Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Academic and Research Vice-rector

Activity 8 Blog

1. General description of the course

Faculty or Academic Vicerrectora de Relaciones Internacionales

Unit
Academic Level Professional, specialization, master
Academic Field Common basic interdisciplinary training
Course Name English A2
Course Code 900002
Course Type Methodological Can be re- yes No
opened
Number of Credits 3

2. Description of the activity

Type of the Number of

Individual Collaborative 5
activity: weeks
Moment of
Initial Intermediate: Final
evaluation:
Delivery Environment: Collaborative
Evaluative score: 40
Learning
Starting date: October 23th, 2017 Closing date: November23th, 2017
Competence to develop:
The student is able to design his/her own blog.
Topics to develop:
Design a blog.
Steps, phases of the learning strategy to develop:
Phase 1: Design a blog.
Phase 2: Public a blog.
Phase 3: Share the link.
Step by Step

1. Select one role for development of collaborative work.

Leader student role will create a Gmail Account. If you have one, you can use it, log
in to Blogger web page, through GOOGLE or YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT or if you prefer,
you can use any other web design tool.
 Watch the tutorial about HOW TO BUILD a blog through these links.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWSXAYjql14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5Hh7PEhJOs
2. Think about who is the ideal professional (lawyer, teacher, doctor, housewife,
chef, etc.) for you and share your proposal in the forum to build the blog.
3. The blog has to contain the following contributions (portal). Each member of the
group has to choose the portal she/he is going to develop**:

- Portal 1: Physical description: Use the verbs to be and to have to

describe his/her physical appearance according to the profession.

- Portal 2: Personal Information:

Make a collage with pictures to introduce the professional by mentioning personal
information like: Full name, age, nationality, birthplace and occupation.

- Portal 3: His/her daily routine:

Make a collage with pictures that describe his/her daily routine. You must include a
description of each action through a short paragraph by using Present Simple Tense
and Phrasal Verbs (where they are possible).

- Portal 4: Activities she/he likes and dislikes:

Make a collage with pictures that describe the activities she/he likes and dislikes to
do in her/his professional field. You must include a description of each picture
through a paragraph.

- Portal 5: What is his/her house like?

Make a collage with pictures of the professional's place work (use your imagination).
You must include a description of each picture using sentences in simple present and
modal verbs.

NOTE: Each paragraph (portal) must include at least 5 sentences,

connectors and at least 3 phrasal verbs or modal verbs where is possible.
You can revise the contents in the following links:
 http://www.mansioningles.com/gram54.htm
http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/verbs/list-of-
phrasal-verbs/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-qeFD0aWEg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3GMiFc-gLs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVLmpQBwM3c
Environment
for the Collaborative Learning
development
Collaborative:
Consolidate the final product should be submitted in a PDF
Products to document in the Assessment and Monitoring Environment:
deliver by
student - Page 1: Names of all the participants.
- Page 2: Screenshot of the Blog appearance and the Blog URL.

4. Evaluation rubric

Evaluation rubric
Activity Individual
Collaborative Activity
type: Activity
Moment of
Initial Intermediate Final
evaluation
Performance levels of the individual activity
Assessed
High score Score
Aspects Low score Media score
The student
tales into account
only some The students
Forum There is no elements while participated in
participation evidence of blog designing the designing the Blog
30
and Blog design and forum blog. Participation taking into account the
design participation is scarce or indications given in the
irrelevant to the guide.
forum
construction
 (up to 15
(up to 0 points) (up to 30 points)
points)
The blog partially
The blog does The Blog fulfills with
fulfills with the
not meet the the requirements
Organization requirements
established proposed in the 10
of the blog proposed in the
parameters. activities guide.
guide.
(up to 0 points) (up to 5 points) (up to 10 points)
Final score 40