Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: English Composition
Code: 518013

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric - Task 4 - Revising

1. Activity Description

Type of activity: Independent

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 2
Highest score of the activity: 115 points
The activity starts on: Monday, October The activity ends on: Sunday,
31, 2022 November 27, 2022
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcome:
Assess different writing assignments by following the revising and editing process.
The activity consists of:
Step 1
- Attend the third web conference of the course. Take evidence (screenshots) of
your participation to be posted in the forum right after the meeting (1 at the
beginning, 4 in the development of the web and 1 at the end). Be sure your
name appears in the screenshots. If you do not participate, watch the recording
of such web conference, and write a summary to be posted in the forum one to
four days after the meeting date. The summary should have 300 words. It
should be professionally written, with proper punctuation, spelling, grammar,
and proper citation.
Step 2
- Go to the Learning Environment, actively read Lesson 8 pages 60 to 63, Lesson
9 pages 66 to 68, Lesson 10 pages 71 to 77 Lesson 11 pages 81 to 85 and
Lesson 12 pages 87 to 90 from the textbook A Practical Guide to Writing.
- Choose one of the lessons. Inform about the lesson you chose so that no topics
are repeated among students. Write an Opinion Paragraph about it. Use the
OREO Table to help you organize your ideas. Share in the forum your Opinion
Paragraph.
Step 3
- Come back to your 5-paragraph essay draft from Task 3, Step 3 and use the
below checklist to revise it. Write a clean version of your 5-paragraph essay
based on the checklist revision and share this clean version of your five-
paragraph essay in the forum.

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 Checklist Items Answer
Content: What the essay says
Does the paper show what the title
says? What would be the last
version?
Does the introduction clearly explain
what the paper is about? Does it
prepare the reader for what comes
next? Explain.
Is the thesis statement clear and
easy to understand? Explain.
Does each paragraph relate to the
thesis statement? Explain.
Are the main ideas (subtopics) —
topic sentences — related to the
thesis statement? Do they back it up?
Explain.
Do the paragraphs support the thesis
statement? Is the support specific? Is
it convincing? Explain.
Does the conclusion logically end the
paper? Does it give a take-home
message that stems from the rest of
the paper? Explain.
Structure: How the essay reads
Does each paragraph have a topic
sentence? Explain.
What is the main idea of each
paragraph?
Do all the sentences in the paragraph
support the main idea? Explain.
How are the sentences in the
paragraph organized? Is this the
most effective way to organize them?
Explain why or why not.
Are there any sentences that don’t
follow the organization or that just
don’t flow logically? Give examples
and explain what the problem is.

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 Mechanics: How the essay is written
Is the spelling correct? Did you use
the spell check on the computer or
look up words you weren’t sure about
in a dictionary? Explain.
Is the grammar correct? Are there
any sentence fragments or run-on
sentences? Explain.
Has the author used punctuation
correctly? Explain.
Has the author correctly used capital
letters? Explain.
Has the author used words correctly
throughout the paper? Explain.
Step 4
- Send a PDF document in accordance to APA rules (7th Edition in English) with
Steps 1, 2 and 3 to the Evaluation Environment.
For the development of the activity consider that:
In the Initial Information Environment, you must:
- Check the Course Agenda to organize your time.
- Check the Course News and the Internal mail as often as possible.
- Verify the date for the third Web Conference so that you can plan your
participation accordingly.
In the Learning Environment, you must:
- Check the Course Contents and Bibliographic References for Unit 3.
- Download the Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric - Task 4
- Go to the discussion forum for the task and actively participate as requested in
Steps 1, 2 and 3.
In the Evaluation Environment, you must:
- Upload a PDF file with the task’s individual evidence. Identify your file as
follows: 518013 - Task 4 - Your Full Name.pdf
Evidence of independent work:
The independent evidence to be submitted is:
A PDF file named 518013 - Task 4 - Your Full Name.pdf with the following pages:
1. Cover Page
2. Table of Contents
3. Step 1 - Web conference participation or summary posted in the forum
4. Step 2 - OREO Table and Opinion Paragraph
5. Step 3 - Draft, Checklist, Clean Version of your 5-paragraph essay based on
the checklist revision posted in the forum

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 6. APA References following the 7th Edition guidelines
Evidence of group work:
No collaborative evidence is required in this activity.

2. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidence to Submit

For Independent evidence, consider the following:

▪ Be sure to write proper citations and references for other sources you might
use.
▪ Be sure to answer all the questions with your own words.
▪ Be sure to revise content, structure and mechanics in everything you post in
the forums and/or sent for evaluation.
▪ Before submitting the requested product, student should check that it meets
all the requirements mentioned in this activity guide.
Please keep in mind that all individual or collaborative written products must comply
with the spelling rules and presentation conditions defined in this activity guide.
Regarding the use of references, consider that the product of this activity must
comply with APA style.
In any case, make sure you comply with the rules and avoid academic plagiarism.
You can review your written products using the Turnitin tool found in the virtual
campus.
Under the Academic Code of Conduct, the actions that infringe the academic order,
among others, are the following: paragraph e) Plagiarism is to present as your own
work all or part of a written report, task or document of invention carried out by
another person. It also implies the use of citations or lack of references, or it
includes citations where there is no match between these and the reference and
paragraph f) To reproduce, or copy for profit, educational resources or results of
research products, which have rights reserved for the University. (Acuerdo 029 - 13
de diciembre de 2013, artículo 99)
The academic penalties students will face are:
a) In case of academic fraud demonstrated in the academic work or evaluation, the
score obtained will be zero (0.0) without any disciplinary measures being derived.
b) In case of proven plagiarism in academic work of any nature, the score obtained
will be zero (0.0), without any disciplinary measures being derived.

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3. Evaluation Rubric

Type of activity : Independent

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 3
The highest score in this activity is 115 points
First evaluation High level: The student actively participated in the forum by
criterion: posting Steps 1, 2 and 3 on time.

The student takes If your work is at this level, you can get between 9
an active role in the points and 10 points
development of the
task, completing all Average level: The student participated in the forum by
the steps in a timely posting Steps 1, 2 and 3 three days prior to the closing of the
manner. task.

This criterion If your work is at this level, you can get between 6
represents 10 points and 8 points
points of the total
of 115 points of Low level: The student participated in the forum by posting
the rubric. some steps during the last 3 days of the task. The student did
not participate in the forum.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0

points and 5 points
Second evaluation High level: The writing shows that the student explored,
criterion: understood and analyzed the chosen reading to give an
opinion. It follows the structure of an opinion paragraph and it
The student utilizes is well written.
active reading to
create an opinion If your work is at this level, you can get between 41
paragraph that points and 50 points
follows the
organization and Average level: The writing shows that the student explored,
structure of this understood and analyzed the chosen reading to give an
type of paragraph. opinion, however, it hardly follows the structure of an opinion
paragraph and there are some writing mistakes.
This criterion
represents 50 If your work is at this level, you can get between 30
points of the total points and 40 points

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of 115 points of
the rubric. Low level: The writing shows that the student explored,
understood and analyzed the chosen reading to give an opinion
however, the writing does not follow the structure of an opinion
paragraph. Too many writing mistakes.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0

points and 29 points
Third evaluation High level: The student demonstrated clear evidence of an
criterion: ability to revise. The student obtained and incorporated a lot of
comments. The student made revisions above and beyond
The student what is suggested. The student added new material, deleting
appropriately weak or irrelevant material and substituting more relevant
revises and edits material for less relevant material. The student rewrote
own draft using the individual sentences (changing syntax for clarity and variety,
checklist provided. re-ordering main and subordinate clauses, adding phrases,
cutting excess, etc.).
This criterion
represents 50 If your work is at this level, you can get between 41
points of the total points and 50 points
of 115 points of
the rubric. Average level: The student demonstrated some ability to
revise. The student obtained and incorporated some
comments. The student made some revisions. The student
reorganized presentation of evidence providing some improved
transitions that keep the focus clear, reworking the introduction
or conclusion and rewriting individual sentences (attempting to
add clarity and variety).

If your work is at this level, you can get between 30

points and 40 points

Low level: The student demonstrated a lack of ability to revise

in a substantial way. Whatever revision done, was not
sufficient to improve the content, focus, structure, clarity, and
coherence of an earlier draft. Revision was limited to sections
of the essay and demonstrated a lack of awareness of how
even small changes can affect the entire paper.

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 If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 29 points
Fourth evaluation High level: The document meets the criteria for presentation
criterion: and references according to APA standards. The document sent
for evaluation is on a PDF format.
The student submits
a manuscript that If your work is at this level, you can get 5 points
complies with APA
guidelines for Average level: The document partially meets the criteria for
presentation and presentation and references according to APA standards.
references.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 3
This criterion points and 4 points
represents 5
points of the total Low level: The document does not meet the criteria for
of 115 points of presentation and references according to APA standards.
the rubric.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 2 points