What Else Could I have Done?

INSTRUCTIONS:​ Write an email from Justin to Sal or from Sal to Justin. Use as many
emoticons, slang terms, and idioms as you can. Tell the other person how you are feeling. Make
sure to include a legend with all of the emoticons that you use. This is to be posted to your
website under a new page titled “What Else Could I Have Done?”.

Categories Approaching Achieving the Exceeding the Significantly

the required required level required level of exceeded the
level of literacy of literacy literacy required level of
0 – 49% 50 - 64% 65 – 79% literacy
80 – 100%
KNOWLEDGE/UNDERSTANDING Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates
Knowledge of forms of texts limited adequate considerable thorough
(eg., of various forms of knowledge of knowledge of knowledge of knowledge of
informational narrative, and forms forms forms forms
graphic texts)

THINKING/INQUIRY Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates

Critical and creative thinking skills
(eg. In reading: making inferences,
connecting ideas, integrating
personal knowledge to extend
meaning; in writing: developing
ideas; selecting, evaluating, and
organizing information; explaining;
forming conclusions)
limited moderate considerable a high degree
competence in competence in competence in of competence
using critical using critical using critical in using critical
and creative and creative and creative and creative
thinking skills thinking skills thinking skills thinking skills

COMMUNICATION Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrate

Communication for different limited ability moderate considerable s a high
audiences and purposes ​(eg., choice to competence in competence in degree of
of tone and language) communicate communicating communicatin competence
in chosen in chosen g in chosen in using
method. method. method. chosen
communicati
on method.
APPLICATION Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrate
Communication for different limited ability moderate considerable s a high
audiences and purposes ​(eg., choice to competence in competence in degree of
of tone and language) communicate communicating communicatin competence
for target for target g for target for target
audience. audience. audience. audience.