Introductie
Op deze Wikiwijs-pagina vind je informatie over Writing Skills, een PTA-onderdeel van het versneld havo programma.
Writing Skills SE
Purpose
In this SE you will prove your writing skills in a range of text types: (formal) letters, reports, articles, reviews. Your language competence needs to be at B1 level, which means that...
- ... you can write text that is clear and well-organised.
- ... you can describe your feelings, experiences and opinions on things you have done or seen.
- ... you can describe the advantages and disadvantages of issues you have an interest in.
- ... you can summarise facts and outline a report about it.
- ... you have enough vocabulary to convey the main idea about various topics with reasonable precision.
- ... your grammar is reasonably controlled and generally good. Errors may occur, but do not hinder meaning.
- ... your spelling, punctuation and layout are accurate enough to be followed most of the time.
Assignment
You will practise writing different text types, such as:
- (formal) letters
- articles
- reports
- reviews
This SE is a written exam, which you will sit in December 2021. It counts for 25% of your full PTA-mark.
The SE lasts 100 minutes. You may bring a dictionary Dutch-English to use during the exam.
You can find information on how you will be assessed and marked for this SE under 'Evaluation'.
Planning & deadlines
For this SE, I expect you to hand in at least three practice texts. How you plan your work is up to you. The deadlines for the practise texts are:
- November 13th
- November 27th
- December 11th
You can find a list of practice materials under 'Practice Materials'.
Practice Materials
Wasp Reporter
- Exam Issue
- Advertisements --> Formal letter (letter of application). You can choose the ** or *** variety, both are fine.
- Heading to Dementia --> Essay
- 20.1
- Black and Gay --> Informal Letter
- Accidental Discoveries --> Article
- Return of the Dragon --> Article
- The Power of Words --> Essay
- Vampire Panic --> Creative Story
Further online materials
Evaluation
In the PDF file below you will find the rubric used to assess your writing in the SE.
It focuses on four categories:
- Content
- whether you fulfill the task completely and inform your reader well.
- Communicative Achievement
- whether you can use conventions relating to different text types
- whether you can keep a reader interested
- whether you can get the message across
- Organisation
- whether you can organise a text, both in content and visually
- whether you can use linking words and other techniques to structure your text
- Language
- use of vocabulary
- use of grammar
- errors made
SE ENGLISH 4HAccelerated Writing Skills RUBRIC.pdf
