Communications 11 Activation Assignment 

  

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Activity 1.1       /20     COMMENTS: 

Activity 1.2       /20 

Activity 1.3       /40 

Activity 1.4       /20 

 

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Communications 11 Activation Assignment 

 

This page MUST be attached to your work

Name: Date (handed in): School: Block:

Section 1: Activation Assignment (Maximum 1 week to complete)

Hand in Checklist

I have attached the following assignments to this page: 

1.1 – One  Paragraph                                                /20 o Rough Draft with CLEAR EDITING        /5     o Good Copy                                              /15 

1.2 – Editing Test                                               /20 MUST BE DONE ON SHEET PROVIDED 

1.3 – Descriptive Essay                                                 /40 Brainstorm                       /5          Outline               /10    Edited Rough Draft         /5          Good copy         /20 

1.4 – “Fear” Comprehension                           /20                                                                                   TOTAL  /100 

Preferred amount of feedback:   

Detailed       Key Problem Areas       Minimal 

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This activation assignment will allow me to assess your writing skills, editing skills, and comprehension skills. As a result, I will be able to give you feedback on your strengths and areas to work on as you work through this course.  It has also been set up similar to how you will find each section of the course.  Best wishes in your studies! 

 

EDITING WORK: 

 

When you are asked to edit work, you need to clearly show the process. 

 

For Eexample:  I should seee clear markcs using a different colour pen. 

Then when you do your good copy it should appear with changes and possibly other changes as well. 

 

For example, I should see clear editing marks using a different coloured pen. 

 

ASSESSMENT  

General Guideline in this course:  10 marks = a paragraph response.  20 marks = at least a two paragraph response  30 marks or more = an essay response.  

 

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Activity 1.1: One Paragraph /20 A paragraph needs to have a topic sentence, supporting sentences that relate back

to the topic sentence, and a concluding sentence that sums up the paragraph.

Don’t forget to indent your paragraph too!

Your response should be only ONE complete paragraph.

Proper grammar and paragraph structure must be used in your responses.

1. Write a paragraph on ONE of the following topics:

The best or worst job

A brief movie review

Best or worst vacation spots

If I could meet anyone in the world it would be….. (don’t forget to explain

why!)

2. Edit the paragraph /5

Make sure you read the first page on how to edit your work!

3. Rewrite a good copy of the paragraph. /15

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Activity 1.2: Editing Test /20 Using the worksheet provided, please edit to find as many mistakes as you possibly

can. Use a pen or pencil to clearly indicate what needs to be fixed to make the

paragraph mistake free! Do not type it out as you will still miss the majority of

errors!

This has been double spaced to make it easier for you to circle and write changes that

need to be made.

TIP: If you read starting at the last sentence and continue to read each sentence until you get to the top, you will pick up on more mistakes.

Watch for spelling, punctuation, formatting (what key thing will make it look like a

paragraph!), tense shifting, pronoun issues, comma splices, run-on sentences, if

there should be more than one paragraph and anything else that will make it

grammatically correct.

Worksheet is on next page.

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Activity 1.2 – Editing Test /20 Name:____________________  

Please PRINT this page, complete, and attach to the rest of your activation assignment. 

Typed responses will not be accepted for this activity. 

 

There are at least 22 errors in this text. Find as many as you can. The number after each line depicts how many errors are on that line. when i was a kid a women named gladys snow lived in a small white house with a big (5) yard a couple of blocks a way from my house. she dyed a short time ago and thats what (4) make me think of her i never thought of her as a freind and the only thyme i ever speak to (7) her was when i use to collect money for the local news paper and even then we had little (4) too say to each other (2)  

   

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Activity 1.3: Descriptive Essay /40 Assignment:

1. Brainstorm your topic on a sheet of paper. You can use a chart, list, mind map, or any way to will work best for you to get your ideas down. (5 marks)

2. Pick your best idea(s) and organize your points into an essay outline. There is an outline worksheet included in this package to assist you. (10 marks)  

3. Write your essay rough draft.  

4. Print and edit (or edit your written work.) Use a different colour pen to show how you have edited. (5 marks for rough draft with clear editing done)  

5. Rewrite your good copy of your essay. (20 marks)

Ideas: A treasured belonging Your room An item left in the fridge too long! Your ideal first home Your favourite person (be careful not to retell stories and focus on a description of

them based on senses.) Criteria:

Introduction including Thesis Statement Minimum 3 supporting paragraphs. Conclusion Grammar, Spelling, & Language

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How to Write a Descriptive Essay

Your notes for developing the ideas of your descriptive essay should look similar to the diagram on the left and should also include vivid descriptions in order to paint a picture to your reader through the images you write.

Topic Choice

Sight

Taste

SmellHear

Touch

Communications 11 Activation Assignment 

 

Essay Outline Template Adapted from: http://www.thirdspace.ca/resources/Essay_Outline.pdf

Introduction

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Thesis Statement

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1st Major Point ______________________________________________________

Supporting Points

1.____________________________________________________________

2.____________________________________________________________

3.____________________________________________________________

2nd Major Point ______________________________________________________

Supporting Points

1.____________________________________________________________

2.____________________________________________________________

3.____________________________________________________________

3rd Major Point ______________________________________________________

Supporting Points

1.____________________________________________________________

2.____________________________________________________________

3.____________________________________________________________

Conclusion

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Activity 1.4: “Fear” Comprehension /20  

Read “Fear” by Anne Frank. Make sure your responses are in full sentences.

5 marks each question Write your responses to the following questions

1. Review what happened to the main character in the story and create a list of events that happened. (plot summary) 

2. Determine at least one conflict in the story and discuss what the conflict was, what caused the conflict, and a resolution to the conflict.

3. How did you feel about the narrator’s situation as you finished the story? Choose and describe two details that made you feel this way.

4. Imagery is words that appeal to the reader’s senses. Make a list of strong images within the short story. What mood does this create for the reader?

 

Please submit all of these assignments in one package, labeled

properly, and with the cover page attached. Thank You!

Communications 11 Activation Assignment 

 

Fear Short Story by Anne Frank

AllIfeltandknewwasthatIhadtorun.

It was a terrible time through which I was living. The war raged about us, and

nobody knew whether or not he would be alive the next hour. My parents,

brothers, sisters, and I made our home in the city, but we expected that we either

would be evacuated or have to escape in some other way. By day the sound of

cannon and rifle shots was almost continuous, and the nights were mysteriously

filled with sparks and sudden explosions that seemed to come from some

unknown depth.

I cannot describe it; I don’t remember that tumult quite clearly, but I do

know that all day long I was in the grip of fear. My parents tried everything to

calm me, but it didn’t help. I felt nothing, nothing but fear; I could neither eat nor

sleep—fear clawed at my mind and body and shook me. That lasted for about a

week, then came an evening and a night which I recall as though it had been

yesterday.

At half past eight, when the shooting had somewhat died down, I lay in a

sort of half doze on a sofa. Suddenly all of us were startled by two violent

explosions. As though stuck with knives, we all jumped up and ran into the hall.

Even Mother, usually so calm, looked pale. The explosions repeated themselves

at pretty regular intervals. Then: a tremendous crash, the noise of much

breaking glass, and an ear-splitting chorus of yelling and screaming. I put on

what heavy clothes I could find in a hurry, threw some things into a rucksack,

and ran. I ran as fast as I could, ran on and on to get away from the fiercely

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burning mass about me. Everywhere shouting people darted to and fro; the

street was alight with fearsome red glow.

I didn’t think of my parents or of my brothers and sisters. I had thoughts

only for myself and knew that I must rush, rush, rush! I didn’t feel any fatigue; my

fear was too strong. I didn’t know that I had lost my rucksack. All I felt and knew

was that I had to run.

I couldn’t possibly say how long I ran on with the image of the burning

houses, the desperate people and their distorted faces before me. Then I

sensed that it had got more quiet. I looked around and, as if waking up from a

nightmare, I saw that there was nothing or no one behind me. No fire, no bombs,

no people. I looked a little more closely and found that I stood in a meadow.

Above me the stars glistened and the moon shone; it was brilliant weather, crisp

but not cold.

I didn’t hear a sound. Exhausted, I sat down on the grass, then spread the

blanket I had been carrying on my arm, and stretched out on it.

I looked up into the sky and realized that I was no longer afraid; on the

contrary, I felt very peaceful inside. The funny thing was that I didn’t think of my

family, nor yearn for them; I yearned only for rest, and it wasn’t long before I fell

asleep there in the grass, under the sky. When I woke up, the sun was just

rising. I immediately knew where I was; in the daylight I recognized the houses

at the outskirts of our city. I rubbed my eyes and had a good look around. There

was no one to be seen; the dandelions and the clover-leaves in the grass were

my only company. Lying back on the blanket for a while, I mused about what to

do next. But my thoughts wandered off from the subject and returned to the

wonderful feeling of the night before, when I sat in the grass and was no longer

afraid.

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Later I found my parents, and together we moved to another town. Now

that the war is over, I know why my fear disappeared under the wide, wide

heavens. When I was alone with nature, I realized – realized without actually

knowing it—that fear is a sickness for which there is only one remedy. Anyone

who is as afraid as I was then should look at nature and see that God is much

closer than most people think.

Since that time I have never been afraid again, no matter how many

bombs fell near me.

rucksack: A bag with shoulder straps that allow it to be carried on someone's back.

tumult: Confusion or disorder