HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE – WEEK 1

Student: ________________________________________ Grade:___________

You will be evaluated in the following criteria and with the following rubric:
0 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8
Criterion C: The The student The student The student The student
writing— student communicates communicates communicates communicates
message does not information at a basic information most information complex
and reach a superficial level; easily but has with ease, though information; ideas
organization standard ideas may be difficulty with there may be some and opinions are
described irrelevant and/or more-complex difficulty with relevant, focused
by any of frequently repetitive; information; ideas complex and supported by
the opinions have little or are not always information; ideas examples and
descriptors no relevant support. relevant and/or and opinions are illustrations where
given The student shows opinions are relevant and appropriate.
below. little depth in insufficiently generally The student shows
understanding of the supported. The supported. a sophisticated, in-
topic. student shows The student shows depth
There are lapses in some depth in satisfactory depth understanding of
structure and these understanding of in understanding of the topic.
interfere with the the topic, though the topic. The structure is
development of ideas. some of the There is an clear and effective
message remains appropriate and adds to the
superficial. structure and the message being
The structure is student makes conveyed;
mostly good use of cohesive devices
appropriate: there cohesive devices. enhance the
are some lapses development of
but these do not ideas.
interfere with the
development of
ideas.
Criterion D: The The student shows The student’s The student’s The student’s
writing style student little variety in choice of choice of choice of
and does not vocabulary and idiom; vocabulary is vocabulary is vocabulary is
language reach a grammar is often varied though varied and varied,
use standard inaccurate or sometimes appropriate with sophisticated and
described inappropriate, though inappropriate for some idiomatic idiomatic.
by any of this does not affect the context; some expressions. Basic The student uses
the comprehensibility. errors occur in grammar is complex grammar
descriptors There are some basic and accurate; although that adds to the
given errors in complex some errors occur style of the text;
below. spelling/writing that grammar, though in complex he/she shows the
occasionally these do not affect grammar, these do ability to
interfere with comprehensibility. not affect manipulate the
communication. There are comprehensibility. language.
There is an attempt at occasional errors Spelling/writing Spelling/writing
addressing audience. in spelling/writing, contributes to the contributes to the
However, register but these do not quality of the work. quality of the work.
and/or style are often interfere with There is a clear There is a clear
inconsistent and/or communication. sense of audience; sense of audience;
inappropriate. There is a good register and style register and style
attempt at are appropriate to are effective. The
addressing the task. student may be
audience. creative with the
However, register language, or show
and/or style are humour or irony
sometimes when appropriate to
inconsistent the task.
and/or
inappropriate.
WRITING SKILLS:

You will have to write an essay (250 words) explaining and giving your opinion
about the following topic:

“Living as a teenager in my country”

Do not forget: Write simple sentences, don't make your structures too
complicated. If you follow some rules, it's not complicated to write English texts.

1) Read the task and think twice before you begin.

2) Collect ideas. Make notes on a sheet of paper.

3) Arrange your text, avoid repetitions. Think of an introduction and a conclusion.

4) Write the draft.

5) Read your text again and have a look at the vocabulary and the grammar. Use
an English-English dictionary to check the usage of the words. Remind the word
order in sentences and questions. Think of additional information you could use
in your text.

6) Write your text.

7) Read your text again and watch for spelling mistakes.

SUBMIT YOUR WRITTEN HOMEWORK AND

STAPLE THIS HOMEWORK SHEET TO IT.
DO NOT FORGET TO PUT YOUR NAME, GRADE AND SECTION

THIS HOMEWORK’S DUE DATE

August 18th, 2009

TUESDAY

NO EXCUSES ARE ALLOWED