SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

           DISTANCE EDUCATION

    ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT COURSE FOR

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

FINAL EXAM
TUTOR’S NAME:

LICDA. MARTA CECILIA ALVARADO

STUDENT’S NAME:

Marta Alicia Menjívar Rivera – MR19151

DUE DATE:

JULY 9th, 2022

 ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT TOOL

Writing Samples: Student generates narrative, expository, persuasive, or reference paper.

TOPIC LEVEL

“Impacts of Tourism on the Advanced

Environment”

OBJECTIVES FOR THE TASK

Students should be able to identify main ideas and organize them by writing an essay to
demonstrate mastery of the topic.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. This is an individual assessment.

2. Write an essay discussing two of the areas affected by global tourism.

3. Students should explain which area has been more affected by global tourism, giving
reasons in support of your answer.

AREAS AFFECTED BY GLOBAL SOME OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THE

TOURISM DOCUMENTARY:

• The environment “Increased travel can have major effects on

wildlife and nature.”
• Local economies “Local economies depend on tourism.”
“Travel helps us understand others better.”
• International understanding
Impacts of Tourism on the Environment

Before the Air Pollution Control Act of 1955, air ...

English: Tourists riding a Bactrian camel (Camelus...

The Macchu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site ne...

WRITING RUBRIC
TOPIC:
TOTAL POINTS:
DATE: __/20
STUDENT´S NAME: GRADE:

TUTOR´S NAME: LEVEL:

CRITERIA/ 4 3 2 1 SCOR
POINTS E

All words No more than Four or five Several words

SPELLING have been two words words have have been
spelled have been been misspelled.
correctly. misspelled. misspelled.

Use a comma Punctuation Punctuation Punctuation has

before a has been used marks are been poorly
coordinating appropriately poorly applied executed and the
conjunction in most parts throughout the message results
PUNCTUATION (And, but, for of the essay. presentation. confusing to the
or, yet, reader.
so) in a
compound
sentence.

Essay entries Essay entries Essay entries Essay entries

do not have have a couple have more have several
any of grammatical than five grammatical
grammatical mistakes in grammatical mistakes in
mistakes in relation to mistakes in relation to
relation to structure, or relation to structure, or
structure, or tenses. structure, or tenses.
tenses. tenses.
GRAMMAR The student
The student has used a The student The student
has used a wide range has not used a frequently
wide range variety of considerable confuses words
variety of sentence range of (e.g., to, two,
sentence structures. variety of too; their, there,
structures. sentence they’re,
structures. it’s, its; your,
you’re)

The student The student The student The student has

has used clear has used has used basic used limited or
and precise appropriate language and vague language.
 academic language and there is some
language. domain- inconsistent Vocabulary was
specific use of topic- not specific to
The student vocabulary for specific the topic.
LANGUAGE produces the topic. vocabulary.
AND complete
VOCABULARY sentences,
recognizing
and correcting
appropriate
fragments and
run-ons.
An An interesting A good essay. The essay
outstanding essay. It shows some requires more
essay. It shows new creativity and improvement
OVERALL It was information good and polish in
informative, and good information. areas of
creative, and presentation. information,
attractive. creativity, and
attractiveness.