Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Academic and Research Vice-rector

Activities guide and evaluation rubric
Task 3 – Writing task forum

1. General description of the course

Faculty or Vicerrectoría de Relaciones Internacionales

Academic Unit
Academic Level Professional, specialization, master.
Academic Field Formación interdisciplinar básica común
Course Name English 2
Course Code 90021
Course Type Methodological - Can be ye ☐ N ☒
practical enable s o
d
Number of Credits 2

2. Description of the activity

Type of the Individu Collaborati Number

☒ ☐ 7
activity: al ve of weeks
Unit
Moment of
Initial ☐ Intermedia ☒ Final ☐
evaluation:
te: 1 and 2
Delivery Environment of the
Evaluative score of the
activity: Monitoring and evaluation
activity: 95 points
environment
Starting date of the Deadline of the activity:
activity: June 28th 2018 August 8th 2018
Competence to develop:
Write short and simple texts related to immediate contexts.
 Talk about short trips and recreational activities
 Talk about past events
 Talk about the weather
 Give advice and recommendations
Topics to develop:
Past events, recommendations with should, subjunctive.
Steps, phases of the learning strategy to develop
Task based learning. The student uses His/her English in a particular
communicative context, in order to carry out a task: planning,
describing, inviting, giving advice, etc.
Activities to develop
Estimado estudiante:
En esta guía usted encontrará las pautas de realización de su
producto final, que será según su elección: un afiche, un folleto o
una infografía en la que usted dé cuenta de tres aspectos:
a) contar una experiencia de un viaje;
b) hablar del clima de ese lugar y dar recomendaciones sobre qué
tener en cuenta de acuerdo con el clima;
c) dar recomendaciones para planear un viaje al lugar que usted
describió.
Es necesario que usted haga los ejercicios de los contenidos en línea
que se relacionan al inicio de cada paso, porque eso se debe reflejar
en los ejercicios de escritura que se proponen en el proceso y así
mismo en el producto final.
A través de este ejercicio usted fortalecerá su capacidad de
producción escrita en:
 Escritura de textos cortos y simples, en los que hable de su
contexto inmediato y de sucesos del pasado.

Dear student,
 You will develop this task in the Writing task forum.
 At the end of this task, you will collect the evidence of the task in
an infographic, brochure or poster through the tool
Picktochart. Follow each step, post all the activities in the forum
and get feedback from your partners and tutor.
 The final product must be sent individually. You construct
your final portfolio through the process you develop
collaboratively.

1
Stage 1: Going on a trip
Go to unit 1.4. Going on a trip in the Knowledge environment and
develop the following activities:

a. Post the indicated activities (pronunciation –do not record

yourself, just write the exercise in the forum- and Writing) from
the unit in the forum.

b. Write a short note in the forum telling what you did last
vacation/holidays/weekend.

- Use time markers (see unit 1.4)

- Text length: 70 words
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stay there?, Whoejercicios que tiene
did you que hacer
go with?,
para cada etapa, usted debe publicar las respuestas de los ejercicios indicados en el foro o tomar pantallazos. No enviar las
How much did you pay for that?, Which place did you like the most?
respuestas al correo del tutor. Solo publicar en el foro las actividades que la guía indica.
- You can use this guide:
Stage 2: What's the weather like? 1.3
Go to unit 1.3. What’s the weather like? in the
Knowledge environment and develop the following
activities:
 a. Post the indicated activities from the unit in the forum.
b. Describe the weather in the place you visited and use the
following vocabulary:

Example: The weather in Bogotá changes every day. In the

morning it is usually cloudy, but it becomes sunny at noon.
a. What do you recommend to do in your city? (See the
Subjunctive in unit 1.3) Example: It is recommended that
people wear an umbrella in Bogotá.
It is recommended that … It is necessary that … It is
important that… It is good idea that…
Post your description and recommendations in the forum.
Your description: _____________________________________________________
Your recommendation: ________________________________________________

Stage 3: You should keep your passport!

Go to unit 1.2. You should keep your passport! in
the Knowledge environment and develop the following
activities:
 a. Post the activities from the unit in the forum.
b. What should people do in the place you visited last vacation?
Example: People should go to Monserrate in Bogotá.
c. What shouldn’t people do in the place you visited last
vacation?
Example: People shouldn’t go to Monserrate by cable railway
in Bogotá.

Post your recommendations in the forum. Use modals

verbs of advice (see unit 1.2)
What people should do:
_______________________________________________________________
____
What people shouldn’t do:
_______________________________________________________________
_____

Stage 4: Consolidate an infographic, brochure or poster

According to the previous writing exercises, you will design a

brochure, infographic or poster where you:
1. Tell an experience of trip. 100 words (Unit 1.4-Stage 1).
2. Give 8 tips or recommendations related to what to do in the
place you described (Unit 1.3-Stage 2).
3. Give advice related to what people should or shouldn’t do in that
place (Unit 1.2-Stage 3).
4. Use real pictures.
5. Example:
https://create.piktochart.com/output/28176719-new-
 piktochart
6. Set the sharing permissions as public: “anyone can view the
sharing link”:

7. Use the following tool to design your final product:

https://piktochart.com/

Stage 5: Upload the final product in the Monitoring

environment.

 Complete the checklist:

QUESTIONS YES NO

Did I develop the activities of the unit 1.4?

Stage 1

Did I post the Speaking and Writing activities from the unit 1.4 in the forum?
Did I write a short note in the forum telling what I did last
vacation/holidays/weekend?
Did I develop the activities of the unit 1.3?
Did I post the Speaking activity from the unit 1.3 in the forum?
Did I describe the weather in my city using the vocabulary given in the unit
Stage 2

1.3?
Did I give recommendations related to the place I visited using the given
structure in the unit 1.3?
Did I post my description and recommendations in the forum?
Did I develop the activities of the unit 1.2?
Did I post the Practice 5 and writing activity from the unit 1.2 in the forum?
Stage 3

Did I give recommendations related to what people should and shouldn’t do

in the place I visited?
Did I post my recommendations in the forum?
Stage 4

Did I design an infographic, brochure or poster?

Did I tell an experience of a trip in a maximum length of 100 words and
taking into account what I did in stage 1?
Did I give 10 tips or recommendations related to what to do in the place I
visited, and taking into account what I did in stage 2?
Did I give advice related to what to should and shouldn’t do in the place I
visited, and taking into account what I did in stage 3?
 Did I use real pictures?
Don’t forget to add this chart at the end of the Word document.

Stage 6: Upload the final product

 Copy the link of your brochure, infographic or poster in a Word

document.
 Add the checklist of stage 5 and upload the document in the
Evaluation and Monitoring Environment.

END OF THE TASK!

Environme
nt for the Collaborative environment
developme Monitoring and evaluation environment
nt
Individual:
Each student has to develop the steps of the task and
post the evidence in the forum.
The final product must be sent in the Evaluation and
Products to
Monitoring Environment.
deliver by
Collaborative:
student
Each student must give feedback to one of his/her
partners.
Each student is responsible for his/her process.

General guidelines for the collaborative work

Planning of
activities for
Each student has to develop each step of the task and
the
post the evidence in the forum.
development
The final product must be sent in the Evaluation and
of
Monitoring Environment.
collaborative
work
Roles to Each student must give feedback to one of his/her
perform by
the student partners.
in the Each student is responsible for his/her process.
collaborative
group
Roles and
responsibilit
The final product must be sent individually in the
y for the
Evaluation and Monitoring Environment in a PDF or
delivery of
Word document.
products by
students
Use of
Always cite the references
references
Plagiarism In the agreement 029 of December 13, 2013, article
policy 99, the mistakes that infringe upon the academic
order, among others, are the following: paragraph e)
“To plagiarize is to present as your own work the
whole or part of a writing, report, task or document of
invention performed by another person. It also implies
the use of cites or lack of references, or includes cites
where there is no coincidence between them and the
reference” and paragraph f)”To reproduce, or copy for
profit, educational resources or results of research
products, which have intellectual rights reserved for
the University”.

The academic punishments that the student will face

are:
a) In case of academic fraud proved in the
academic work or evaluation, the score achieved will
be zero (0.0) without leading to disciplinary measures.
b) In case of plagiarism proved in the academic
work of any nature, the score achieved will be zero
(0.0), without leading to disciplinary measures.

To know how the documents must be cited, check the

following document:
Centro de Escritura Javeriano ( ) Normas APA. Sexta
edición. Taken from
http://centrodeescritura.javerianacali.edu.co/index.ph
 p?option=com_content&view=article&id=138:normas-
apa&catid=45:referencias-bibliograficas&Itemid=

4. Evaluation rubric
Evaluation rubric

Collaborative
Activity type: Individual Activity ☒ ☐
Activity
Unit
Intermediate:
Moment of the Unit 1 & 2 -
Initial ☐ ☒ Final ☐
evaluation Giving
advice/Gettin
g a job!
Assessed Performance levels of the individual activity
Score
Aspects High score Media score Low score
•Develops some
•Posts the
of the activities
speaking and • Doesn’t
from the stage 1.
writing activities upload the
Writes a short
from unit 1.4 in activities from
note in the forum,
the forum. •Writes stage 1.
but it doesn’t
a short note in the •Does the activity
show the previous
forum describing a during the last
activities from the
past event related week of the task.
online contents
to a trip. •Writes •Shows serious
Stage 1: Going indicated in the
short and simple and frequent
on a trip unit 1.4. •Shows 15 points
sentences for problems with
imprecise
describing a past word choice or
sentences with an
event and using subject-verb
inconsistent style.
time markers from agreement.
•Shows some lack
the unit. •Writes a •Doesn’t show a
of control in
note with a process of writing
grammar. •The
maximum of 70 in the forum.
note exceeds the
words.
indicated length.
(up to 15 (up to 10
(up to 5 points)
points) points)
Stage 2: •Posts the • Develops some Doesn’t upload 20
 of the activities
from the stage 2.
•Writes in the
forum short and
simple sentences
the activities from
speaking activity for giving
stage 2. •Does
from the unit 1.3 recommendation,
the activity during
in the forum. • but it doesn’t
the last week of
Writes short and show the previous
the task. •Shows
simple sentences activities from the
serious and
for giving online contents
frequent problems
What’s the recommendations indicated in the
with word choice points
weather like? using the unit 1.3. •Shows
or subject-verb
subjunctive imprecise
agreement.
structure, sentences with an
•Doesn’t show a
indicated the unit inconsistent style.
process of writing
1.3. •Shows some lack
in the forum.
of control in
grammar. •The
recommendation
exceeds the
indicated length.
(Up to 20 (up to 15 (up to 10
points) points) points)
Develops some of
Doesn’t upload
the activities from
the activities from
Posts the Practice the stage 3.
stage 3.
5 and the writing •Writes in the
Does the activity
activity from the forum short and
during the last
unit 1.2 in the simple sentences
week of the task.
forum. •Writes for giving
Stage 3: You Shows serious
short and simple recommendation, 20
should keep and frequent
sentences for using modal points
your passport! problems with
giving verbs. However, it
word choice or
recommendations doesn’t show the
subject-verb
using modal previous activities
agreement.
verbs, indicated from the online
Doesn’t show a
the unit 1.2. contents indicated
process of writing
in the unit 1.2.
in the forum.
•Shows imprecise
 sentences with an
inconsistent style.
•Shows some lack
of control in
grammar. •The
recommendation
exceeds the
indicated length.
(Up to 20 (up to 15 (up to 10
points) points) points)
 Designs the
 Designs the  Doesn’t design 20
brochure, poster brochure, poster the brochure, points
or infographic or infographic, poster or
through the tool but in a different infographic.
Stage 4: Picktochart. tool from the  Doesn’t develop
Infographic/br  The final product indicated in the any of the
ochure/poster is a complete guide. activities from
evidence of the the stage 1 to 3.
process  Develops some It is not evident
developed in the of the activities the coherence
forum. from the stage 1 between online
 The final product to 3. contents provided
has the three in the guide and
stages of the  The final product the final product.
writing exercise: doesn’t show a
a) telling a past complete
experience; b) evidence of the
giving 8 tips for process
going to a place; developed in the
c) giving forum.
recommendation
s concerning The final product
what to do and doesn’t show a
not to do in a variety of pictures
place. of visual aids.
 It is evident the
coherence
between online
contents
provided in the
 guide and the
final product.
The final product
shows a variety of
pictures or visual
aids.
(Up to 20 (up to 15 (up to 10
points) points) points)
 Deliveries the  Deliveries the Doesn’t deliver
link of the final link of the final the final product.
product in a product in a
Word Word document. Delivers the final
document. However, product in a
 Completes the doesn’t adds the different way from
checklist. completed the Evaluation 15 points
 Adds the checklist. and Monitoring
checklist in the  Uploads the final Environment.
Stage 5: Final
Word document in the Delivers the final
product
document. Evaluation and product out of the
delivery
 Uploads the Monitoring delivery date.
final document Environment
in the before the due
Evaluation and date.
Monitoring
Environment
before the due
date.
Up to 15 points Up to 10 points Up to 5 points
95
Final score
points