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Rubrics Assignment

Assessment

Melissa Arévalo Gatica, María Francisca Rojas Victoriano

27/06/2013

Context : 2nd grade of High School in a subsidized school.

Rubric 1 : Rating Scale and Checklist for Vocabulary.

Productive Skill : Speaking.

“Oral Presentation”

Task: The students will have to present a topic of their choice for 5 minutes,

individually. The presentation must include pictures, video(s) and colours, in order to

make the presentation attractive. The students will have to organize the content in

introduction, body and conclusion. Also, they must use body language, gestures and

a proper posture to make the speech more dynamic. The students must present their

topic with clear pronunciation in order to enhance comprehension from the audience.

They must keep in mind to avoid grammar mistakes. The students must be prepared

for answering questions from the audience or the teacher in order to demonstrate

their knowledge of the topic. Finally, vocabulary will be assessed in terms of

qualifying adjectives, use of basic connectors (Firstly, and, for, but, because, also,

finally), and spelling (words in the power point).

*** This task will be scheduled at the beginning of the semester and a calendar with

the presentations will be posted on the bulletin board (diario mural). Due to the time to

be consumed by the presentations, the teacher will randomly assign 5 students to present

each week.

Lesson Aim:

- At the end of the lesson, students will be able to present a topic of their choice to

the class. (Orally)

Rating Scale for assessing Oral Presentation

1. Does the student organize the content in introduction, body and conclusion?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2. Is the presentation attractive (images, colours, videos)? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

3. Does the student use appropriate posture, gestures and body language

during the presentation?1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4. Does the student present a clear pronunciation which helps comprehension?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

5. Does the student present a correct use of grammar, most of the time, when speaking?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

6. Does the student demonstrate knowledge of the topic? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Did the student... YES NOUse Qualifying

Adjectives? (3 pts)

Use basic connectors? (Firstly, and, for, but,

because, also, finally) (4 pts)

Spell the words correctly in the visual presentation?

(3 pts)

Checklist for assessing Vocabulary

ExcellentVery GoodVery poor Poor Average

Context : 3rd grade of High School in a subsidized school.

Rubric 2 : Checklist

Receptive Skill : Listening

“Identifying specific information”

Task: The students will listen to a part of an advertisement of a hotel in London.

The advertisement describes a tourist package. They have to focus on specific

information. The students will be given a worksheet with incomplete sentences

paraphrased from the transcript and they will have to complete the sentences with

the missing information. The recording will be played three times. This is part of a

summative assessment.

Lesson Aim:

- At the end of the lesson, students will be able to comprehend specific information

from an advertisement about a touristic package in London.

Checklist for assessing Listening Comprehension

YES NO

1. The student recognizes the superlative in sentence one.

2. The student recognizes the name of the street.

3. The student recognizes the time for supper.

4. The student recognizes the name of the specialty.

5. The Student recognizes the place in the city.

6. The student recognizes the requirement to get on the bus.

7. The student recognizes the fee to get the discount.

8. The student recognizes the amount of discount.

9. The student recognizes the ninth word missing.

10. The student recognizes the phone number to make a reservation at

the hotel.

***Each word is worth 2 points; if the word is spelled wrong, the student will get 1 point.

Lowest Mark: 2.0

Highest Mark: 7.0

Maximum Score: 20 points Total.

Level of difficulty: 60%

You will hear part of an advertisement of a hotel in London. For questions 1-10

complete the sentences.

Transcript:

“If you want to go to London, The British Empire Hotel is one of the fanciest

places for you to visit. It is located between Royal and Marsh Street which is only

2 blocks away from The London Bridge. At the hotel you can enjoy for 3 meals that

include: breakfast at 8:00 AM, lunch at 12:00 AM and supper at 6:00 PM. The

house specialty is fish and chips. The administration of the hotel provides a private

bus for tourist to visit the most epic places in the city; this includes The Houses of

Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and

the Tower Bridge. You must not forget your membership card, otherwise you won’t

be able to get on the bus. In order to enjoy this amazing tour, you only need to pay

for £245 in advanced in order to have a 20% of discount. You can call us from

anywhere in the world to make a reservation on this number 26150921.”

The British Empire Hotel is one of the places in the city of London.

It is located between and Marsh Street.

The meals at the hotel include breakfast at 8:00 AM, lunch at 12:00 AM and supper at

are the specialty of the house.

The most epic places to visit in the city are The Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and the

Don’t forget to bring your otherwise you won’t be able to get on the bus.

In order to enjoy this amazing tour, you only need to pay for in advanced in order to have a of discount.

In order to make a you can call us to this number

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