Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vice President for Academic Issues and Research

Curse: 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, it is expected to achieve the following learning
results:
As a student you are going to be able to write a short text in which you
show the proper use of grammar and learned vocabulary through the
units and previous levels.

In the forum, the students must share opinions and comments about

“Is it fair for Shakespeare to overshadow Cervantes?”. Students will tell

things they liked and disliked. Also, they need to answer the question:

Is it fair for Shakespeare to overshadow Cervantes?

Every member must participate at least 3 times, posting his/her own

contributions: his/her points of view and his/her opinions about his/her
partners’ contributions.

Spanish contributions are not going to be taken into consideration.

To develop this task, students will write a short text about their points
of view and some opinions about their partners’ work by participating
in the Forum in a period no later than 3 days before the final due date
(based on University regulations and academic policies, see academic
resolution 006808).
Construction and consolidation of the final work. Each E student will
design a final version of a short text using either a power point
presentation. Each student must upload his/her own final product.

To develop this task, consider:

At initial information environment, you must:
• check constantly the course agenda.
• Be aware of the News forum and General course forum for
information updated by the course director.
• 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 evaluation environment, you must:

• Upload the final product .ppt (PowerPoint presentation) file in the
corresponding space.

At 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 design a final version of a short text, using power
point. Each student must upload his/her own final product.

In the final version of your short story you must take into account if
this comply the following
requirements:

First page: Front page

Second page: 3 paragraphs answering the question:

Is it fair for Shakespeare to overshadow Cervantes?

Click here to open the article:
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36055236

1. Paragraph: Introduction
2. Paragraph: Main idea / supporting your point of view.
3. Paragraph: Conclusion

Third page: Screenshots of Forum participation.

*Each paragraph must have at least 5 lines each one.

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 Elija un elemento.
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. It has First page:
front page Second page: 3 paragraphs answering the question
a paragraph of conclusion and third page: some pictures
fourth evaluation according to his/her final work. Each paragraph must have at
standard (Text least 5 lines each one.
presentation):
Up to 25 points

Medium level:
This standard The text has the presentation required with simple and common
represents 20 ideas: First page: front page Second page: 3 paragraphs
points of the task answering the question a paragraph of conclusion and third
page: some pictures according to his/her final work. Each
paragraph must have at least 5 lines each one.
Up to 15 points
 Low level
The text has not guide’s requirements: First page: front page
Second page: 3 paragraphs answering the question a
paragraph of conclusion and third page: some pictures
according to his/her final work.
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