Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: ENGLISH II
Code: 518007

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Task 8 Final Activity

1. Activity Description
Type of activity: Individual
Evaluation moment: Final
Highest score of the activity: 75 points
The activity starts on: Thursday, June The activity ends on: Wednesday, June
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With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcomes:

Learning outcome 1: Apply basic and concrete vocabulary, that is a series of

phrases and sentences related to personal information, daily activities, and stories of
life events in written communication tasks.

Learning outcome 2: Use the highest frequency vocabulary, common expressions,

and phrases, to handle very short social exchanges in synchronous encounters or oral
presentations

The activity consists of:

Step 1. Script: Write in the forum the answers to the next questions

Personal information

- What’s your full name?

- Where are you from?
- How old are you?
- What do you do? (Your occupation)
- Where do you live?
- Describe the place where you live

Personality

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- What are your hobbies?
- Mention some of your qualities (positive and negative qualities)

Routines and weekend plans

- Describe your daily routine

- What do you usually do on weekends?

A significant person in your life

- Personal information (His/her name, age, Occupation…)

- Describe his or her physical appearance
- Describe his or her personality considering positive and negative qualities (e.g., “My
father is generous.”

Share some experiences

- Share an experience that made you feel happy.
- Describe an event that made you feel sad, nervous, or worried.

Dreams and future plans

- Share some of your future plans after you graduate
- What are you going to do? Where are you planning to live? Are you going to
get married / have kids?

Step 2: Video
Create a video where you appear telling the information in step 1. You can use a
creative presentation with images or keywords as support. Avoid reading the script.
Focus on the pronunciation and coherence of your speech. You need to appear in the
video. Post it on YouTube and share the video link.

Step 3:

Self- evaluation
Self- evaluate your English performance by answering “yes, I can” or “no, I can't” in
each item. (Las respuestas no influirán en su calificación, tan solo se tiene en cuenta
el hecho de hacer el ejercicio auto evaluativo)
- Can you understand phrases and the highest frequency vocabulary about very basic
personal and family information, past experiences, feelings, and routines?

(Yes, I can – No, I can't)

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- Can you read very short, simple texts?

(Yes, I can – No, I can't)

- Can you communicate in simple and routine tasks about familiar topics and
activities?

(Yes, I can – No, I can't)

- Can you write short, simple notes and messages relating to matters in areas of
immediate need?

(Yes, I can – No, I can't)

- Can you use a series of phrases and sentences to past events, compare objects or
people, and talk about your future plans?

(Yes, I can – No, I can't)

- Can you write a series of simple phrases and sentences linked with simple
connectors like "and", "but" and "because"?

(Yes, I can – No, I can't)

- Can you speak in a fluent way without reading to express some general ideas about
you?
(Yes, I can – No, I can't)

Step 4. Consolidate a PDF document where you include the written answers, the link
to the video and the answers to your self-evaluation exercise. Name the document:
task8_fullname.PDF

For the development of the activity consider that:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must:

Check the agenda of the course

In the Learning Environment, you must:

Participate in the forum

In the Evaluation Environment, you must:

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Send the final document

Evidences of individual work:

The individual evidence to be submitted is:
-The answers to the questions in part A - 1 script (no screenshot)
-The link to the video.
-The self-evaluation.

Evidences of collaborative work:

No collaborative evidence is required in this activity.

2. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidences to Submit

For Individual evidences, consider the following:

• The document must have a front-page including information such as: title or
name of the activity, student’s name, student’s code, tutor’s name, university,
school, program, course and date. (Remember to check the APA style)

• Before submitting the requested product, students should check that it meets
all the requirements mentioned in this activity guide.

Please keep in mind that all individual or collaborative written products must comply
with the spelling rules and presentation conditions defined in this activity guide.
Regarding the use of references, consider that the product of this activity must
comply with APA style.
In any case, make sure you comply with the rules and avoid academic plagiarism.
You can review your written products using the Turnitin tool found in the virtual
campus.

Under the Academic Code of Conduct, the actions that infringe the academic order,
among others, are the following: paragraph e) Plagiarism is to present as your own
work all or part of a written report, task or document of invention carried out by
another person. It also implies the use of citations or lack of references, or it
includes citations where there is no match between these and the reference and
paragraph f) To reproduce, or copy for profit, educational resources or results of

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research products, which have rights reserved for the University. (Acuerdo 029 - 13
de diciembre de 2013, artículo 99)

The academic penalties students will face are:

a) In case of academic fraud demonstrated in the academic work or evaluation, the
score obtained will be zero (0.0) without any disciplinary measures being derived.
b) In case of proven plagiarism in academic work of any nature, the score obtained
will be zero (0.0), without any disciplinary measures being derived.

3. Evaluation Rubric Template

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Final
The highest score in this activity is 75 points
First evaluation High level: The audio of the video is clear, and the student
criterion: appears in the video. The final document contents all the items
required in the activity.
The student
completes and If your work is at this level, you can get between 8
sends the activity. points and 10 points
Average level: The video doesn't have audio or barely audible
This criterion and/or the student doesn't appear in the video and/or the final
represents 10 document is not complete.
points of the total
of 75 points of If your work is at this level, you can get between 5
the activity. points and 7 points

Low level: The video doesn’t have audio. Or the final

document was not sent by the evaluation environment.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0

points and 4 points
Second evaluation High level: The student writes a series of simple phrases and
criterion: sentences by using simple grammar structures correctly. The
student has a basic vocabulary repertoire of isolated words and
Grammar phrases related to personal information, routines, people and
structures and experiences and future plans.

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vocabulary are If your work is at this level, you can get between 20
accurate and points and 25 points
coherent. Average level: Write a series of simple phrases and sentences
by using simple grammar structures; however, there are some
This criterion mistakes, and the vocabulary is limited.
represents 25 If your work is at this level, you can get between 11
points of the total points and 19 points
75 of points of Low level: Write a series of simple phrases and sentences with
the activity. too many grammar mistakes. Or the student does not write the
text.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 10 points

Third evaluation High level: Pronunciation is generally quite clear and

criterion: understandable, and he/she communicates in brief
interventions by constructing simple sentences, although with
The student speaks few pauses. The speech sounds natural, it means, without
with a clear reading from the screen.
pronunciation and If your work is at this level, you can get between 24
fluency. points and 30 points
Average level: There are some pronunciation mistakes;
This criterion however, the message is comprehensible and the student
represents 30 communicates in brief interventions by constructing simple
points of the total sentences, although some pauses, initial doubts, and
of 75 points of reformulation.
the activity. If your work is at this level, you can get between 11
points and 23 points
Low level: Pronunciation mistakes don't allow the listener to
understand the message and many doubts and long pauses
make it impossible to understand the message and the student
reads all the time.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0

points and 10 points

Fourth evaluation High level: The student answers all the questions in the self-
criterion: evaluation.
The student If your work is at this level, you can get from get 9
completes the self- points and 10 points
evaluation.

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 Average level: The student answers some questions in the
self-evaluation.
This criterion If your work is at this level, you can get between 5
represents 10 points and 8 points
points of the total Low level: The student does not answer the self- evaluation.
of 75 points of If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
the activity. points and 4 points