Language Passport

3

Language Biography

3

Dossier

4

Structure of your letter

5

Language and Vocabulary Use in Letter Writing

5

Writing assessment scales

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Are you a successful writer?

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Letter Assessment Scale: Holistic Scale

for Self-Assessment or Peer-Assessment

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Student Letter Writing Assessment Checklist for Self-Assessment or Peer-Assessment

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Letter Writing Assessment Checklist: Assessment of the Structure: Rating Scale

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Student Letter Writing Assessment Checklist: Integrative Scale

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Writing Evaluation Rubric of Project Tasks: Integrative Scale

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Assessment Rubric for Letters: Analytical Scale for Self-Assessment or Peer-Assessment

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Letter Writing Assessment Rubrics: Holistic Scale

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Writing Portfolio Assessment: Holistic Scale 1 for Self-Assessment

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Writing Portfolio Assessment Scale: Holistic Scale 2 for Self-Assessment or Peer-Assessment

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Writing Portfolio Checklist:

Rating Scale

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Writing Portfolio Assessment scale: Integrative Scale for Expert Assessment

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Assessment rubrics of letter writing: Integrative Scale: Expert Assessment

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Achievement Level Descriptions in Writing

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Language Skills

Date

My opinion

My teacher`s opinion

Poor

Satisfac

Tory

Good

Excellent

Poor

Satisfac

tory

Good

Excellent

Listening

Under

Standing

1.

2.

3.

Reading

1.

2.

3.

Writing

Interaction

1.

2.

3.

Speaking

1.

2.

3.

Type of a written paper

Date

Type of your task:

• class work

• home work

• independent work

• project work

Self-assessment mark or

Peer-assessment mark

Teacher’s mark

or Expert’s mark

Your language level in writing

Type of a letter

Your Address,

Date,

Recipient’ s name

Greeting

Introduction

(useful phrases)

Main body

Conclusion

(useful phrases)

Linking words

Ending

Type of a letter

Your Address,

Date,

Recipient’ s name

Greeting

Dear Mr./Mrs./Miss Ochs, Dear Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Dear Sir/Madam, Dear Tony

Introduction*

(useful phrases)

Introduce yourself, give reason(s) for writing

Letter of Opinion

State reason(s) for writing/ express understanding of the problem

Main body*

Development of the subject

Letter of Request

• Explain reasons for making the request (1-2 paragraphs)

• State expected results/consequences (1-2 paragraphs)

Letter giving information

• Give information required (1-2 paragraphs)

• Provide further explanations/suggestions/opinion (2-3 paragraphs)

Letter of Opinion

• Offer advice/ suggestions (1-2 paragraphs)

Letter of Complaint

• State complaint(s) with justification (1-2 paragraphs)

• Suggest what should be done (1-2 paragraphs)

Letter of Apology

• Give explanations (1-2 paragraphs)

• Suggest compensation (2-3 paragraphs)

Letter of Application/Covering letter

• Give education and qualifications, previous experience, personal qualities, suitability (4 paragraphs)

CV/Resume

Give education and qualifications, previous experience, personal qualities, suitability

Letter to authorities/editor

• Describe the problems and consequences (1-2 paragraphs)

• Suggest solutions/measures to be taken (1-2 paragraphs)

Conclusion

(useful phrases)

Closing remarks

Linking words

Ending

Yours sincerely/ Yours faithfully + full name, Best Wishes + full name

Type of a letter

Introduction: useful language to begin a letter

Conclusion: useful phrases to end a letter

Linking words

Formal letters

Letter of Request

Letter giving information

Letter of Opinion

Letter of Complaint

Letter of Apology

Letter of Application/

Covering letter

CV/Resume

Letter to authorities/

Editor

Informal letters

Personal letters

Love letters

Postcards

Invitations

Basic

Marginal

Advanced

Proficiency

My ideas development impedes progress.

I need a great deal of assistance in writing.

• I may miss even high points.

• The information is baffling/befogging.

• I may use repetition to fill space.

• The ideas stays on the surface, they have frugal development.

• I have a restricted flow of information., trivia overload.

• I leave reader in the dark.

• I may show the limited knowledge of topic.

• I may have questionable/missing details, unsupported statements.

• My writing competence can be described as meager, skimpy, flimsy, shallow, adequate achievement.

• On the whole, I`m a competent writer.

• My paper is solid and trustworthy, but general, the nuances are missing.

• The information is competently presented.

• But I may leave reader hungry for the details, arguments, supporting information.

• My paper is a kind of overview, it`s a matter-of-fact. I may leave some questions of the paper for another, but hit the high points.

• The ideas development is sparing to modest.

• My organization is functionally informative, clear, but simple.

• I reaffirm what reader knew/suspected. My writing competence can be described as an answer to basic questions, commendable achievement.

• On the whole, I`m a commendable writer.

• I can ferret out the curious, the remarkable, the little known.

• My paper is bursting with details, bits of the surprising, the unexpected arguments, supporting information.

• I may take the reader by the hand, anticipate reader's questions, keeping the paper lively.

• My paper is a well of good information, creative examples, tells enough, tells what matters.. My writing competence can be described as beyond obvious, exceptional achievement. On the whole, I`m an exceptional writer.

Your impres-

sions

Criteria

A paper demonstrates:

Excel

lent writer

Structure and organization

clear ideas, logical sequencing, well-organized;

Vocabulary and style

effective and appropriate style of letter writing, effective word/idiom choice and usage, wide range of vocabulary;

Content

substantive, knowledgeable, well-developed ideas given in a prompt, relevant to the topic and the task;

Language use

(grammar)

effective complex grammatical constructions are used; few errors agreement; almost no errors in tense, number, word order, articles, prepositions, pronouns:

Spelling

few errors in spelling, capitalization;

Punctuation

few errors in punctuation, sentence division of the text.

Good writer

Structure and organization

clear ideas; logical, but incomplete sequencing; loosely organized;

Vocabulary and style

Sometimes inappropriate style of letter writing, occasional errors of word/idiom form, choice; adequate range of vocabulary;

Content

limited development of the points given in a prompt, mostly relevant to the prompt, but lacks details, some knowledge of the topic is shown,;

Language use

(grammar)

effective but simple constructions are used; several errors of agreement, tense, number, word order, articles, prepositions, pronouns but meaning is clear;

Spelling

occasional errors in spelling, capitalization;

Punctuation

occasional errors in punctuation, sentence division of the text.

Modest writer

Structure and organization

ideas confused or inappropriate, lack of logical sequencing;

Vocabulary and style

frequent errors of usage and choice of forms of letter writing; limited range of vocabulary; use of stylistically inappropriate words to the type of a letter;

Content

inadequate development of the points given in the prompt, limited knowledge of topic is shown,;

Language use

(grammar)

problems in simple, complex constructions; frequent errors of agreement, tense, number, word order, articles, prepositions, pronouns, meaning is sometimes confused;

Spelling

frequent errors in spelling, capitalization;

Punctuation

frequent errors in punctuation, sentence division of the text

Poor writer

Structure and organization

no organization, no clear ideas, almost nothing to evaluate

Vocabulary and style

little knowledge of English rules of letter writing, poor style and vocabulary; almost nothing to evaluate.

Content

the content doesn`t respond to a prompt, no ideas relevant to the topic, almost nothing to evaluate.

Language use

(grammar)

no mastery of sentence construction rules, abundance of errors

Spelling

abundance of errors in spelling, capitalization

Punctuation

abundance of errors in punctuation, sentence division of the text.

Question

Yes

No

Examples/Comments

Content

Are the details specific and supportive of the topic?

Are the ideas fully developed?

Does the information support the topic and focus on the theme?

Focus

Was there a specific audience?

Were all the ideas clear?

Does the writing sustain a single point of view?

Organization

Is there a definite sequence?

Does each paragraph deal with one another?

Does logical sentence order and do transitions exist between paragraphs or ideas?

Are the introductions, main bodies, conclusions clear?

Style

Is the word choice effective and appropriate?

Does the structure vary?

Conventions

Are spelling, punctuation and capitalization correct?

Is the usage correct?

Are all sentences complete?