Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vice President for Academic Issues and Research

Course: Inglés B1
Code: 900003
Activity guidelines and evaluation rubric – Task 2:Writing
Production

1. Activity description
Type of the activity: Group - Collaborative
Evaluation moment : Intermediate at Unit 1
Activity higher score: 90 grades
Activity starting date: Activity deadline: viernes, 13 de
sábado, 15 de febrero de marzo de 2020
2020
In this activity, it is expected to achieve the following learning
results:

The student writes a letter in English describing his/her occupation,

using the topics studied in unit 1 & 2 and following the given
instructions.

The activity lies in two steps:

Step 1 – Individual activity

2.3. Check the content of Units 1 & 2 from the E-book.

2.4. Read the questions given in the forum.
2.5. Choose one topic according to your reality:
2.6. study/work. Answer the questions and publish them in
the forum.

Example of questions:
WORK:
• What is your job?
• Where do you work?
• What responsibilities do you have at work?
 • Do you like your job? Yes, No. Why?
• What was your first day at work like?
• Do you get on well with your colleagues?

STUDY:
• What do you study?
• Where do you study?
• What is your favorite subject?
• What are your responsibilities at university?
• What was your first day at university like?
• Do you get along with your classmates?

2.7. Check your classmates’ answers and make 2 comments about

their work. Include information that needs to be considered,
point out mistakes.
A comment is not to write a compliment, not just saying “good
work”, this won’t be graded as a comment.

Step 2 – Collaborative activity

2.1. Choose your role for the collaborative activity.

2.2. The group chooses one of the jobs stated in the individual section.
2.8. The group must write a letter where each student completes one
paragraph.

TITLE

Paragraph 1: Describing your occupation and your duties at

work Paragraph 2: Describing the place of work.
Paragraph 3: Describing reasons for having this occupation.
Paragraph 4: Describing your skills and weaknesses.
Paragraph 5: Answer to the question: If you could do any kind
of job, what would you like to be?

2.9. Organize the activity in a PDF document with all the evidences
from individual and collaborative steps and upload it through the
Evaluation Environment.
Don’t forget to include a title for your text.

To develop this activity, consider:

At initial information environment, you must: Check the agenda for the
initial and final dates of the task.

At evaluation environment, you must: Submit the final work (only one
written work per group), in the Task 2 - Writing Production - Evaluation
rubric and activity submission which is a Turnitin tool. Turnitin is a
computer tool that identifies the level of similarity of documents,
contributes to the development of writing processes and in turn,
encourages critical thinking and autonomous learning which are central
aspects within the Unadist Pedagogical Model.

At learning environment, you must: Study the topics in Unit 1 & Unit 2
(Module 1 to 4).
Enter to the forum and participate in the development of the
collaborative activity.

Individual work evidences:

The individual evidences to submit are: answers to the questions
proposed in the forum.

Group work evidences

The groupal work evidences to submit are: PDF document with the
following information:
1. First page: Cover (complete names, IDs and
Date)
2. Text written by the group.
3. Comments made to the classmates
4. General guidelines for the development of the evidence to
submit

For evidence developed Group - Collaborative, consider the

following guidelines

• Every member of the group must participate with academic’s

contributions in the activity development.

• Every group must choose a member (just one) who is the one in
charge to submit the required paperwork in the space assigned
by the teacher in charge.

• Before delivering the requested product, all the requirements

indicated in this activity guide must be checked.

• Only the members of the group that have participated with

contributions during the time earmarked for the activity must be
included as authors of the submitted work.

Take into account that all individual or group written work must fulfil
with the orthographic rules and presentation conditions that have been
defined.
Concerning the use of references, consider that the requested work in
this activity must fulfil with the standards APA

In any case, the standards of reference must be complied. Academic

plagiarism must be avoided. Students can support the written
products by using the Turnitin tool found on the virtual campus.

Consider that in the agreement 029 of December 13, 2013, article 99,
it is considered as offenses that undermine the academic order,
among others, the following: literal e) “Plagiarism, that is, submitting
as of its own authorship the all or part of a work, document or
invention made by another person.

It also implies the use of quotes or false references, or proposing

quotes where there is no match between it and the reference ”and
literal f) “Reproducing or copying for profit, educational materials or
results of research products, which have intellectual rights reserved for
the University.
The academic sanctions the student will face are the following:

a) In cases of academic fraud demonstrated in the respective academic

work or evaluation, the grade that will be imposed will be zero
points without prejudice to the corresponding disciplinary sanction.
b) In cases related to plagiarism demonstrated in the academic work
whatever its nature, the qualification that will be imposed will be
zero points, without prejudice to the corresponding disciplinary
sanction.
 c) Evaluation rubric Format
Type of the activity: Group - Collaborative
Evaluation moment: Intermediate at Unit 1
Activity higher score: 90 grades
High level:
The final document contains the written text organized in
First evaluation paragraphs following the order given and with a coherent
standard structure.
Formal assessment If your work is at this level, you will get from 10 points to 15
points
Paragraphs in the
text follow the order Medium level:
given and the text The final document doesn’t have the paragraphs suggested
is written following and/or doesn’t follow the order given and the writing doesn’t
a coherent have a coherent structure.
structure. If your work is at this level, you will get from 5 points to 10
points
This standard
represents 15 Low level
score of the The student did not participate in the activity/ The student did
activity not send the text.
If your work is at this level, you will get 0 points.

Second evaluation High level:

standard The sentences and statements answer properly the questions
Formal assessment given. The number of answers correspond to the number of
questions proposed.
If your work is at this level, you will get from 10 points to 15
Statements answer
points
the questions using
the appropriate
Medium level:
structure of the
language. The sentences do not answer the questions given and/or do not
have the appropriate structure. The number of answers do not
This standard correspond to the number of questions proposed.
If your work is at this level, you will get from 5 points to 10
represents 15
points
score of the
activity
Low level

The student did not participate in the activity/ The student did
not send the answers to the questions.
If your work is at this level, you will get 0 points.
 High level:
Third evaluation Participations are relevant, articulated and contribute to the
standard construction of the final document. The contributions are
Participation posted according to the schedule.
Assessment If your work is at this level, you will get from 10 points to 15
points
The student
provides clear and Medium level:
useful input for the There is minimum participation in the writing forum and/or the
group to structure comments made do not help in the construction of the text. If
the text. your work is at this level, you will get from 5 points to 10
points
This standard
represents 15 Low level
score of the The student didn’t participation at all in the forum.
activity If your work is at this level, you will get 0 points.

High level:
The student sends all the answers in the forum and the
Fourth evaluation
comments made to the classmates are clear, articulated and
standard
contribute to the improvement of the answers. The
Participation
contributions are posted according to the schedule.
Assessment
If your work is at this level, you will get from 10 points to 15
points
The student
answers the given
Medium level:
questions in the
There is minimum participation in the forum. The student didn’t
forum and
answer all the questions and/or the comments made do not
comments on
help the classmates to improve their work.
his/her partner's
If your work is at this level, you will get from 5 points to 10
ideas.
points
This standard
Low level
represents 15
The student didn’t send the answers to the questions in the
score of the
forum.
activity
If your work is at this level, you will get 0 points.
 High level:
The sentences follow the grammatical rules and the structure
Sixth evaluation of the language, with little or no error spelling mistakes and
standard the message is clearly understood.
If your work is at this level, you will get from 10 points to 15
points

Medium level:
Content assessment Some of the sentences do not have the appropriate structure
and do not follow the grammatical rules. There are some error
spelling mistakes but they do not distract the reader from the
The student makes
content.
no errors in spelling
that distract the
If your work is at this level, you will get from 5 points to 10
reader from the
points
content.

Low level
This standard
The student does not answer the questions. The answers do not
represents 15
have the appropriate structure and do not follow the
score of the
grammatical rules. There are many error spelling mistakes
activity making the message difficult to understand.
If your work is at this level, you will get 0 points.

Cordial saludo tutora y compañeros, continuando con el desarrollo de la

presente actividad me permito iniciar con la construcción del texto donde
cada uno de nosotros aportamos con un párrafo a su elaboración.

Párrafo 1

Mi nombre es Samuel, soy administrador de empresas, soy el jefe de

planeación, donde diariamente planifico las estrategias de venta y de
mercadeo que debe seguir la empresa para un mejor desarrollo
económico que nos brinde estabilidad en el mercado y frente a las
competencias, debo diariamente rendir informe de los avances en el
departamento de planificación a mis jefes los cuales evalúan el
desempeño que tiene la compañía en un día, en un mes y en un año.

Cordial saludo tutora y compañeros, continuando con el desarrollo de

esta fase comparto con ustedes los comentarios realizados a las
respuestas de los compañeros.
 Evidencio buena forma de expresión de mis compañeros a la hora de
responder cada una de las preguntas relacionadas con su vida académica
y laboral, veo que dominan cada uno de los verbos y conectores para
conformar las frases que dan origen a lo que se busca que es la
comprensión y buena expresión en cuanto al inglés, veo que están
comprometidos con el desempeño de cada uno en el curso y se
demuestra interés por aprender de esta materia tan importante para
nuestra vida profesional.

Cordial tutora greeting and colleagues, continuing with the development

of this phase I share with you the comments made to the responses of
the partners.

Evidence good form of expression of my colleagues when answering each

of the questions related to their academic and work life, I see that they
dominate each of the verbs and connectors to form the phrases that give
rise to what is sought that is the understanding and good expression in
terms of English, I see that they are committed to the performance of
each one in the course and shows interest in learning about this matter
so important for our professional life.
High level:
The student uses the grammatical topics and follows the
Fifth evaluation adequate structure and vocabulary proposed in the units of the
standard course.
Content Assessment If your work is at this level, you will get from 10 points to 15
points
The student uses
grammar structures Medium level:
and vocabulary The student uses the appropriate grammatical topics but with
appropriate for the some mistakes in structure. The vocabulary is poor or do not
units. use the vocabulary proposed in the unit.
If your work is at this level, you will get from 5 points to 10
This standard points
represents 15
score of the Low level
activity The student didn’t participate of the activity.
If your work is at this level, you will get 0 points.
Evidencias de trabajo grupal
Las evidencias de trabajo grupal para enviar son: documento PDF con
la siguiente información:
1. Primera página: Portada (nombres completos, identificaciones y
fecha)
2. Texto escrito por el grupo.
3. Comentarios hechos a los compañeros de clase.

Párrafo 1: Describiendo su ocupación y sus deberes en el trabajo

Párrafo 2: Describiendo el lugar de trabajo.
Párrafo 3: Describiendo las razones para tener esta ocupación.
Párrafo 4: Describiendo sus habilidades y debilidades.
Párrafo 5: Respuesta a la pregunta: Si pudieras hacer cualquier tipo
de trabajo, ¿qué te gustaría ser?

Verifique las respuestas de sus compañeros de clase y haga 2

comentarios sobre su trabajo. Incluya la información que necesita ser
considerada, señale los errores.
Un comentario no es escribir un cumplido, no solo decir "buen
trabajo", esto no se calificará como un comentario.