank You  formatting of a Thank You  formatting of a Thank You  formatting of a Thank You letter 
letter with limited  letter with some  letter with considerable  with a high degree of 
effectiveness  effectiveness  effectiveness  effectiveness 

 
Descriptive feedback: 
Use connecting phrases (et, aussi, de plus,  Use P.O.M.M.E.S to help you revise  Include all elements of the  Add more detail to the descriptions 
puis, mais…) to create more complex  your work  Success Criteria  in your letter 
sentences 

Use resources (notes, planning guides,  Use appropriate verb tenses  Include vocabulary appropriate to  Make sure you take time to plan, 
templates, dictionary, WordReference) to  consistently  the style and audience (e.g.  draft, revise, and edit your work 
clarify your ideas  formal/informal)  before completing the final copy