TITLE: NOWADAYS SHOLARSHIPS HAVE BECOME MORE IMPORTANT

THAN BEFORE, WHY WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET ONE IN YOUR OWN

FIELD?

Now, write your essay giving your own opinion on it. (Min. 500 /Max. 800 words)

1st. Brainstorm (clustering)

2nd. Outline (example is shown in your essay practice, follow it)

3rd. Write your first draft

4th Get feedback from a Peer (Use peer editing sheet below)

5th Write your final paper. (Do not forget that your peer reviewer (evaluator) is the one

who gives you a score according to the rubric descriptors.

NOTE: Remember essays usually have four to ten paragraphs. However, this one must

contain only 5 paragraphs. The same order (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th ) shown above, are the

ones that must be presented in details in your autonomous work before uploading to the

EVA.

Good luck!!!!!!
 STAGE A2 ESSAY WRITING RUBRIC

Writer (author): _____________________________________

Peer reviewer (evaluator):_______________________________________

1.5 point 2.0 points 3.0 points

Descriptors
Content  Irrelevance and  Minor  All content is relevant to the
misinterpretation irrelevances task.
of task may be and/or  Target reader is fully
present. omissions may informed
 Target reader is be present.
minimally  Target reader is
informed. on the whole
informed.
Organization  .Production  Text is  Text is connected and
unlikely to be connected using coherent, using basic
connected, basic, high linking words and a limited
though frequency number of cohesive
punctuation and linking words. devices. (Cohesive devices
simple are words like ‘For
connectors (ex. example‘, ‘In conclusion‘,
‘and’) may on ‘however‘ and ‘moreover
occasion be etc.)
used
Language  .Produces basic  Uses basic  Produces basic vocabulary
vocabulary of vocabulary of isolated words and
isolated words reasonable phrases.
and phrases. appropriately.  Produces few simple
 Use simple grammatical forms with only
grammatical limited control.
forms with some
degree of
control.
 Errors my
impede meaning
at times.

Partner’ General layout: Organization: Language: Peer Editing sheet: Total:

s score: /3.0 /3.0 /3.0 /1.0 /10

Peer Editing Sheet

“As a peer reviewer, your job is not to provide answers. You raise questions; the writer makes the

choices. You act as a mirror, showing the writer how the draft looks to you and pointing out areas

which need attention." - S. Williams (Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa's Writing Program)

Writer: _____________________________________ Date:________

Peer Editor: ____________________________(is the one that fills it out)

1. How many paragraphs are in the essay?______________What is the topic of the

essay?

_____________________________________________________________________

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2. Is there a thesis statement?__________________If yes, write it here.______________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

3. Read the second paragraph. Does every supporting sentence connect to the first

sentence of the paragraph (the topic sentence)?________________________If not,

circle any sentence that is not related to the topic sentence.

4. Read the third paragraph. Write all the adjectives you find in the

paragraph.____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

5. Find a sentence that contains a comma. Write the sentence here.

_____________________________________________________________________

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In your opinion, is the comma used correctly? If not, correct the error on your

classmate’s paper.
6. Find the transition words in the essay and write them

here._________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

In your opinion, are all the transition words used correctly?

____________________________________________________________________

If not, suggest corrections on your classmate’s paper.