2022-2023 Academic Year

End of Unit 1 Summative Assessment Task

Subject: Language & Literature Teacher: Grade/Year: 7
Learner: …………………….
Date: 27/10/2022 Duration: 28/10/2022- 1/11/2022

Type: Take-home assignment to be completed in class

Title: Go Back to Nature and Heal Yourself.
We studied the unit Go Back to Nature and Heal Yourself. The global context is
Orientation in Space and time. The key concept is perspective. The statement of inquiry is
“Critical readers understand that historical context and authors’ perspectives affect
readers’ interpretation of the literary text and the concept of truth.”
You are given the opportunity to demonstrate conceptual understanding of the statement of inquiry
while completing this class exam. You will demonstrate such ATL skills as thinking and
communication skills, and the IB learner profiles: knowledgeable, thinkers and inquirers.

Task 1:
Select one of the following topics. Use your knowledge of narrative essays to write on your selected
topic.
1. Narrate your favourite vacation with your family
2. Your first day at a new school
3. The best birthday party you’ve ever had
4. A story of you helping people in need
5. A life lesson you have learned

Task 2:
Write a narrative essay on a topic of your choice. You may select a topic from the list above.

Instructions

1. Your essays should be typed in MS Word; font type: Times New Roman; font size: 12; and
1.5 line spacing.
2. Your essay should have a minimum of 250 words.
3. Your essays should have a clear and interesting title.
4. Write 5 paragraphs or more: an introductory paragraph, a body consisting of 3 or more
paragraphs and a concluding paragraph.
5. Include features of a narrative essay such as dialogue, sensory details about time, place and
people involved, and transition words.

Criterion B: Organizing
In order to meet objective B, you should:
i. Organize opinions and ideas in a logical manner

Criterion C: Producing text

In order to meet objective C, you should:
i. Make stylistic choices in terms of linguistic, literary and visual devices,
demonstrating awareness of the impact on an audience.

Criterion D: Using language

 In order to meet objective D, you should:
i. Use appropriate and varied vocabulary, sentence structures, and forms of expression.
i. Write and speak in an appropriate register and style.
ii. Use correct grammar, syntax, and punctuation
Assessment rubrics for Language & Literature Tasks 1 & 2
8
0 1-2 3-4
The student Student: Student:
does not reach
a standard i. organizes opinions and i. organizes
described by ideas with a minimal opinions and ideas
any of the degree of logic with some degree of
descriptors. logic
ii. makes minimal
stylistic choices in ii. makes some
terms of linguistic, stylistic choices in
literary and visual terms of linguistic,
devices, demonstrating literary and visual
limited awareness of devices,
impact on an audience demonstrating some
awareness of impact
iii. uses a limited range of on an audience
appropriate vocabulary
and forms of iii. uses an
expression adequate range of
appropriate
iv. writes and speaks in vocabulary, sentence
an inappropriate structures and forms
register and style that of expression
do not serve the
context and intention iv. sometimes
writes and speaks in a
v. uses grammar, syntax register and style that
and punctuation with serve the context and
limited accuracy; intention
errors often hinder
communication v. uses
grammar, syntax and
punctuation with
some degree of
accuracy; errors
sometimes hinder
communication
Assessment rubrics for Language & Literature Tasks 1 & 2
8
0 1-2 3-4
CRITERION B
5-6
Student:
i. organizes opinions
and ideas in a logical
manner, with ideas building
on each other
ii. makes thoughtful
stylistic choices in terms of
linguistic, literary and visual
devices, demonstrating good
awareness of impact on an
audience
iii. uses a varied range
of appropriate vocabulary,
sentence structures and
forms of expression
competently
iv. writes and speaks
competently in a register
and style that serve the
context and intention
v. uses grammar, syntax
and punctuation with a
considerable degree of
accuracy; errors do not
hinder effective
communication
5-6
7-8
Student:
i. effectively organizes
opinions and ideas in a
logical manner with ideas
building on each other in a
sophisticated way
ii. makes perceptive stylistic
choices in terms of
linguistic, literary and
visual devices,
demonstrating clear
awareness of impact on an
audience
iii. effectively uses a range of
appropriate vocabulary,
sentence structures and
forms of expression
iv. writes and speaks in a
consistently appropriate
register and style that
serve the context and
intention
v. uses grammar, syntax and
punctuation with a high
degree of accuracy; errors
are minor and
communication is
effective
7-8
 Learner: Learner: Learner: Learner:

The learner ii. organizes opinions and ii. organizes opinions ii. organizes opinions and ideas ii. effectively organizes
does not reach ideas with a minimal and ideas with some in a logical manner, with ideas opinions and ideas in a logical
a standard degree of logic degree of logic building on each other manner with ideas building on
described by each other in a sophisticated
any of the way
descriptors.
CRITERION C

The learner ii. makes minimal stylistic ii. makes some stylistic ii. makes thoughtful stylistic ii. makes perceptive stylistic
does not reach choices in terms of choices in terms of choices in terms of linguistic, choices in terms of linguistic,
a standard linguistic, literary and linguistic, literary and literary and visual devices, literary and visual devices,
described by visual devices, visual devices, demonstrating good awareness demonstrating clear
any of the demonstrating limited demonstrating some of impact on an audience awareness of impact on an
descriptors. awareness of impact on an awareness of impact on audience
audience an audience

CRITERION D

The learner i. uses a limited range of
does not reach appropriate vocabulary and
a standard forms of expression
described by
any of the ii. writes and speaks in an
descriptors. inappropriate register and
style that do not serve the
context and intention
iii. uses grammar, syntax
and punctuation with
limited accuracy; errors
often hinder
communication
i. uses an adequate i. uses a limited range of i. uses a limited range of
range of appropriate appropriate vocabulary and appropriate vocabulary and
vocabulary, sentence forms of expression forms of expression
structures
ii. writes and speaks in an ii. writes and speaks in an
ii. sometimes writes inappropriate register and inappropriate register and
and speaks in a register style that do not serve the style that do not serve the
and style that serve the context and intention context and intention
context and intention
iii. uses grammar, syntax and iii. uses grammar, syntax and
iii. uses grammar, punctuation with limited punctuation with limited
syntax and punctuation accuracy; errors often hinder accuracy; errors often hinder
with limited accuracy; communication communication
errors often hinder
communication

TASK-SPECIFIC CLARIFICATION

Criterion B: Organizing

Level Descriptor Task-specific rubric

0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of I have not achieved a standard described by any of the
the descriptors below. descriptors below

1-2 Learner: My essay

ii. organizes opinions and ideas with a minimal degree of ii. my opinions and ideas are organized with a
logic minimal degree of logic

3-4 Learner: My essay

ii. organizes opinions and ideas with some degree of logic ii. my opinions and ideas are organized with some
degree of logic

5-6 Learner: My essay

ii. organizes opinions and ideas in a logical manner, with ii. my opinions and ideas are organized in a logical
ideas building on each other manner, with ideas building on each other

7-8 Learner: My essay:

ii. organizes opinions and ideas effectively organizes ii. my opinions and ideas are effectively organized in
opinions and ideas in a logical manner with ideas building a logical manner with ideas building on each other in
 on each other in a sophisticated way a sophisticated way

COMMAND TERMS
1. Select: Choose from a list or group.

2. Use: Apply knowledge or rules to put theory into practice.

You have achieved a level:

Level

Objective criteria
1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8

Criterion B
Criterion C
Criterion D