B1.

8 Writing Assessment
The Big Picture B1+

Student’s name: ______________________________________ Date: ____________________ Final grade: ______________

Self-assessment

TASK 1
Objective 1: Writing a complaint about a service or facilities. (SB p. 156, exercise 5)
a. After writing your complaint, answer the following questions by ticking ( ) the corresponding box:

Did I… I’m not quite sure I’m completely sure

1. use full sentences to describe what happened and demand some action?

2. express my anger and disappointment?

3. include information about any money I have spent because of the problem?

4. make it very clear what I expect the company to do about the situation?

5. use polite language?

6. use correct Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation?

b. Once you have answered the questions above to review your first draft, write a final version to submit for grading.

TASK 2
Objective 2: Writing a short description of an everyday process. (SB p. 115, exercise 6)
a. After writing your description, answer the following questions by ticking ( ) in the corresponding box:

Did I… I’m not quite sure I’m completely sure

1. write a clear explanation of how an everyday process works?

2. use a range of link words?

3. organise the ideas effectively in one paragraph?

4. use correct Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation?

b. Once you have answered the questions above to review your first draft, write a final version to submit for grading.
 B1.8 Writing Assessment
The Big Picture B1+

Teacher’s Assessment
Final drafts
Instructions: On completion of each task, and after they have carried out their self-assessment, ask students to write a final
draft which is to be taken into account for the final evaluation. Then mark the final drafts using the following criteria:
Task 1
Criteria 0 1 2
The complaint does not include the The complaint only includes ONLY The complaint describes what
minimum information required: the SOME of the following: the happened, how the writer feels,
Content description of what happened, the description of what happened, the
writer’s feelings and the demanded writer’s feelings, or the demanded and the action he/she demands
action. action. from the company.

The organisation of ideas

The ideas are not The ideas are sometimes not
is clear.
Organisation well-organised. organised clearly.

No polite language has Some polite language has Polite language has been used.
Style been used. been used.

There are errors that impede Some errors are found but they Almost no errors are found. A
Lexis and Grammar communication and none of don’t impede communication. A range of useful phrases to describe
the useful phrases studied has few of the phrases studied have what happened and what action is
been used. been used. demanded are used effectively.

Completion of Self-assessment Not completed ----- Completed

Task 2
Criteria 0 1 2
The writing is either too short The writing may not be of the
The writing is brief and
or too long, AND it does not expected length, OR it
Content describe ALL the steps in the sometimes lacks clarity in the includes a clear description of
process clearly. description of the process. all the steps in the process.

The ideas are not The ideas have been organised

The ideas are sometimes not clearly in only one paragraph,
Organisation of ideas well-organised. No link words organised clearly and very few link and a range of link words have
have been used. words have been used. been used effectively.

No punctuation or capital There are some errors or The text uses appropriate
Punctuation and capitalization letters have been used when omissions in punctuation and punctuation marks and capital
needed. capitalization. letters when needed.

There are errors that impede Some errors are found but they Almost no errors are found.
Lexis and Grammar don’t impede communication.
communication.

Completion of blog post and Not completed Completed

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self-assessment

Marking scale TOTAL: _____________ / 20

20 10
18-19 9
16-17 8
14-15 7
12-13 6 Student’s name and signature
0-11 5