🎮Self-Assesment task for writing essay

Crack the writing code

To write a good essay, we have to go through a writing process. This includes planning, writing, editing and redrafting. Are you ready to write the best essay you can? Don’t you want to know how to crack the code and get the best grades possible?

Let’s do this

Think about the overall topic

Understand the specific question(s) so you know exactly what you are suppose to write about.

Think of 2-3 ideas you could use to back up your opinion and write down some examples you will use to justify those ideas.

Write your essay looking at the rubric checklist below!

Instructions:

Yes! Today is writing day! We know that the more we write the better we get!

All you have to do is follow the writing cycle!

1. Plan
2. Write
3. Edit
4. Draft
5. Mark

Let’s Go:
Read the rubric

Time to get out that writing task and plan what you will write. 

1. Read the rubric and underline the topic.

2. Read the rubric and underline the specific question

1. Let’s plan!

Planning stage

Read the prompt again and write a few words or phrases as a plan.

I know you will probably say, “I don’t need to write”, but do you know how many students we’ve seen forget what they were going to write about in an English exam?

Make sure you support your viewpoint with examples or justifications to really make your writing stand out.

Write down your opinion

In all types of writing you usually have to give your opinion, make sure you have thought about your opinion before you start writing.

2. Go Write

Did you plan? Now go write!

It is best to write your essay on paper and then once you finish continue with this task. See below!

Finished? Are you sure?

Before you say, “Finished!”, do this quiz

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3. Time to go over and Edit

Finished? OK, Let’s see if you wrote the best essay you could!

Go over the steps below together with a partner. Some tasks you will do by yourself some as pairwork.

BEFORE YOU CONTINUE!

Read over your work for silly mistakes!

TASK 1: Before you hand in your work!

1. Highlight the thesis statement in yellow
2. Highlight the topic sentence in blue
3. Highlight the supporting details in green
4. Highlight transition words in pink
5. Highlight the high level of words you used in orange  
6. Underline the use of Complex grammar structures

Example of your colour coding

4. Draft

It’s time to rewrite or type up your masterpiece!

New draft. Rewrite your essay with the new edits or if you want, type it up in a google doc. Compare the original written text to the typed and auto-corrected text. We suggest you use a google chrome extension on a pc named Grammarly to check spelling and grammar. IF you don’t have it just use the Word spelling check. 

Pair up and check each other’s work

TASK 2: Find a partner, and read over each other’s work. Don’t worry about spelling and grammar mistakes just yet! Go over the writing checklist for each paragraph and put a tick in the yes or no. *Write them down you will be asked!

Assessment for Opinion Essay

INTRODUCTION
Was the topic introduced in an interesting way?
Was the topic paraphrased using other words (from the rubric) and or other sentence structures?
Was an opinion given in a thesis statement?
Was a brief description of reasons given after the thesis statement?
BODY PARAGRAPHS
Does body paragraph 1 contain a clear topic sentence?
Does body paragraph 2 contain a clear topic sentence?
Were clear supporting details presented for each argument?
Does body paragraph 1 contain a clear concluding sentence?
Does body paragraph 2 contain a clear concluding sentence?
CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH
Was the thesis statement rephrased in this paragraph?
Were the two main body paragraphs mentioned again?
Was the reader left with something to think about?

Assessment for a Proposal

Write on paper the numbers 1 to 8 and add a yes or no for each question. You will give this to your partner for further investigation.
Beginning
1. Does the proposal state: who the proposal is to and from, the subject and the date in the beginning?
Introduction
2. Was the purpose of this proposal stated in the first line?
Main Body
3. Were there seperate subheadings for each recommendation?
4. Does each body paragraph contain a clear topic sentence?
5. Were clear supporting details presented for each recommendation?
6. Does each body paragraph contain a clear concluding sentence?
Conclusion
7. Were the main body recommendation made in the mainbody summarised
8. Was the writers own opinion expressed clearly?

If your partner finds something that is “no” can your fix it on the spot or do you need to rewrite your essay?

*Use an asterisk on another page to add more information to your essay.

5. Mark

Ready to see how your essay is marked?

Have a look at the following rubric assessment table. This is how your essays are marked. Did you fit the criteria to get full marks?

Mark Your Own Essay!

TASK 3: Go over the self-assessment rubric by yourself. On a piece of paper write down the mark you would give yourself. You can give half marks if you wish. This assessment rubric gives you a total mark out of 100. 

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