LITERACY ACTIVITIES (ESTUDIANTES POSGRADO)

UNITS 1 and 2

TOPICS Talking about my idol!

Grammar Focus and Vocabulary Verb to be in al its forms  Demonstrative adjectives  INSTRUCTIONS 1.   Think about a person you really admire, and tell your tutor the reasons you have to admire him/her.       In your writing be sure to describe that person (physical description and personality), also include talents or special abilities that person has.     Minimum 200 words 2.    Attach minimum 2 pictures of that person and describe them using demonstrative adjectives (This – That – These- Those)

TO SEND THIS ACTIVITY TENGA EN CUENTA: -       Tanto en el asunto en el correo como el archivo nómbrelo de la siguiente manera: Nombre, apellido, nivel (example: DianaAlvarezLevel1 ) 1. Descargue este archivo y úselo para enviar su actividad: Archivo para enviar actividades de writing - reading 2. Envíe el archivo al correo de su tutor

IMPORTANT: At the end of this page you can see the criteria your tutor will use to grade your activity. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION (FECHA LÍMITE DE ENVÍO) Mirar Cronograma del Curso

RUBRIC TO ASSESS WRITING ACTIVITIES

CRITERIA	SCORE 0-1 needs improvement 2 Fair 3- 4 Good 5 Excellent	COMMENTS/CORRECTIONS
Punctuation and capitalization
Grammar
Content/Ideas
Spelling
Instructions -Number of words, vocabulary,  etc.
Final score

UNITS 3 and 4

TOPIC Writing an e-mail to your relative who lives in other country telling about a nice day in family where you missed him/her Describing some photos  GRAMMAR Present Progressive (All its forms and Spelling changes) There is – There are

INSTRUCTIONS 1.    You live here in Colombia and you have a relative living is a foreign country 2.    You and your family are together having a good time, but all of you miss that person living faraway. 3.    Choose some pictures having nice moments with your family. 4.    Write an e-mail saying how much you miss him/her and telling what you and your relatives are doing in those photos. 5.    Be sure to include in your text complete structured sentences using present progressive. 6.    Also ask that person what he/she is doing these days. (Minimum 5 questions) 7.    Then describe what you can see in those photos using and there is and there are. 8.    The writing should have minimum 200 words. Example: Dear ….. This weekend we are in our farm, we are having a good time but we miss you In this photo I am playing soccer with the kids, our grandparents are …. In this photo there are four people, there is a ball, there are some tall trees…

HOW TO SEND THIS ACTIVITY 1. Descargue este archivo y úselo para enviar su actividad: Archivo para enviar actividades de writing - reading 2. Envíe el archivo al correo de su tutor TENGA EN CUENTA: -       Tanto en el asunto en el correo como el archivo nómbrelo de la siguiente manera: Nombre, apellido, nivel (Example: DianaAlvarezLevel1 )

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION Mirar Cronograma del Curso IMPORTANT: At the end of this page you can see the criteria your tutor will use to grade your activity.

RUBRIC TO ASSESS WRITING ACTIVITIES

CRITERIA	SCORE 0-1 needs improvement 2 Fair 3- 4 Good 5 Excellent	COMMENTS/CORRECTIONS
Punctuation and capitalization
Grammar
Content/Ideas
Spelling
Instructions -Number of words, vocabulary,  etc.
Final score