Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: English III
Code: 90121

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Task 2 Writing production

1. Activity Description

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 1
Highest score of the activity: 100 points
The activity starts on: Monday, February The activity ends on: Sunday, March 19,
20, 2023 2023
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcomes:

You will be able to construct a text using a set of narrative tenses which show a
coherent and cohesive discourse by using linking words in a logical organizational
pattern. Also, you will be able to interact, give opinion and argue to your partners’
participation.

The activity consists of:

Step 1: Checking the eBook Content

Check and develop all content related to eBook B1 level, Modules 5, 6, 7 and 8 as a prior
revision. Then, post on the forum some screenshots of your practice on it.

Step 2: Reading in context

Then, make a conscious reading of the story “A fable for tomorrow” By Rachel Carson. You can
start your reading it by clicking the following link: https://bit.ly/3NxayE0.

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 Step 3: Checking what you got

After reading the story, answer the following suggested questions, in English. Then, publish
them on the forum:

a. How was the town at the beginning of the story?

b. How is it currently?
c. How is it predicted to be in the future?
d. In your opinion, does the story give any message for us? Which one? Explain it on
your own words.

NOTE 1: For Answering the questions, consider doing it directly on the forum’s body text,
please, do not attach any .doc or .pdf files.

NOTE 2: you must interact and give opinion to your partners’ answers. This is part of the
evaluation of the first item from rubrics.

Step 4: Brainstorming

“A fable of tomorrow” is a story that shows how people’s intervention or settlements have
caused irremediable consequences in a town. Nowadays, the overpopulation and consumerism
has allowed the increase of factories and enterprises that pollute and overexploit non-
renewable natural resources, causing irreparable damages to the environment.

To be conscious about this issue, you are going to brainstorm some ideas for creating your
own story which the main topic is the problem related in the “Fable of tomorrow”, for that, you
have to complete the brainstorming chart. After doing it, you must post it on the forum.

NOTE: you must interact and give opinion to your partners’ ideas in the chart. This is part of
the evaluation of the first item from rubrics.

The chart is the following:

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 Table 1. Brainstorming information

Title of your story

Characters of your
story

Place that takes place

your story.

Conflict in your story

Description of the
place before the
conflict.

Description of the
place after the
conflict.

Description of the
place in the future.

Conclusion of your
story

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 Step 5: Creation of a story (Final product)

According to the information you add in the chart (step 4), now, you must compose your story
by using that information, which is the final product of this task. For that, you must consider
these aspects:

a. Your story must contain, at least, four paragraphs (each paragraph must contain
between 5 and 6 lines) where you explain the problem of your story. You can consider
the following proposal for doing it:

• First paragraph: introducing the place, the characters by giving descriptions of

theirs (5 to 6 lines).
• Second paragraph: Explain the causes of the conflict by describing character’s
actions against the place’s environment and how this is affecting it (5 to 6 lines).
• Third paragraph: Describe how those actions have affected as the environment as
the population (5 to 6 lines).
• Fourth paragraph: describe the consequences of those actions, plus the
conclusions (positive or negative) if your story proposes a solution (5 to 6 lines).

b. To have coherence and cohesion in your story, you must use linking words, to check
which are the best for your text, you can click in the following link: https://bit.ly/3fxip8b

c. To have a better understanding of your text’s ideas, consider the correct use of
punctuation.

d. Optional: you can add pictures to support the development of your story, if you want,
just use maximum 3 pictures.

IMPORTANT: every step of this task, must be shared on the task’s forum for being checked
by your tutor and giving you feedback. you must post it directly on the body text of the
forum, not by attaching files.

NOTE: you must interact and give opinion to your partners’ stories. This is part of the
evaluation of the first item from rubrics.

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 Step 6: Consolidation

After doing the possible corrections and receiving the positive feedback form your tutor about
your story. You must consolidate the following aspects in a .doc or .PDF file:

- Step 1: Checking the eBook content (screenshots)

- Step 3: Checking your knowledge (answers to the questions)
- Step 4: Brainstorming (chart)
- Step 5: Creation (your story)

Then, post the file on the Evaluation Environment

NOTE: your final document must be named as follow:

Task 2_student’s name group number. Example: (Task 2_Pedro Salazar_255)

For the development of the activity consider that:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must:

- Revise the course agenda to be informed about the initial and closing dates of this
task.

In the Learning Environment, you must:

- Look at the grammar topics and activities in modules 5 to 8 from the eBook.
- Participate in the collaborative forum of this task by posting your contribution in
every single step on time.

In the Evaluation Environment, you must:

- Consolidate and submit your final document to the Evaluation Environment.

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Evidence of individual work:
The individual evidence to be submitted is:

A document with the following information:

- Cover
- Answers to questions about “A fable for tomorrow”
- Brainstorming chart.
- Composition of your own story.

Evidence of collaborative work:

The collaborative evidence to be submitted is:

Screenshots of the interaction you create with your e-classmates during the time the
task’s forum is in development.

2. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidences to Submit

For Individual evidence, consider the following:

- You must take part in the forum within the dates stablished in the course
agenda.

- Before submitting the final paper, you must check that it carries out all the
requirements related on this activity worksheet.

- You must feedback or comment to any of your e-classmates’ contributions to

improve and enrich as your contributions as theirs.

- You must submit your own final product document in a .DOC or .PDF file on
the Evaluation Environment.

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.
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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 Template

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 1
The highest score in this activity is 100 points

High level: Participates by posting the steps of the worksheet

and interacts among her/his e-classmates’ contributions on the
forum according to the worksheet requirements within the dates
stablished in the agenda.
First evaluation
criterion:
If your work is at this level, you can get between 18 points
and 25 points.
Forum
participation and
Average level: Participates by posting the steps of the
interaction
worksheet and interacts among his/her e-classmates’
contributions belatedly during the last three days of the task.
This criterion
represents 25
If your work is at this level, you can get between 5 points
points of the total
and 17 points.
of 100 points of
the activity.
Low level: Does not participate or interact in the forum or
her/his participation was not meaningful towards task’s aims.

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

and 4 points.

High level: Makes an appropriate use of different grammatical

Second evaluation
structures (past simple, Present simple and future simple) to
criterion:
express a clear narrative of the story.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 18 points

Grammar use
and 25 points.
This criterion
represents 25 Average level: The text has some grammar structures
points of the total according to the level (past simple. Present Simple and Future
of 100 points of Simple and makes minor errorsof verbs conjugation.
the activity.

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 If your work is at this level, you can get between 5 points
and 17 points.

Low level: Makes numerous errors of grammar, which makes

the text difficult to understand. It is very evident the use of online
translators in the composition.The activity was not carried out.

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

and 4 points.

High level: The ideas are organized in a logical order. The

Third paragraphs are connected using linking words effectively, which
evaluation allows the reader to effectively comprehend its idea.
criterion:
If your work is at this level, you can get between 18 points
Cohesion and and 25 points.
coherence
Average level: Some ideas are not clearly organized. Linking
words are needed to connect paragraphs coherently to give a
This criterion clear idea.
represents 25
points of the If your work is at this level, you can get between 5 points
total of 100 and 17 points.
points of the
activity. Low level: The ideas are not in a logical order. The text is
unclear which makes the reader confused. It is very evident the
use of online translators in the composition.The activity was not
carried out.

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

and 4 points.

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 High level: Story’s lexicon is in accordance with the topic
developed in in the task.

Fourth evaluation If your work is at this level, you can get between 18 points
criterion: and 25 points.

Average level: Sometimes the chosen vocabulary conveys

Lexicon the idea clearly, but they seem stilted or repetitive.

This criterion If your work is at this level, you can get between 5 points
represents 25 and 17 points.
points of the total
of 100 points of Low level: The text uses a very limited vocabulary with many
the activity. mistakes in spelling and accuracy, the words don’t fit the
context, or they are misspelt. It is very evident the use of online
translators in the composition.The activity was not carried out.

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

and 4 points.

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