Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course English III
Code 518008

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Task 6 Project yourself

1. Activity Description

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 3
Highest score of the activity: 65 points
The activity starts on: Friday, April 19, The activity ends on: Wednesday, May
2024 15, 2024
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcomes:

To say with their own words texts or conversations they find, as a paraphrase where
they have to give their opinion and a logical idea.
The activity consists of:

Based on your reflection and analysis of past English teachers, this activity guide will
help you write a descriptive essay discussing the best version of an English teacher.

Task 1: Define the Ideal Teacher

Start by defining what, in your opinion, makes an English teacher the best version.
Think about the skills, qualities, and teaching methods you value most based on your
previous experiences and insights gained from analyzing your past teachers.

Task 2: Outline Your Essay

Create an outline for your descriptive essay. This will serve as a roadmap for your
writing and ensure that your essay has a clear structure. Your outline should include
the following sections:
- Introduction: Introduce the concept of the ideal English teacher and provide a brief
overview of what your essay will cover.
- Body Paragraphs: Organize your essay into several body paragraphs, each focusing
on a specific aspect or quality of the ideal teacher. Use evidence from your analysis
of past teachers to support your points.
- Example: Discuss effective communication skills, classroom management
techniques, engagement strategies, and any other relevant qualities.

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- Conclusion: Summarize the key points you've discussed and reiterate why the best
version of an English teacher is essential.

Task 3: Write and Revise Your Essay

Using your outline as a guide, write your descriptive essay about the best version of
an English teacher. Pay attention to the following aspects as you write:
- Use descriptive language to paint a vivid picture of the ideal teacher.
- Provide specific examples and anecdotes from your analysis of past teachers to
illustrate your points.
- Ensure clarity and coherence in your writing, with smooth transitions between
paragraphs.

After completing your initial draft, take the time to revise and edit your essay. Check
for grammar and spelling errors, improve sentence structure, and refine your essay's
flow. Additionally, seek feedback from peers and tutor to ensure your essay
effectively conveys your vision of the best English teacher.

The essay must be minimum 300 words, share it in the forum on time.

Task 4: Recording
Once you have received feedback from your classmates and tutor, record yourself
explaining the main ideas of your essay, the recording must be 3 minutes minimum.

Task 5: SPEAKING SESSIONS

Participate actively in the Speaking Sessions, remember they have an evaluative
weight in this task. Your performance and partaking will be taken into account. Try to
take evidence of your participation in the sessions.

For the development of the activity consider that:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must:

- Check the Course Agenda to organize your time.
- Verify the dates of the Web Conferences so that you can plan your
participation accordingly.
- Verify your tutors’ synchronous support on TEAMS.

In the Learning Environment, you must:

- Download the Syllabus of the course to read.

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- Participate in the forum to get feedback from e-mates and tutor.

In the Evaluation Environment, you must:

- Upload a PDF file with the task’s individual evidence. Identify your file as
follows:518008 - Task 6 – Your Full Name.pdf

Evidences of individual work:

The individual evidence to be submitted is:

A PDF file named 518008 - Task 6- Complete name pdf with the following
pages:
1. Cover Page
2. 300 words essay
3. Link of recording
4. Evidences of your participation of speaking sessions.
5. APA References following the 7th Edition guidelines
Evidences of collaborative work:
No collaborative evidence is required in this activity.

Remember to provide feedback to your classmates

2. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidences to Submit

For Individual evidences, consider the following:

• All members of the group must participate with their contributions in the
development of the activity.

• In each group a single member will be chosen to submit the requested product in
the environment indicated by the teacher.

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

• Only the members of the group that participated with contributions during the
time assigned for the activity should be included as authors of the submitted
product.

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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
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: Intermediate Unit 3
The highest score in this activity is 65 points
First evaluation High level: The essay shows good grammar use, punctuation.
criterion: If your work is at this level, you can get between 8 points
and 10 points
The student shows
good grammar use Average level: The essay presents some issues with grammar
and punctuation in or punctuation.
the essay. If your work is at this level, you can get between 4 points
and 7 points

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This criterion Low level: The essay presents many problems with grammar
represents 25 or the student does not share it.
points of the total If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
of 65 points of points and 3 points
the activity.
Second evaluation High level: The essay presents coherence and good
criterion: argumentative ideas, as well the use of language asked for this
task.
The student If your work is at this level, you can get between 8 points
presents an essay and 10 points
with coherence and
argumentation Average level: The essay presents some issues with
skills. coherences or the arguments, use of language.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 4 points
This criterion and 7 points
represents 10
points of the total Low level: The essay presents many problems, or the student
of 65 points of does not share it.
the activity. If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 3 points
Third evaluation High level: The student shows fluency, good pronunciation and
criterion: in his/her recording.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 11 points
The students shows and 15 points
fluency and
pronunciation in the Average level: The student presents some issues with his/her
recording of the fluency, pronunciation in the recording.
reflection. If your work is at this level, you can get between 6 points
and 10 points
This criterion
represents 15 Low level: The student presents problems with the recording
points of the total or does not send it.
of 65 points of If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
the activity. points and 5 points
Fourth evaluation High level: The student participated in the speaking sessions
criterion: with a high performance.

The student If your work is at this level, you can get between 21 points
participates in the and 30 points
speaking sessions

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with a high Average level: The student partially participated in the
performance. speaking sessions
If your work is at this level, you can get between 11 points
This criterion and 20 points
represents 30
points of the total Low level: The student did not participate in the speaking
of 65 points of sessions, or his/her participation was minimum.
the activity. If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points
and 10 points