English Proficiency 3

BIU2032
Semester 1 Session 2021/2022

Writing Task
Cause and effect essay

Duration 1 hour

1. You are going to prepare and type your outline and essay in the template provided.
2. Choose either chain structure or block structure for your outline.
3. Upon submission, rename and save the file to
<YOURNAME&MATRICNUMBER>.pdf, and submit the file to the platform
designated by your lecturer.

NAME:
MATRIC NUMBER:
GROUP:

Mark Range Good User Satisfactory User Modest User Limited User
(12 – 15) (8 – 11) (4 - 7) (1-3)
 ● Language – largely ● Language – ● Meaning – never ● Meaning –
accurate sufficiently accurate in doubt fairly clear
● Variety of ● Sentences – some ● Single Word Errors ● SWE – frequent
structures – variety of length and (SWEs) – frequent and impedes
minimal errors, structure - tendency and hampers reading
Criteria mistakes in only to use one type of reading ● Accurate
more structure. Mistakes ● Limited sentence sentences – only a
● **Plagiarism of sophisticated with more complex length and type few
more than 15% structures sentences ● Vocabulary, limited ● Spelling and
regardless of the ● Vocabulary – ● Vocabulary – limited, ● Spelling – simple Punctuation –
content and adequate to convey adequate but lacks words accurate but frequent errors
language. meaning and precision mistakes with even in simple
developed to ● Simple words – spelt more words
precision correctly with errors difficult words ● Paragraphs –
● Punctuation and from unfamiliar ● Paragraphs – sometimes used
spelling – accurate; words lacks unity correctly
some errors in ● Punctuation, ● Punctuation errors ● Frequent spelling
more complex use generally correct – meaning still errors
● Paragraphs – unity ● Paragraph - shows gets through ● Content – make
with appropriate unity with some ● Content – little or no sense at
linkage inappropriate linkage generally all.
● Content – accurate ● Content – some inaccurate with at
with at least 3 points maybe least two points
strong points. inaccurate with at presented.
least 3 points
presented.

Outline (5 marks) Candidates may choose either one of the outlines that they have learnt. Marks will be awarded for

● Thesis statement – 1 mark

● Topic sentences – 3 marks (1 mark = 1 topic sentence)
● Conclusion – 1 mark (must include suggestion or prediction or call for action)
**All must be written in complete sentences to be awarded marks
Total mark &
Comments

Instructions: Write an approximately 350 words of cause and effect essay for the following
title:
CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY TITLE
 Chain Structure

Thesis
Statement

Content 1 Cause 1 Effect 1

 Cause 2 Effect 2

Content 2

Cause 3 Effect 3

Content 3

Concluding
Statement

Block Structure

Thesis
Statement
 Cause 1

Content 1

Cause 2

Transition Paragraph

Content 2

Effect 1

Content 3

Effect 2

Concluding
statement

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