Writing Essays

National English Candidates

Jan 10 – Dec 21, 2020
WRITING ESSAYS

REQUIREMENTS during 5-week meetings

» 5 in-class essays
» 5 homework essays (Due date: at 1:45 PM, every Monday)
Contact:
» Group: ENGLISHA1K18@gmail.com (pass: tienganha5cla)
→ Reference materials; assignments, further practice
» Teacher: nguyenthaocla@gmail.com
(0949 27 9697)

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Understanding the rubric
For writing an essay on the given topic. You have to:
» answer the question(s) clearly and completely;
» give reasons for your answer;
» include relevant example
▪ from your knowledge
▪ from your experience
» spend about 40-60 minutes on the task
» write at least/about 350 words
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Focus on Academic Register
» answer the question(s) clearly and completely;
» Use longer sentences (about 20-30 words)
» Use subordinate clauses
» Use academic words
» Avoid contractions like doesn’t, can’t or they’ll
» Avoid “get” phrases where possible
» Avoid a personal tone except when giving personal opinions or talking of personal
experiences
» Avoid phrasal verbs where possible
» Avoid over-generalisation by avoiding absolute statements and Introducing
probability/possibility
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 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Task Response (TR)

1. Is there a clear and relevant position throughout the response?
2. Are there relevant and well-developed (presented, extended and supported)
main ideas? Are any of the points underdeveloped or unclear?
3. Is there a tendency to overgeneralise?
4. Do any supporting ideas (e.g. examples) lack focus?
5. How have the different parts of the task been addressed?

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Coherence and Cohesion (CC)
Coherence refers to the linking of ideas through logical sequencing.
Cohesion refers to the varied and appropriate use of cohesive devices (for example, logical
connectors, pronouns and conjunctions) to assist in making the conceptual and referential
relationships between and within sentences clear.
6. Have you organised your information logically?
7. Is there an overall flow or progression in your essay?
8. Have you used linkers correctly, properly and sufficiently without over- or
under-usingthem?
9. Have pronouns been used correctly and do they have clear references?
10. Have you organised the text in paragraphs logically and sufficiently?
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Lexical Resource (LR) Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA)
1. Have you used a wide variety of sentence
structures naturally and appropriately?
2. How often have you used complex
structures?
3. Errors
a. Grammar
b. Punctuation

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Task Response (TR)

1. Is there a clear and relevant position throughout the response?
2. Are there relevant and well-developed (presented, extended and supported)
main ideas? Are any of the points underdeveloped or unclear?
3. Is there a tendency to overgeneralise?
4. Do any supporting ideas (e.g. examples) lack focus?
5. How have the different parts of the task been addressed?

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 In-class assignment W1 (A5) Jan 10, 2022
Write an essay about 350 words about the following topic.

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 Homework assignment W1 (A5) Jan 10, 2022
Write an essay about 350 words about the following topic.

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 Further Writing Practice W1 (A5) Jan 10, 2022
Write an essay about 350 words about the following topic.

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