Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: English Literature
Code: 551029
Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric - Task 5 - Book Review
1. Activity Description
Type of activity: Individual
Evaluation moment: Final
Highest score of the activity: 125 points
The activity starts on: Monday, March The activity ends on: Monday, March
8, 2021 22, 2021
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcome:

- Analyze an English literary work from the creation of a literary review.

The activity consists of:

Step 1: Preparation

- Go to the Learning Environment and check the following Course Contents and
Bibliographic References in Unit 2:
Muñoz, M. (2020). Five Steps to Write a Book Review. [Infographic].
Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia.
https://repository.unad.edu.co/handle/
The Writing Center. (2020). Book Reviews. University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/book-reviews/
- Learn everything you can about Book Reviews.

Step 2: Choosing

- From Unit 2, choose one the following books and post it in the forum, so that
no readings are repeated among students:
o The Old Man and the Sea.
o The Story of Doctor Dolittle.
o The Invisible Man.
o The Picture of Dorian Grey.
o My Man Jeeves

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Step 3: Book Review

- Read your chosen book and write a Book Review about it. Follow the
instructions from the Virtual Information Object Five Steps to Write a Book
Review.

Step 4: Delivery

- Send to the Evaluation Environment a PDF file with your Book Review.

For the development of the activity consider that:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must:

- Check the Course Agenda to organize your time.

- Check the Course News for important information.

In the Learning Environment, you must:

- Check the Course Contents and Bibliographic References.

In the Evaluation Environment, you must:

- Upload a PDF file with the task’s individual evidences. Identify your file as
follows: 551029 - Task 5 - Your Full Name.pdf

Evidences of individual work:

The individual evidence to be submitted is:

A PDF file named 551029 - Task 5 – Your Full Name.pdf with the following pages:
1. Cover Page
2. Book Review
3. References

Evidences of collaborative work:

No collaborative evidence is required in this activity.

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2. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidences to Submit

For Individual evidences, consider the following:

 Be sure to write proper citations and references for the sources you might
use.
 Be sure to use your own words while writing.
 Be sure to revise content, structure and mechanics in everything you post in
the forums and/or sent for evaluation.
 Before submitting the requested product, you should check that it meets all
the requirements mentioned in this activity guide.

Please keep in mind that all individual or collaborative written products must comply
with the spelling rules and presentation conditions defined in this activity guide.
Regarding the use of references, consider that the product of this activity must
comply with APA style.

In any case, make sure you comply with the rules and avoid academic plagiarism.
You can review your written products using the Turnitin tool found in the virtual
campus.

Under the Academic Code of Conduct, the actions that infringe the academic order,
among others, are the following: paragraph e) Plagiarism is to present as your own
work all or part of a written report, task or document of invention carried out by
another person. It also implies the use of citations or lack of references, or it
includes citations where there is no match between these and the reference and
paragraph f) To reproduce, or copy for profit, educational resources or results of
research products, which have rights reserved for the University. (Acuerdo 029 - 13
de diciembre de 2013, artículo 99)

The academic penalties students will face are:

a) In case of academic fraud demonstrated in the academic work or evaluation, the
score obtained will be zero (0.0) without any disciplinary measures being derived.
b) In case of proven plagiarism in academic work of any nature, the score obtained
will be zero (0.0), without any disciplinary measures being derived.

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3. Evaluation Rubric

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Final
The highest score in this activity is 125 points
First evaluation High level: Information is very organized with a well-
criterion: constructed opinion and supporting detail.

Organize If your work is at this level, you can get between 20

information. points and 25 points
Average level: Information is organized, but paragraphs are
This criterion
not well-constructed.
represents 25
points of the total If your work is at this level, you can get between 15
of 125 points of points and 19 points
the activity.
Low level: The information appears to be disorganized.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0

points and 14 points

Second evaluation High level: The review strongly "sells" the book. The voice is
criterion: authentic and enthusiastic (sounds like you honestly enjoyed
the book).
Write a persuasive
book review. If your work is at this level, you can get between 40
points and 50 points
This criterion
represents 50 Average level: The review appeals to readers somewhat.
points of the total
If your work is at this level, you can get between 30
of 125 points of
points and 39 points
the activity.
Low level: The review does not appeal to most readers.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0

points and 29 points

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Third evaluation High Level: The review has a strong opinion that is supported
criterion: by 2-3 details (good or bad).

Present a strong If your work is at this level, you can get between 20
opinion. points and 25 points

This criterion Average Level: The review does not have any supporting
represents 25 details, but it does have an opinion.
points of the total
of 125 points of If your work is at this level, you can get between 15
the activity. points and 19 points

Low level: The review does not have a strong opinion or

supporting details. The opinion may not be clear.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0

points and 14 points

Fourth evaluation High Level: No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.

criterion:
If your work is at this level, you can get between 12
Use correct points and 15 points
mechanics.
Average Level: A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation
This criterion errors.
represents 15
points of the total If your work is at this level, you can get between 9
of 125 points of points and 11 points
the activity.
Low level: Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0

points and 8 points

Fifth evaluation High level: The document meets the criteria for presentation
criterion: according to APA standards.

Present a PDF file If your work is at this level, you can get between 8
according to APA points and 10 points
standards.

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 Average level: The document partially meets the criteria for
This criterion presentation according to APA standards.
represents 10
points of the total If your work is at this level, you can get between 6
of 125 points of points and 7 points
the activity.
Low level: The document does not meet the criteria for
presentation according to APA standards.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0

points and 5 points