May 11, 2018

Dear Parent or Guardian:

I am writing to tell you about an exciting project we are doing in our class.

As your child has probably told you, our class in 6Yellow has started doing a Project Based Learning,
or PBL. The students are working in pairs, and are expected to apply language and research skills as they
work to complete their projects. They are also expected to use skills learned in other disciplines such as
math, science, life skills, etc. in their inquiry. Your child also learns skills in PBL such as how to think
critically, solve problems, work in teams, and make presentations. These skills will help students
succeed in the future, both in school and in today’s work world.

Each team’s topic was decided on by the students themselves. They also chose the finished product
that they will present to the class. These finished products may be in video format, a website, a prototype,
or in another form entirely.

Our PBL activity will replace the final examination in English . It is therefore very important
that our students exert their very best effort on this project. I have attached the rubrics we will use
to guide the creation of the project’s final product and assess students’ work. Here is the timeline of
our PBL activity:

Week/Date ACTIVITY
Week12-13 Paired grouping/ Choosing a topic and a Driving Question /
April 30-May 11 Prepare “Need to Know” (N2K) List and Doing Research / Inspection of work by Ms. Chen

Week 14 FIRST ASSESSMENT – work will be checked and graded based on the rubric given by the
May 14-18 teacher.
Continue research / Create an outline to organize report
Write the Final Report / Create the Final Product

Week 15 Finish the Final Report / Finish the Final Product

May 21-25 Teacher inspection of work

Week 16 FINAL ASSESSMENT – final work will be checked and graded based on the rubric given
May 28-June 01 by the teacher.
Correction and polishing of work for publication in our class magazine
Presentation of Final Product in class.

Week 17 Continue presentations.

June 04-08 Continue corrections and polishing of work for publication.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the project!

Sincerely,

Ms. Lolit Chen

6 Yellow English Homeroom
 viii. FIRST ASSESSMENT (May 14-18)
Date _____________ Team _____________________

DRIVING QUESTION:

________________________________________

PROCESS, RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION RUBRIC

STANDARDS POINTS YOUR COMMENT
POINTS
1. Each member’s PBL folder is complete, 10
neat and organized
2. The pace of activities follows the project 10
timeline and the team’s planning approved
by the teacher.

3. The Driving Question, four (4) Need to 10

Know (N2K) items on the list, and the
timetable have been completed at this
point.

4. The group has researched 75% of the 10

material.

5. The researched data on N2Ks have been 10

written in one’s own words.

6. The group has used more than one type 10

of source of information such as interview,
podcasts, news reports, surveys, historical
reports, etc.

7. Sources of information were trustworthy 10

and cited with complete details.

8. The team showed clear collaboration and 10

teamwork.

9. A draft of the final report has been 10

written.

10. The group has started working on their 10

final product, which is
_______________________.

TOTAL 100
 ix. FINAL ASSESSMENT (May 28-June 01, 2018)
Date _____________ Team _____________________

DRIVING QUESTION:

________________________________________

KNOWLEDGE, CONTENT AND WRITING RUBRIC

STANDARDS POINT YOUR COMMENT
S POINTS

1. The final written report is finished on time or 5

earlier than planned.

2. The written report is original and formal. 15

(Use of academic words –abstract nouns, no
contractions and slangs.)
3. Researched data on the Need to Know List 10
(N2K) were relevant to the topic and driving
question.

4. Openers were used correctly. There should 5

be at least 3 kinds used. (ending –ing, ending –
ed, simile, preposition, adverb)
5. Appositives and three different types of 5
connectives were used correctly.
6. The final report has subheadings and at least 10
3 graphic sources, such as graphs, illustrations,
diagrams, tables, charts, maps, pictures with
captions, etc.
7. Grammatical errors were controlled and 10
minimal.
8. Punctuation errors were minimal. 10

9. The finished product (____________) was 15

well executed or well done. It helped to further
understand the topic and the conclusion.
10. The presentation was clear and organized. 15

TOTAL 100