CODE PC-RG-05

ST. VIATOR BILINGUAL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

VERSION 03
ACADEMIC PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT DATE 16 - 02 -
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DATE: SUBJECT: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
TEACHER: EMILSE JIMÉNEZ-CAROLINA BARACALDO
ENGLISH

TOPICS: Use of vocabulary, grammatical structures, structure of the review, audience, and TERM: 1
purpose.
OBJECTIVE: D (Writing)

STUDENT: CLASS: 8- SCORE:

Criterion D (Writing):

i. Use a wide range of vocabulary.

ii. Use a wide range of grammatical structures generally accurately.
iii. Organize information effectively and coherently in an appropriate format using a wide
range of complex cohesive devices.
iv. Communicate all the required information with a clear sense of audience and purpose to
suit the context.

Activity: Critical Review

Students will write a critical review about a previously assigned short story that might one of these options:

Option 1 Mother and Daughter by Gary Soto (1990)

Option 2 The Stolen Party by Liliana Heker (1982)
Option 3 The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde (1888)

Requirements
• The review must be written according to the structure:

Review’s title

Paragraph 1 Introduction
Paragraph 2 Summary of the plot
Paragraph 3 Character Development
Paragraph 4 Topic of the story
Paragraph 5 Conclusion

• The review must be 300–350 words-long.

• Audience: teenagers and literary enthusiasts that are audience of the online magazine: The Incandescent
Review.
• Tone: Semi-formal.
• Purpose: Summarize and evaluate.
• Students must complete the three given formats during the process of prewriting, drafting and publishing.
• Students must use pencil to fill out the formats.
• Students will be able to use a physical dictionary ONLY, cellphone dictionaries will not be allowed.
• Dictionaries cannot be shared.
Process

You will write the review following this chronogram:

Class 1 Prewriting

• Write and organize the key ideas using the Review’s Outline format.
• If the student finishes, can start drafting the introduction and the body.
Class 2 Drafting
• Based on the prewriting, write sentences and paragraphs even if they are not
perfect.

Revising:

• Read what you have written again. Rearrange words, sentences, or paragraphs into
a clear and logical order.

Class 3 Editing:
• Correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, tenses, add synonyms and correct
word order. For this step you’ll need a dictionary.

• Once you finish, ask your assigned classmate to proofread it.

Class 4
Publishing
• Copy the paper in the last format without any mistake and with your neatest
handwriting.

*Neat: clean or organized and showing care in execution.

*Proofread: the act of reading a piece of writing with the express purpose of identifying, marking, and correcting
errors.
 Class 1: Prewriting: REVIEW’S OUTLINE

1st paragraph:

INTRODUCTION (Write your hook and add general information you want to provide).

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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2nd paragraph

SUMMARY OF THE PLOT (Summarize the most important events of the story)

(Detail 1)_____________________________________________________________________________________________

(Detail 2)_____________________________________________________________________________________________

(Detail 3) ____________________________________________________________________________________________

(Detail 4)_____________________________________________________________________________________________

(Detail 5)_____________________________________________________________________________________________

(Detail 6) ____________________________________________________________________________________________

3rd paragraph

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT (Analyze the state of the character during the exposition and resolution).

(Opinion and description of the character at the beginning of the story)______________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Evidence: __________________________________________________________________________________________

The conflict that caused the change: ____________________________________________________________

Evidence: __________________________________________________________________________________________

Description of the character at the end of the story: __________________________________________

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 Evidence: __________________________________________________________________________________________

4th paragraph

TOPIC AND ITS RELEVANCE (Identify what was the story mostly about and its importance for the
audience, teenagers)

(The topic of the story) ____________________________________________________________________________

(Evidence 1) _________________________________________________________________________________________

(Evidence 2 )_________________________________________________________________________________________

Relevance of the topic for the audience ____________________________________________________________

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5th Paragraph

CONCLUSION (Rate the story out of 10 stars and mention your general opinion, you can include your favorite or
least favorite part or aspect and finally, emit a recommendation)

(Rating) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(General opinion) _________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Recommendation) _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Classes 2 and 3: Drafting, Revising and Editing:

(Use pencil to fill out this format)

TITLE:_____________________________________________________________________________

1st Paragraph: Introduction (words _____)

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 2nd paragraph (words _____)

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3rd paragraph (words _____)

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4th paragraph (words _____)

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5th paragraph: Conclusion (words _____)

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Class 4: Publishing:

(Use pencil to fill out this format)

TITLE:___________________________________________________________________________

1st Paragraph: Introduction (words _____)

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2nd paragraph (words _____)

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3rd paragraph (words _____)

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4th paragraph (words _____)

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5th paragraph: Conclusion (words _____)

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Command terms Definition

Use Apply knowledge or rules to put theory into practice.

Organize Put ideas and information into a proper or systematic

order; give structure to a text.
To give messages or information to others through
Communicate speech, writing, body
movements or signals.

Rubric

Criterion D Level Descriptor Specific Explanation of The Task

 0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below.
1-2-3 i.uses a limited range of vocabulary.
ii.uses a limited range of grammatical
structures with many errors which often
hinder communication.
iii.organizes some information in a
recognizable format using some basic
cohesive devices.
iv.communicates limited relevant
information with some sense of audience and
purpose to suit the context.
4 i.uses a basic range of vocabulary
ii.uses a basic range of grammatical
structures with some errors which sometimes
hinder communication.
iii.organizes information in a recognizable
format using a range of basic cohesive
devices.
iv.communicates some relevant information
with some sense of audience and purpose to
suit the context.
5-6 i.uses a range of vocabulary.
ii.uses a range of grammatical structures with
a few errors which do not hinder
communication.
iii.organizes information in an appropriate
format using simple and complex
cohesive devices.
iv.communicates most relevant information
with a sense of audience and purpose to suit
the context.
7-8
i.uses a wide range of vocabulary.
ii.uses a wide range of grammatical
structures generally accurately.
iii.organizes information effectively and
coherently in an appropriate format using a
wide range of complex cohesive devices.
iv.communicates all or almost all the
required information with a clear sense of
audience and purpose to suit the context.
i. The vocabulary you used did not convey meaning most of the time
or was too basic for the level.
ii. You use a limited range of grammatical structures, and you make
mistakes when conjugating in the Simple Tenses.
iii. The structure of the critical review is confusing, and paragraphs
are not focused on the given topics. You insufficiently used
conjunctions and transitions; therefore, ideas are choppy or
incoherent.
iv. You wrote imprecise ideas regarding character development,
topic and opinion. Failed to provide evidence, causes and reasons to
support your opinions. The paper informs but does not evaluate the
content of the story.
i.The vocabulary you used conveyed appropriate meaning most of
the time.
ii. Grammar is basic but appropriate for the level.
iii. The structure of the critical review was used, and paragraphs are
focused on the given topics. However, only basic conjunctions and
transitions were used.
iv. You wrote simple or imprecise ideas regarding character
development, topic and opinion. The paper provides evidence,
causes and reasons to support your opinions, it informs but does not
fulfill the purpose of evaluation.
i. Rich and varied use of vocabulary with few errors.
ii. Grammar was mostly accurate and appropriate for the level.
iii. The structure of the critical review was used, and paragraphs are
focused on the given topics. Basic and complex conjunctions and
transitions were used.
iv. You wrote precise ideas regarding character development, topic
and opinion. The paper provides evidence, causes and reasons to
support your opinions, it informs and evaluates the story.
i. Rich and varied use of vocabulary appropriate for the level.
ii. Grammar was consistently accurate and appropriate for the level.
iii. The structure of the critical review was used, and paragraphs are
focused on the given topics. Basic and complex conjunctions and
transitions were used.
iv. You wrote complex and imprecise ideas that evidence deep
reflection regarding character development, topic, and opinion. The
paper provides evidence, causes and reasons to support your
opinions. It informs and sufficiently evaluates the story.