3a. Assessment

Learning goals

➜ Go to the sliders in  Egodact and look for Engels > Schrijven.

➜ Click on the skill 'Ik schrijf een verslag/voorstel'.

➜ Now move the slider to where you think your comparative essay has shown you to be.

 

Rubric

This is the rubric your coach will use to assess your work. Where do you think you stand?

Component Beginner Developing Mastery
English: vocabulary & grammar
  • your word list has 5-10 words
  • your word list contains only the words and a minimal translation
  • you haven't documented how you have worked on your grammar
  • your word list has 11-15 words
  • your word list contains words and a decent translation
  • you've documented some of your grammar work
  • your word list has 16 or more words
  • your word list contains words, thorough translations and additional information, such as sample sentences, related words, grammatical categories etc
  • you've documented your grammar work thoroughly and discussed this with your English coach
English: writing skills (comparative essay)
  • your essay doesn't have a clear introduction
  • you compare only one or two aspects of the songs
  • your essay doesn't have a clear conclusion
  • your don't or hardly use any paragraphs or transitional phrases
  • your essay's introduction makes clear which two songs you're comparing and why
  • you compare the songs adequately
  • your essay's conclusion sums up the points you made
  • your basic paragraph structure is okay and you use some transitional phrases




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  • your essay's introduction makes clear which two songs you're comparing and why and grabs the reader's attention
  • you compare the songs thoroughly and present interesting details
  • your essay's conclusion sums up the points you made and makes a memorable impact
  • your paragraph structure is good and you use transitional phrases throughout




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Music Theory:
  • You've completed the 3 exercises partially, and analyzed very little.
  • You've completed all 3 exercises but have made some mistakes in analyzing genres and song structures. Some more research would be needed.
  • You've completed all 3 exercises in detail and show that you've developed an awareness of song structures and of major and minor keys
Killer Song Creation
  • your creation shows all the signs of a rush job
  • you have clearly spent some time on your creation, although there is definitely room for improvement
  • you have gone all out on this assignment and delivered a splendid product