FDA - Assessment Task Specification

Level : 7 Skill/s: Vocabulary / Accuracy Developer: ILAD Day (Erin) Date: April 25, 2005

1. Protocol
a) Purpose: To research and write a referenced problem solution essay following a peer and personal drafting process. b) Pre-task activities: Re-reading and collection of information from the textbook and other sources which will be useful in answering the question. Collection of useful vocabulary from the unit and readings and prepare word forms. Essay planning: structural thinking about how to present the content

c) Other information:

2. Curriculum Objectives Assessed

WRITTEN OUTPUT TASKS can write clear, well-structured and developed essays of four or more paragraphs in length based on input texts and research from a number of sources. More specifically, students: can describe a problem and suggest solutions from personal knowledge, input texts and/or research WRITTEN OUTPUT - SKILL DEVELOPMENT can follow the writing process using the following sub-skills: can self/peer evaluation for accuracy, content and organization, intra/inter-paragraph and textual coherence and cohesion can redraft in light of self/peer evaluation

can incorporate the following knowledge of features of paragraph organization into their writing: can write appropriate topic sentences can write relevant supporting sentences in a suitable order for the type of paragraph can use appropriate cohesive devices can signal organization and relationships between ideas with appropriate transitions (of sequence, addition, comparison, summation and exemplification), conjunctions, time references, verb forms, adverbials and other expressions showing relationships between ideas can write appropriate introductions with clear, focused thesis statements for problem/solution essays (N.B. at this level the thesis statement should give the topic, outline the main ideas of the body paragraphs, and give the writers opinion about the topic) can write appropriate introductions with clear, focused thesis statements for problem solution essays (N.B. at this level the thesis statement should give the topic, outline the main ideas of the body paragraphs, and give the writers opinion about the topic) NEW can write relevant supporting paragraphs in a suitable order for rhetorical pattern can write conclusions which summarize the main ideas, give an opinion, or look to the future (as appropriate to the content and rhetorical pattern)

can use the following information literacy-related sub-skills: can acknowledge source references at the end of a text using APA style and format in nonexam situations NEW can paraphrase ideas to correctly represent information from sources and author's intent can incorporate information from input texts and/or other sources by using paraphrases and quotations can use simple in-text citations (parenthetical or reporting verbs and expressions) to acknowledge information taken from other sources e.g. "The article 'Homeopathy' explains that "; "Djanoko (2004) says that "; "This would reduce the vomiting and nausea caused by chemotherapy in cancer patients. (Allison et al, 1995)"

3. Assessment Task
See attached

4. Criteria /Rubric
See Level 7 Writing Criteria (to midterm).

Output: Problem-solution Essay on Shopping Addiction

Your task: You will write a 5-6 paragraph problem-solution essay on the topic of compulsive shopping. The essay will describe the central problem, its causes and effects, and describe two key solutions. Activity 1: Identifying the task This is the prompt for the essay that you will write. Read the prompt and note down answers to the questions below. Shopping addiction, also called compulsive shopping or shopaholism, is recognized by many experts today as a serious and growing problem in wealthy countries. Write a five-paragraph, problem-solution essay describing the problem of compulsive shopping, its causes, symptoms and effects, and describing two solutions that could resolve the problem. p.105 Essay Checklist

Yes Organization The essay has A minimum 5 paragraphs A minimum 1 paragraph describing problems A minimum 2 paragraph describing solutions An introduction A thesis statement in the introduction A topic sentence for all body paragraphs A conclusion Appropriate citations in the text and at the end The strongest points in this essay are

No

The weak points that need improvement in this essay are

I think this essay deserves a grade of I think the essay deserves this grade because

d)

After you have checked your essay (or a classmate has checked it), decide what changes you need to make in your re-draft.

Activity 8: Redrafting a) Rewrite your essay. Make sure the second draft

is typed (or at least in clear handwriting) is 1 or double spaced (or widely spaced if handwritten) has margins at the sides, top and bottom has your name, level and section at the top has the title at the top is checked for spelling p.111-112