Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Academic and Research Vice-rector

Activity 8 – Blog

1. General description of the course

Faculty or Academic Vicerrectoría de Relaciones Internacionales

Unit
Academic Level Professional, specialization, master
Academic Field Common basic interdisciplinary training
Course Name English A2
Course Code 900002
Course Type Methodological Can be re- yes ☐ No ☒
opened
Number of Credits 3

2. Description of the activity

Type of the Number of

Individual ☐ Collaborative ☒ 4
activity: weeks
Moment of
Initial ☐ Intermediate: ☒ Final ☐
evaluation:
Delivery Environment: Collaborative
Evaluative score: 40
Learning
Starting date: March 19th, 2018 Closing date: April 19th, 2018
Competence to develop:
The student is able to design his/her own blog.
Topics to develop:
Design a blog.
Steps, phases of the learning strategy to develop:
Phase 1: Design a blog.
Phase 2: Public a blog.
Phase 3: Share the link.
Step by Step

1. Select one role to develop in the forum. One of the student will create a Gmail
Account. If you have one, you can use it, log in to Blogger web page, through
GOOGLE or YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT or if you prefer, you can use any other web
design tool.
 Watch the tutorial about HOW TO BUILD a blog through these links.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWSXAYjql14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5Hh7PEhJOs
2. Think of a who for you is the most influential Colombian in the last 50
years. Share your proposal in the forum to build the blog. Remember that
the group has to AGREE with ONLY ONE character to describe
3. The blog has to contain the following contributions (portal). Each member of the
group has to choose the portal she/he is going to develop**:

- Portal 1: Physical description: Use the verbs “to be” and “to have” to
describe his/her physical appearance according to the profession.

- Portal 2: Personal Information:

Make a collage with pictures to introduce the professional by mentioning personal
information like: Full name, age, nationality, birthplace and occupation.

- Portal 3: His/her daily routine:

Make a collage with pictures that describe his/her daily routine. You must include a
description of each action through a short paragraph by using Present Simple Tense
and Phrasal Verbs (where it is possible).

- Portal 4: Activities she/he likes and dislikes:

Make a collage with pictures that describe the activities she/he likes and dislikes to
do in her/his professional field. You must include a description of each picture
through a paragraph. (Use your description

- Portal 5: What is his/her house like?

Make a collage with pictures of the professional's place work (use your imagination).
You must include a description of each picture using sentences in simple present and
modal verbs.

NOTE: Each paragraph (portal) must include at least 5 sentences,

connectors and at least 3 phrasal verbs or modal verbs where is possible.
You can revise the contents in the following links:
 ❖ http://www.mansioningles.com/gram54.htm
http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/verbs/list-of-
phrasal-verbs/
❖ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-qeFD0aWEg

❖ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3GMiFc-gLs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVLmpQBwM3c
Environment
for the Collaborative Learning
development
Collaborative:
Consolidate the final product should be submitted in a PDF
Products to document in the Assessment and Monitoring Environment:
deliver by
student - Page 1: Names of all the participants.
- Page 2: Screenshot of the Blog appearance and the Blog URL.

4. Evaluation rubric

Evaluation rubric
Activity Individual
☐ Collaborative Activity ☒
type: Activity
Moment of
Initial ☐ Intermediate ☒ Final ☐
evaluation
Performance levels of the individual activity
Assessed
Score
Aspects High score Media score Low score

The student
The students
tales into account
participated in
Forum only some
designing the There is no evidence
participation elements while
Blog taking into of blog design and 30
and Blog designing the
account the forum participation
design blog. Participation
indications given
is scarce or
in the guide.
irrelevant to the
 forum
construction
(up to 30 (up to 15
(up to 0 points)
points) points)
The Blog fulfillsThe blog partially
with the fulfills with the The blog does not
requirements requirements meet the established
Organization
proposed in the proposed in the parameters. 10
of the blog
activities guide. guide.
(up to 10
(up to 5 points) (up to 0 points)
points)
Final score 40