Introductie
Op deze Wikiwijs-pagina vind je informatie over Writing Skills 2, een PTA-onderdeel van het havo programma voor Engels.
Writing Skills SE
Purpose
In this SE you will prove your writing skills in a range of text types meant for publication: reports, articles, reviews and essays. 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:
- articles
- reports
- reviews
- essays
This SE is a written exam, which you will sit in December 2023. It counts for 15% 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, the more you practice & hand in for feedback, the better. Soon you will find a planner below to be well prepared!
| date |
activities |
deadline / test |
| 30/10-5/11 |
- discuss your writing for Luddite Teens (from P1) with Mrs W
- pick a writing assignment for a review / essay / article / report from the online materials & do it
|
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| 6/11-10/11 |
- hand in writing assignment #1
- pick a new text type writing assignment from the online materials & do it
|
hand in writing assignment #1 |
| 13/11-17/11 |
- discuss feedback on writing assignment #1
- finish writing assignment #2
|
|
| 20/11-24/11 |
- hand in writing assignment #2
- pick a new text type writing assignment from the online materials & do it
|
hand in writing assignment #2 |
| 27/11-1/12 |
- discuss feedback on writing assignment #2
- finish writing assignment #3
|
|
| 4/12-8/12 |
- hand in writing assignment #3
|
hand in writing assignment #3 |
| 11/12-14/12 |
- discuss feedback on writing assignment #3
- final chance to ask questions
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| 15/12-21/12 |
SE WEEK |
You can find a list of practice materials under 'Practice Materials'.
Practice 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 5H Writing Skills 2 RUBRIC.pdf
