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STUDENTS’ GUIDELINES FOR ONLINE ADVANCED LEVEL EVALUATIONS

ADVANCED LEVEL CLMS FORMAT

Please, do check Official Rubrics and Scheduled Class Days of these activities in our PAIDEIA
IDIOMAS and pay close attention to your teacher’s instructions and guidance.

Keep in mind that rescheduling Evaluated Activities is not an option: being absent, keeping your
camera off, not participating in these activities and/or arriving 5 minutes after the evaluated
activity's official start time, will get a partial grade of “0”.

The three (3) items listed in this document will make up the 4th additional grade.

A. Graded Book Writing Task (GBWT) – (Task performed in class, based on the first unit)

Aim:

- Demonstrate written competence in different genres, based on the aims and proposals designed
in section D of the 1st unit of each intermediate and advanced course.

Description:

- The Graded Book Writing Task takes place on a fixed day according to the Evaluation Calendar in
PAIDEIA. The activity that is taken under exam conditions and it cannot be rescheduled. Therefore,
if you are absent from this session, you will get “0” as grade.

- To work online with this activity, you need to have a Gmail account.

- On the day assigned for this task, your teacher will share with you the GBWT Word Template via
Google Docs. That is the reason why you need to have a Gmail account. - The day of the writing task,
you will carry out a written activity suggested in lesson D of the current unit you are working on.
You will have to complete the task in no more than 45 minutes. Your teacher will monitor your work
so you should comply with the ethical behavior expected in this task. You may ask your teacher for
assistance if needed.

- To get a clear idea of what is expected and how the task will be assessed, students and teachers
need to be familiar with the Official Rubric (available and downloadable in PAIDEIA Idiomas).

-Expect feedback from your teacher, according to this information:

⮚ Daily, SuperIntensive and Interdaily classes, 5th working day (counting from the day you
submit this task).
⮚ Saturday classes, in the following session.
⮚ Intensive classes: 3rd working day (counting from the day you submit this task).
⮚ SpeedUp classes: in the subsequent class.

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Very Important Information! Bear in mind that according to IC Policies, It is mandatory to check the
CALENDAR OF ADDITIONAL EVALUATED ACTIVITIES FOR ADVANCED COURSES (Paideia – Idiomas)
since these activities start at the exact starting time of your class Schedule. If you connect more than
5 minutes late to the “Graded Writing Task” or you are absent, there is no possibility to reprogram
or reschedule it. Your grade for this missing activity will be “0” (zero).

B: CLMS: Workbook performance (Graded from 0-4)

Aim:

- Become successful, independent learners by daily accessing the Cambridge LMS of the book either
from a tablet, smartphone (to work on your Online Workbook), and a wired connected PC or Laptop
(to take your Unit Progress tests o End of the Course Competency Tests), a whole world of
personalized learning at your fingertips.

– The CLMS platform will help you develop your skills and get a personalized learning path according
to your own language needs. CLMS follows an adaptive approach, so make full, efficient use of it.

Description:

- Get familiar with how to access and use the CLMS products by watching the Instructional Video on
our web Page. Your teacher will assess and help you in the process.

- Your teachers will create your CLMS class according to the fixed days instructed in the table. You
have to join the CLMS class to let the system keep record of your participation, performance and
grades. Get familiar with the information shown below:

Course Join your CLMS class on Last chance to get a score

the… on any Exam or any of the
graded activities in CLMS,
up to 23:59 PM on the…*

From Monday to Friday 1st day of class 16th session of class

Intensive 1st day of class 8th session of class

Superintensive & Speed Up 1st day of class 17th session of class

Saturday & Every other day 1st Saturday of class 8th session of classes.

Note: * Grades will not be generated in your CLMS class once it is locked and closed. Once classes
are locked and closed in the CLMS, you will be able to see your grades in your CLMS class when you
access it from the “Finished Classes” tab.

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- You are expected to have constant daily access to the CLMS, according to your teacher’s
instructions and course planner. This is important since CLMS is 33.3% of the additional grade.

- The Unit Progress Tests (UPTs) are part of your evaluation. From January 2021 and on, only the
first attempt will be registered as a valid grade. Please take them timely within the official deadlines
and do not wait until the last few hours of their closing since you will be risking your grades.
Remember to take them using a wired connection to a PC or Laptop, which is part of the technical
requirements published in the official Institutional Norms and in Paideia Idiomas.

- Every time you finish with a book, it is mandatory to take the corresponding End-of-Course
Competency Tests (follow the Monthly Planner). The End-of-Course Competency Tests is part of
your overall work on the CLMS. The same recommendations and technical specifications mentioned
above apply for this Test. It is your responsibility to read all the guidelines published in PAIDEIA
Idiomas.

-For further –not evaluated practice - you have access to Speaking Tests and Mid-Competency
Tests, following the same technical requirements described in the previous two cases.

-The CLMS grade book will show the corresponding score. Your teacher will use this conversion
table to award you a final grade for the CLMS result:

Example: Gradebook Score = 72%; your grade will be = 1

Rango de Resultados Equivalent 0-4

100% 4
96% - 99% 3
86% - 95% 2
70% - 85% 1
From 0% - 69% 0

C. DEBATE Task performed in class

Aim:

- To show competence in a debate by exposing and rebutting arguments in favor or against a topic
based on extensive research previously made.

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Description:

- The activity will take place-using Zoom as a platform of interaction.

- On the fifth day, topics are assigned, and the teacher will explain you how to perform the task.

- Based on the topic assigned by the teacher, students should progressively and individually carry
out research timely, giving emphasis to extensive reading, listening, watching videos, Ted Talks, etc.
to identify and take note of arguments either in favor or against the topic. Your teacher will be
monitoring your progress continuously.

- Students should develop integrated skills (reading, listening, and speaking), while researching
thoroughly all the aspects of the topic: arguments in favor as well as the ones against it. Students
will be informed of whether they are in the group in favor or against just on the very same day of
the debate, not before.

- Read the DEBATE RUBRIC carefully to get a clear idea of the production and competences that are
expected from the students.

Very Important Information! Bear in mind that according to IC Policies, It is mandatory to check the
CALENDAR OF ADDITIONAL EVALUATED ACTIVITIES FOR ADVANCED COURSES (Paideia – Idiomas)
since these activities start at the exact starting time of your class Schedule. If you connect more than
5 minutes late to the “Debate” or you are absent, there is no possibility to reprogram or reschedule
it. Your grade for this missing activity will be “0” (zero).

On the day of the presentation:

- Depending on the number of students, the class will be randomly distributed amongst two groups:
if the group has up to 12 students, half will be assigned to present arguments in favor, the other half
will be in charge of arguments against the topic. If your group is larger than (12) twelve students,
half will be working with one topic; the other half with the second one. Nevertheless, each group
has to be sub-divided into two groups, the ones in favor and the ones against the topic.

-Each group is assigned to one of Zoom's Breakout Rooms (BORs) to prepare and arrange your
thoughts. You will have 15 minutes to discuss your supporting ideas in BORs, and you'll be told to
distribute them evenly so that everyone has an argument to defend their side. At this point, taking
notes is recommended. It is important to remember that arguments should not be repeated.

- When the students return to the main session, one student from each side is chosen to begin the
argument. Student A is given two minutes to explain a supporting point, while student B is given
one minute to refute that claim. Then student B has two minutes to explain a counterpoint to
student A's argument. You cannot rehearse while the other group is debating.

- Keep you cameras on and your mics off if not actively participating in the debate.

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- At the end of the debate, the TT will give SS some general feedback, focused on language
improvement as well as other elements of the DEBATE RUBRIC, providing useful strategies for the
next debate.

Overall Expected Timing of the Activity: No more than 30 minutes per group topic – Up to 60
minutes for the debate itself.

Make sure you watch the Debate Video uploaded in Paideia Idiomas to have more details/tips about
how to ace the debate. If you have further questions please do not hesitate to contact your teacher.