WRITING TASK

ASSESSMENT INPUT: Writing Task TOPIC: Applying for a job.

OBJECTIVE: To apply content, grammar and vocabulary learned in a written form.

-INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Write an email to apply for one of these jobs: Teacher or Secretary.
2. Follow the structure for an email, it must contain 80 words minimum.

Remember to take into consideration the rubric attached to this document.

Tips for writing:

1. Add the address of the person you write.
2. What the message is about.
3. Beginning: We do not know the person, but you can invent the name of the organization.
4. Introduction: Why are you writing?
5. Main part of the email.
6. End of the email.
7. Name of the person who writes the email.

Content to be used:
1. Verb be.

2. This/that/these/those.

3. Simple present positive and negative.

4. Adverbs of frequency.

5. (Include extra information that you learned from the units)

 Melba Del Rocio De La Cruz Perero.
Daniel Calderon Zevallos. E-mail: danielcalderonzevallos@gmail.com
Appiying for a job.

Dear Daniel Calderon Zevallos,

I trust this email finds you well. I am Melba del Rocío de la Cruz Perero, residing in Santa Elena,
with two decades of teaching expertise. I am writing to express my interest in a teaching role
within the Ministry of Education. My extensive experience, commitment to educational
excellence, and passion for student growth align with your institution's goals. I am eager to
contribute to the advancement of education in our community. My student-centered approach
and dedication to educational quality motivate me to contribute to continued learning success.

With due apologies for any inconvenience, I hope you can read this email and I say goodbye,
grateful to you.

Best regards,

Melba del Rocío de la Cruz Perero

Cell: 0981028674

E-mail: mddelacruz@formacion.edu.ec
 RUBRIC:
E-MAIL Beginning (1 Point) Developing (2 Points) Accomplished (3 Points) Distinguished (4 Points)
WRITING

Sentences & Many sentence fragments or Most sentences are complete and All sentences are complete and Sentences and paragraphs are
Paragraphs run-on sentences OR well- constructed. Paragraphing well- constructed (no fragments, complete, well- constructed and
paragraphing needs lots of needs some work. no run- ons). Paragraphing is of varied structure.
work. generally done well.

Salutation and Salutation and/or closing are Salutation and closing have some Salutation and closing have some Salutation and closing have no
Closing missing. missing parts and there are 3 or missing parts and there are 1- 2 mistakes in capitalization and
more mistakes in capitalization and mistakes in capitalization and punctuation.
punctuation. punctuation.

Grammar & Writer makes more than 4 Writer makes 3-4 mistakes in Writer makes 1-2 mistakes in Writer makes no mistakes in
spelling mistakes in grammar and/or grammar and/or spelling grammar and/or spelling. grammar or spelling.
(conventions) spelling.

Ideas The email seemed to be a
collection of unrelated
sentences. It was very
difficult to figure out what it
was about.
Ideas were somewhat organized, but Ideas were expressed in a pretty Ideas were expressed in a clear
were not very clear. It took more clear manner, but the and organized fashion. It was
than one reading to figure out what organization could have been easy to figure out what the email
the email was. better. was about.

Capitalization Writer makes more than 4 Writer makes 3-4 mistakes in Writer makes 1-2 mistakes in Writer makes no mistakes in
and mistakes in capitalization capitalization and punctuation. capitalization and punctuation. capitalization and punctuation.
Punctuation and punctuation.