English Dept

Writing Activity

Positive and negative expressions:

● Fed up with ● Tired of
● Fond of ● Keen on
● Bored with ● Crazy about
● Interested in ● Sick of
● Enthusiastic about ● Big fan of

1. Write a short autobiography. Take into account the following quote. (21 pts)

“A life is made up of a great number of small incidents and a small

number of great ones. An autobiography must be extremely
selective, discarding all the inconsequential incidents on one’s life
and concentrating upon those that have remained vivid in the
memory.”

Your autobiography has to include:

- 90 - 100 words
- 4 positive and 4 negative expressions from the list above.
- 3 sentences using present simple.
- 3 sentences using present continuous.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

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Writing Rubric:
 Indicators 3 2 1
Vocabulary Uses vocabulary Sometimes uses Rare use of
appropriate for the vocabulary vocabulary
text and related to appropriate for the appropriate for the
the topic all the text and related to text and related to
time. the topic. the topic.

Grammar Makes correct use Makes regular use of Poor use of verb
of verb tenses, verb tenses, tenses, connectors
connectors and connectors and and grammar
grammar structures. grammar structures. structures. Over 12
0-3 mistakes. 4-12 mistakes. mistakes.

Word length It contains the full It contains a regular It contains a poor

amount of words amount of words amount of words
asked for. (90 - 100 asked for (50-89 asked for. (10 – 49
words) words) words)

8 positive and It contains the full It contains a regular It contains a poor

negative amount of amount of sentences amount of
sentences sentences asked for. asked for (2 or 3 sentences asked
(4 positives - 4 sentences each) for. (1 sentence
negatives) each)

3 Present Simple It contains the full It contains a regular It contains a poor

and 3 P. amount of amount of sentences amount of
Continuous sentences asked for. asked for (2 present sentences asked
sentences. (3 present continuous-2 present for. (1 present
continuous and 3 simple) continuous-1
present simple) present simple)

Content It contains It contains content The text is can not

appropriate content not fully related to an be considered as
related to autobiography an autobiography
autobiographies.

Dateline The student finishes The student doesn’t The student

the activity on time finish the activity on doesn’t answer the
time activity.

Score: /21 pts Mark: