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
sábado, 15 de febrero de de marzo de 2020
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:
 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 comply the requirements provided in this video:
https://bit.ly/2SKxNzR

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:

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.

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
Up to 25 points
evaluation
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
Second of vocabulary
evaluation
standard Up to 25 points
(Grammar):
 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 Up to 15 points
task
 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
Up to 25 points
evaluation
standard
(Cohesion and Medium level:
coherence): The text has organized and understandable ideas. It shows all
the guide’s instructions indeed.
Up to 15 points

This standard
Low level
represents 25
The text does not have a main idea. The supporting ideas are
points of the
confused. This text does not follow the guide’s instructions
task
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 Medium level:
presentation): The text has the presentation required with simple and
common ideas. However, some parts are missing or
incomplete or need further improvement.
Up to 15 points
This standard
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 Medium level:
(Text): The text shows partially the grammar content studied in the E
book online content
Up to 15 points

This standard
Low level
represents 25
The text shows partially the grammar content studied in the E
points of the
book online content
task
Up to 8 points