Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Academic and Research Vice-rector

Activities guide and evaluation rubric
Task 2 – Writing task forum

1. General description of the course

Faculty or Vicerrectoría de Relaciones Internacionales

Academic Unit
Academic Level Professional, specialization, master.
Academic Field Formación interdisciplinar básica común
Course Name English 2
Course Code 90021
Course Type Methodological - Can be yes ☐ No ☒
practical enabled
Number of Credits 2

2. Description of the activity

Type of the Individu Collaborativ Number

☒ ☐ 2
activity: al e of weeks
Unit
Moment of
Initial ☐ Intermediat ☒ Final ☐
evaluation:
e: 1 and 2
Delivery Environment of the
Evaluative score of the
activity: Monitoring and evaluation
activity: 120 points
environment
Starting date of the activity: Deadline of the activity:
September 16th 2019 October 1st 2019
Competence to develop:

Write short and simple texts related to immediate contexts.

 Talk about short trips and recreational activities
 Talk about past events
 Talk about the weather
 Give advice and recommendations
Topics to develop:
Past events, recommendations with should, subjunctive.
Steps, phases of the learning strategy to develop

Task based learning. The student uses His/her English in a particular

communicative context, in order to carry out a task: planning,
describing, inviting, giving advice, etc.

Activities to develop
Estimado estudiante:
En esta guía usted encontrará las pautas de realización de su
producto final, que será según su elección: un afiche, un folleto o una
infografía en la que usted dé cuenta de tres aspectos:
a) Contar una experiencia de un viaje;
b) Hablar del clima de ese lugar y dar recomendaciones sobre qué
tener en cuenta de acuerdo con el clima;
c) Dar recomendaciones para planear un viaje al lugar que usted
describió.
Es necesario que usted haga los ejercicios de los contenidos en
línea que se relacionan al inicio de cada paso, porque eso se debe
reflejar en los ejercicios de escritura que se proponen en el proceso y
así mismo en el producto final después de ser publicados en el foro.
Usted debe publicar en el foro únicamente los ejercicios que la
guía indica por cada unidad teniendo en cuenta que su nombre
se vea en la publicación. El resto de ejercicios los debe hacer y no
debe enviar ni pantallazos ni las respuestas al correo del tutor.
A través de este ejercicio usted fortalecerá su capacidad de
producción escrita en:
 Escritura de textos cortos y simples, en los que hable de su
contexto inmediato y de sucesos del pasado.

Ver video tutorial de la guía:

https://youtu.be/Tnh0FrO56xU
 Dear student,

 You will develop this task in the Writing task forum.

 At the end of this task, you will collect the evidence of the task in
an infographic, brochure or poster through the tool
Picktochart. Follow each step, post all the activities in the forum
and get feedback from your partners and tutor.
 The final product must be sent individually. You construct
your final portfolio through the process you develop
collaboratively.

LET´S START!

Stage 1: Going on a trip 1

Go to unit 1.4. Going on a trip in the Knowledge
environment and develop all the activities. You just have
to upload the following activities in the forum.

1 Nota: Los ejercicios en línea del entorno de conocimiento no se

guardan en la plataforma. Para los ejercicios que tiene que hacer para
cada etapa, usted debe publicar las respuestas de los ejercicios
indicados en el foro o tomar pantallazos (debe observarse su nombre).
No enviar las respuestas al correo del tutor. Solo publicar en el foro las
actividades que la guía indica.
Example:

a. Post the indicated activities (pronunciation and Writing –do

not record yourself, just write the exercise in the forum)
from the unit in the forum.

b. Write a short note in the forum telling what you did last
vacation/holidays/weekend.
- Use time markers (see unit 1.4)

- Text length: 70 words

- Write about: Where did you go? How long did you stay there?
Who did you go with? How much did you pay for that? Which
place did you like the most?

- You can use the following guide:

 Stage 2: What's the weather like? 1.3
Go to unit 1.3. What’s the weather like? in the
Knowledge environment and develop all the activities.
You just have to upload the following activity in the
forum.

a. Post the indicated activity from the unit in the forum.

b. Describe the weather in the place you visited and use the following
vocabulary:

Example: Description: The weather in Bogotá changes every day. In the

morning, it is usually cloudy, but it becomes sunny at noon.
 c. What do you recommend to do in that place? Write eight
recommendations using the expressions below (See the
Subjunctive in unit 1.3 and the OVI) Example:
Recommendation: It is recommended that people wear an
umbrella in Bogotá.

It is recommended that … It is necessary that …

It is important that… It is good idea that…
It is better that…

Post your description and recommendations in the

forum.
Your description:
_______________________________________________
Your recommendations (eight):
____________________________________________________

Stage 3: You should keep your passport!

Go to unit 1.2. You should keep your passport! In the
Knowledge environment and develop all the activities.
You just have to upload the following activities in
the forum.
 Example:

a. Post the activities from the unit in the forum.

b. Read the following recommendations and write two
recommendations according to your travel experience:

a. What should people do in the place you visited last vacation?

Example: People should go to Monserrate in Bogotá.
b. What shouldn’t people do in the place you visited last
vacation?
Example: People shouldn’t go to Monserrate by cable railway in
Bogotá.
 Post your recommendations in the forum. Use modals verbs
of advice (see unit 1.2)

What people should do:

_____________________________________________________
What people shouldn’t do:
_____________________________________________________

Stage 4: Consolidate an infographic, brochure or poster

According to the previous writing exercises, you will design a brochure,

infographic or poster where you

Use the following tool to design your final product:

https://piktochart.com/
Example: https://create.piktochart.com/output/28176719-
new-piktochart
Set the sharing permissions as public: “anyone can view the sharing
link”:
 Note: - Published by: Full name of the student.
Cover with complete data: Name, group, level, tutor, date.
Example:

Stage 5: Upload the final product in the Monitoring environment.

 Complete the checklist:

QUESTIONS YES NO
Did I develop the activities of the unit 1.4?
Stage 1

Did I post the Speaking and Writing activities from the unit 1.4 in
the forum?
Did I write a short note in the forum telling what I did last
vacation/holidays/weekend?
Did I develop the activities of the unit 1.3?
Did I post the Speaking activity from the unit 1.3 in the forum?
Stage 2

Did I describe the weather in my city using the vocabulary given in

the unit 1.3?
Did I give recommendations related to the place I visited using the
given structure in the unit 1.3?
Did I post my description and recommendations in the forum?
Did I develop the activities of the unit 1.2?
Did I post the Practice 5 and writing activity from the unit 1.2 in
Stage 3

the forum?
Did I give recommendations related to what people should and
shouldn’t do in the place I visited?
Did I post my recommendations in the forum?
Did I design an infographic, brochure or poster?
Stag
e4

Did I tell an experience of a trip in a maximum length of 100

words and taking into account what I did in stage 1?
 Did I give 10 tips or recommendations related to what to do in the
place I visited, and taking into account what I did in stage 2?
Did I give advice related to what you should and shouldn’t do in
the place I visited, and taking into account what I did in stage 3?
Did I use real pictures?
Don’t forget to add this chart at the end of the Word document.

Stage 6: Upload the final product

 You must use the template and the screenshots must be attached
after being posted on the forum.
 Copy the link of your brochure, infographic or poster in a PDF
document.
 Add the checklist of stage 5 and upload the document in the
Evaluation and Monitoring Environment.

END OF THE TASK!

Environment
Collaborative environment
for the
Monitoring and evaluation environment
development
Individual:
Each student has to develop the steps of the task and
post the evidence in the forum.
The final product must be sent in the Evaluation and
Products to
Monitoring Environment.
deliver by
Collaborative:
student
Each student must give feedback to one of his/her
partners.
Each student is responsible for his/her process.

General guidelines for the collaborative work

Planning of
activities for
Each student has to develop each step of the task and
the
post the evidence in the forum.
development
The final product must be sent in the Evaluation and
of
Monitoring Environment.
collaborative
work
Roles to
perform by Each student must give feedback to one of his/her
the student partners.
in the Each student is responsible for his/her process.
collaborative
group
Roles and
responsibilit
The final product must be sent individually in the
y for the
Evaluation and Monitoring Environment in a PDF or
delivery of
Word document.
products by
students
Use of
Always cite the references ( APA Norm)
references
In the agreement 029 of December 13, 2013, article
99, the mistakes that infringe upon the academic order,
among others, are the following: paragraph e) “To
plagiarize is to present as your own work the whole or
part of a writing, report, task or document of invention
performed by another person. It also implies the use of
cites or lack of references, or includes cites where there
is no coincidence between them and the reference” and
paragraph f)”To reproduce, or copy for profit,
educational resources or results of research products,
which have intellectual rights reserved for the
University”.
Plagiarism
policy
The academic punishments that the student will face
are:
a) In case of academic fraud proved in the academic
work or evaluation, the score achieved will be zero
(0.0) without leading to disciplinary measures.
b) In case of plagiarism proved in the academic work
of any nature, the score achieved will be zero (0.0),
without leading to disciplinary measures.

To know how the documents must be cited, check the

following document:
Centro de Escritura Javeriano ( ) Normas APA. Sexta
edición. Taken from
 http://centrodeescritura.javerianacali.edu.co/index.php
?option=com_content&view=article&id=138:normas-
apa&catid=45:referencias-bibliograficas&Itemid=

4. Evaluation rubric

Evaluation rubric

Collaborative
Activity type: Individual Activity ☒ ☐
Activity
Unit
Intermediate:
Moment of the Unit 1 & 2 -
Initial ☐ ☒ Final ☐
evaluation Giving
advice/Getting a
job!
Performance levels of the individual activity
Assessed Aspects Score
High score Media score Low score
•Develops some of the
•Posts the speaking activities from the
and writing activities stage 1. Writes a • Doesn’t upload
from unit 1.4 in the short note in the the activities from
forum. •Writes a short forum, but it doesn’t stage 1. •Does
note in the forum show the previous the activity during the
describing a past event activities from the last week of the task.
Stage 1: Going on related to a trip. online contents •Shows serious and
a trip •Writes short and indicated in the unit frequent problems 25 points
simple sentences for 1.4. •Shows imprecise with word choice or
describing a past event sentences with an subject-verb
and using time markers inconsistent style. agreement. •Doesn’t
from the unit. •Writes •Shows some lack of show a process of
a note with a maximum control in grammar. writing in the forum.
of 70 words. •The note exceeds the
indicated length.
(up to 25 points) (up to 17 points) (up to 9 points)
•Posts the speaking • Develops some of Doesn’t upload the
activity from the unit the activities from the activities from stage
1.3 in the forum. • stage 2. •Writes in the 2. •Does the activity
Writes short and forum short and during the last week
Stage 2: What’s 25
simple sentences for simple sentences for of the task. •Shows
the weather like? points
giving giving serious and frequent
recommendations recommendation, but problems with word
using the subjunctive it doesn’t show the choice or subject-verb
structure, indicated previous activities agreement. •Doesn’t
 the unit 1.3. from the online show a process of
contents indicated in writing in the forum.
the unit 1.3. •Shows
imprecise sentences
with an inconsistent
style. •Shows some
lack of control in
grammar. •The
recommendation
exceeds the indicated
length.
(Up to 25 points) (up to 17 points) (up to 9 points)

Develops some of the

activities from the
stage 3. •Writes in the
forum short and
simple sentences for
Doesn’t upload the
giving
activities from stage
Posts the Practice 5 recommendation,
3. Does the
and the writing activity using modal verbs.
activity during the last
from the unit 1.2 in However, it doesn’t
week of the task.
the forum. •Writes show the previous
Stage 3: You Shows serious and
short and simple activities from the 25
should keep your frequent problems
sentences for giving online contents points
passport! with word choice or
recommendations indicated in the unit
subject-verb
using modal verbs, 1.2. •Shows imprecise
agreement. Doesn’t
indicated the unit 1.2. sentences with an
show a process of
inconsistent style.
writing in the forum.
•Shows some lack of
control in grammar.
•The recommendation
exceeds the indicated
length.

(Up to 25 points) (up to 17 points) (up to 9 points)

 Designs the  Designs the
 Doesn’t design the
brochure, poster or brochure, poster or
brochure, poster or
infographic through infographic, but in a
infographic.
the tool Picktochart. different tool from
 Doesn’t develop any
 The final product is a the indicated in the
of the activities from
complete evidence of guide. 30
the stage 1 to 3.
the process points
Stage 4: It is not evident the
developed in the  Develops some of
Infographic/broch coherence between
forum. the activities from
ure/poster online contents
 The final product has the stage 1 to 3.
provided in the guide
the three stages of
and the final product.
the writing exercise:  The final product
 a) telling a past doesn’t show a
experience; b) giving complete evidence
8 tips for going to a of the process
place; c) giving developed in the
recommendations forum.
concerning what to
do and not to do in a The final product
place. doesn’t show a variety
 It is evident the of pictures of visual
coherence between aids.
online contents
provided in the guide
and the final
product.
The final product
shows a variety of
pictures or visual aids.
(Up to 30 points) (up to 20 points) (up to 10 points)
 Deliveries the link  Deliveries the link of Doesn’t deliver the
of the final product the final product in final product.
in a PDF document. a PDF document.
 Completes the However, doesn’t Delivers the final
checklist. adds the completed product in a different
 Adds the checklist checklist. way from the
in the PDF  Uploads the final Evaluation and 15 points
Stage 5: Final document. document in the Monitoring
product delivery  Uploads the final Evaluation and Environment.
document in the Monitoring Delivers the final
Evaluation and Environment before product out of the
Monitoring the due date. delivery date.
Environment
before the due
date.
Up to 15 points Up to 10 points Up to 5 points

Final score 120 points