Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vice President for Academic Issues and Research

Course: English III
Code: 90121

Activity guidelines and evaluation rubric – Task 2: Writing task

1. Activity description
Type of the Activity: Individual
Evaluation moment: Intermediate at Unit 1
Activity higher score: 120 points
Activity starting date: Activity deadline: domingo, 15 de
sábado, 15 de febrero de 2020 marzo de 2020
In this task, you are expected to achieve the following
learning result:

To construct a text in the target language in which they will

provide arguments to answer a question based on a text in an academic
way.
- Students will read an article containing a text and a video and will
express their point of view on this matter in the forum.
This is the article: https://bit.ly/2SKxNzR
- All group members will participate in the forum by giving their
opinion on the article and the video and will make comments on the
participation of others. Overall, students must participate at least 3
times in the forum.
- Once you have done this, you will write a formal letter to a
company you consider is contributing to the pollution of the earth
and you will express your opinion and make a demand to
them.

Follow this video to guide your writing exercise:

https://youtu.be/G0EXT89D4Jk

- You will share this letter in the forum to receive feedback from your
classmates and tutor.
- Once you have made the necessary corrections, you will upload the
letter in pdf or word format in the Evaluation Environment.
To develop this task, consider:
At initial information environment, you must:

• Study the Online Content (E-book) Level B1 – Module 5:

- Express opinions: Language of agreeing and disagreeing
- Express soft and hard disagreement
• Check the activity guide before beginning.
• Read the instructions provided by your tutor as well as
any additional material you receive.
• Participate in the synchronic meeting via Web Conference
regarding Task 2 Writing Task, or at least review the recording
that your tutor will eventually share.

At the evaluation environment, you must:

• Upload the final product file in the corresponding space.

At the learning environment, you must:

• Read the task guide exhaustively.
• Post your contributions in the Discussion forum – Writing task.
Individual work evidences:

Each E student will write a formal letter and upload it the Evaluation
Environment.

In the final version of your letter you must take into account if this
complies with the requirements provided in this video:
https://youtu.be/G0EXT89D4Jk

Group work evidences

At this activity no evidences needed

2. General guidelines for the development of the evidence to
submit

For evidence developed Individual, consider the following

guidelines

• Every member of the group must participate with academic

contributions in the task development.
• Before delivering the requested product, all the requirements
indicated in this task guide must be checked.
• Each student must develop the steps of the task and post the
evidence in the forum.
• The final product must be sent in the Evaluation Environment.
• Each student must give feedback to one of his/her partners. The
comments should remark mistakes, aspects to improve and
contribute to the debate.
• Each student is responsible for his/her process.

Take into account that all individual or group written work must fulfil
with the orthographic rules and presentation conditions that have been
defined.
Concerning the use of references, consider that the requested work in
this task must fulfil with the standards.
In any case, the standards of reference must be complied. Academic
plagiarism must be avoided. Students can support the written
products by using the Turnitin tool found on the virtual campus.

Consider that In the agreement 029 of December 13, 2013, article 99,
it is considered as offenses that undermine the academic order,
among others, the following: literal e) “Plagiarism, that is, submitting
as of its own authorship the all or part of a work, document or
invention made by another person.

It also implies the use of quotes or false references, or proposing

quotes where there is no match between it and the reference ”and
literal f) “Reproducing or copying for profit, educational materials or
results of research products, which have intellectual rights reserved
for the University.

The academic sanctions the student will face are the following:

a) In cases of academic fraud demonstrated in the respective

academic work or evaluation, the grade that will be imposed will be
zero points without prejudice to the corresponding disciplinary
sanction.

b) In cases related to plagiarism demonstrated in the academic work

whatever its nature, the qualification that will be imposed will be zero
points, without prejudice to the corresponding disciplinary sanction.
 b) Evaluation rubric Format

Type of the task: Group - Collaborative

Evaluation moment: Intermediate at Unit 1
Task higher score: 120 points
High level:
Participates at least 3 times, posting his/her own contributions
in the forum, showing positive response his/her partners’ work
and giving his/her point of view concerning partners’
contribution
First evaluation
Up to 25 points
standard (Forum
participation):
Medium level:
Participates partially in the forum, and response to his/her
partners’ work giving some opinions to their contributions
This standard
represents 25 Up to 15 points
points of the task
Low level
Participates offering short responses without new ideas to
his/her partners’ contributions or the student does not
participate in the forum of this writing task.
Up to 8 points

High level:
The text shows a correct use of grammar structures and huge of
Second evaluation vocabulary
standard
(Grammar): Up to 25 points

Medium level:
The text has some grammar structures related to the level and
This standard
represents 25 some specific vocabulary according to the topic
points of the task Up to 15 points
 Low level
The text has important mistakes in use of grammar. It affects
its comprehension, or the text was done with a translator.
Up to 8 points

High level:
The ideas in the text are clear and organized keeping attention
of the reading. It keeps all the guide’s instructions
Third evaluation
Up to 25 points
standard
(Cohesion and
coherence): Medium level:
The text has organized and understandable ideas. It shows all
the guide’s instructions indeed.
Up to 15 points
This standard
represents 25
Low level
points of the task
The text does not have a main idea. The supporting ideas are
confused. This text does not follow the guide’s instructions
Up to 8 points
High level:
The text shows creativity and original ideas. Follows the
instructions provided in the video for writing formal letters.
Up to 20 points
fourth evaluation
standard (Text
presentation): Medium level:
The text has the presentation required with simple and common
ideas. However, some parts are missing or incomplete or need
further improvement.
This standard Up to 15 points
represents 20
points of the task
 Low level
The letter does not follow the requirements provided by the
instructional video.
Up to 8 points

High level:
The text shows an appropriated use of grammar studied in the E
book online content
Up to 25 points
Fifth evaluation
standard (Text):
Medium level:
The text shows partially the grammar content studied in the E
book online content
This standard Up to 15 points
represents 25
points of the task
Low level
The text shows partially the grammar content studied in the E
book online content
Up to 8 points