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Instituto Virtual de Lenguas
- INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso:Ingls 3- 90121
Campo de formacin:
Componente Bsico Comn
Tipo de curso: Terico
- Prctico
Crditos:Dos (2)

WRITING ASSIGNMENT - ENGLISH 3

ACTIVITY GUIDE AND RUBRIC
General Objective:
To express ideas and real situations effectively in writing through the use of
grammar and vocabulary learned in the course.
Objectives:
To read comprehensively different readings in order to identify important and key
information.
To show the use of writing skills learned through a text where the student tells a
real situation happened in the past.
To write a short text in which the student shows the use of the grammar and
vocabulary learned through the units and levels.
To stimulate the writing skill as an organized process.
Topics:
1. Compound Adjectives
2. Modal verbs
3. The Past Progressive
4. Use of ING forms
5. Prepositions and phrasal verbs
6. Past perfect tense

Learning strategy:
To write a text in which the e-student shows the handle of the grammar and
vocabulary acquired during the English courses and through accompany of the etutor and e-students. During the development of the writing the e-student acquires
the skills according to writing following a series of steps to complete the final
product, in which the skills acquired will be evident in their writing competences
such as: style, creativity, coherence, cohesion, grammar, vocabulary and
punctuation.
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UNAD
Instituto Virtual de Lenguas
- INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso:Ingls 3- 90121
Campo de formacin:
Componente Bsico Comn
Tipo de curso: Terico
- Prctico
Crditos:Dos (2)

Score: 100 points

Activity Schedule:
According to the Course Agenda.
Instructions:

In order to develop this writing process, students must study Unit 1 and 2, and then
follow the step by step guide:
Expected outcomes in the forum (30 points):

STEP1
1.
Each student must select a role and do it through all his/her
participations.
You can see the rolesrand
esponsabilitiesin the box below.

2. Read the text anecdote example (page 4) and answer the following questions:

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Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso:Ingls 3- 90121
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Componente Bsico Comn
Tipo de curso: Terico
- Prctico
Crditos:Dos (2)

Do you like to read or listen about people anecdotes? Why? Write your reasons!
Rta: I like to read, count and hear the stories of the people. That besides
being a story of an interesting event or incident, some are very funny and the
imagination lead us into the past.
In your opinion, which tittle could be given to this anecdote example?
Rta: Commuter calm in a frightening incident
la calma del viajero en un alarmante incidente

STEP 2
1. Each student must choose ONE of these words and create an acrostic:
ANECDOTE STORYTELLING INCIDENT EPISODE - NARRATIVE.

I will put my best to achieve what I want.

Nothing is impossible even if incidents occur. If you
Can dream it, you can do
It is very interesting learn English, and
Discover new possibilities in life
Expressing in a different language,
Never too late to start
The best experiences in English.

STEP 3

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Curso:Ingls 3- 90121
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Componente Bsico Comn
Tipo de curso: Terico
- Prctico
Crditos:Dos (2)

1. Each student must write a text describing an anecdote of his/her life which must
consist of 3 paragraphs. Each paragraph must have minimum four (4) sentences
and maximum six (6) sentences.
The text must have a tittle and it is necessary to highlight with different colors the
verbal tenses required:

Simple Past

Past Progressive

Past Perfect
You can select one of these possible topics for your anecdote:

A holiday you had.

A difficult journey you had. A perfect day youve had.

A special event in your life.

A birthday you remember.

A time when you lost something important.

A time when you gave someone a surprise.

En una ocasin, cuando yo tena 7 aos y mis hermanos de 8 y 10 aos y mi hermana

mayor de 15 aos que le estaban celebrando el cumpleaos ese da en la finca, haba
invitados especiales familiares y amigos. Mientras mi madre atenda a esos invitados,
mis hermanos y yo nos fuimos a jugar al cielo raso encontrando unas mazorcas, las
bajamos de all y las llevamos para la brasa donde asaban la lechona. Despus de que
la primera mazorca estaba asada nos fuimos para donde mi hermana mayor y le dimos
para que comiera y nos dijo que la acomparamos un rato porque estaba apenada de
los invitados.
A la media hora nos fuimos a buscar las otras mazorcas y nos dimos cuenta que ya se
nos haban quemado, nos devolvimos para donde mi hermana y notamos que estaba
como mareada y plida y le estaba saliendo mucha saliva. En ese momento nos
asustamos y nos fuimos corriendo a llamar a mi mama para que viera lo que estaba
sucediendo con ella, al momento de llegar dijo esta intoxicada preguntndole que haba
comido, le respondimos con gran nerviosismo que una mazorca que habamos
encontrado en el cielo raso entonces ella dijo que esa mazorca tenia remedio para las
ratas. Se alarmaron todos y como no haba un centro de salud cerca hicieron un batido
de aguamiel y le dieron hasta que le dio vmito y diarrea dandole la fiestecita.
Al da siguiente mi hermana ya se senta un poco mejor y pens tomar venganza
regando un poco de ACPM en el pasillo al frente de la habitacin para el primero que
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Instituto Virtual de Lenguas
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Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso:Ingls 3- 90121
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Componente Bsico Comn
Tipo de curso: Terico
- Prctico
Crditos:Dos (2)

se levantara pegarle un susto. Dada la casualidad yo fui la primera que Sal de la

habitacin y cuando iba pasando, mi hermana encendi un fsforo y lo boto,
prendindose toda mi pijama con el fuego que sala, Sal corriendo y me vote abajo del
pasillo y el fuego se apag pero me quede con el pelo, las cejas y pestaas quemadas
y hasta 2 aos despus me volvi a salir bien.

This is an anecdote example:

I remember an inconvenience I had once. This happened about five years

ago. I was coming back home from Santa Marta where Id been on holiday
with some friends, who had rented a cabin near Sierra Nevada. Anyway, we
were on the plane and had just taken off when there was a loud bang from
the right hand side of the plane and I could see a lot of smoke coming from
one of the engines.
Of course, everyone started looking around but the plane carried on flying
normally. And then a few minutes later the pilot came on and said there was a
problem with one of the engines and we would have to return to the airport. I
felt pretty nervous, I can tell you, but I tried to concentrate on my book and
about ten minutes later we landed without any problems. We had to wait for
about an hour, and then we got back on the plane.
Actually it was a different plane, and I was pretty relieved that it was. One of
the girls started crying and feeling as if she was going to faint and
everything. One of the flight attendants try to calm her down.

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Instituto Virtual de Lenguas
- INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso:Ingls 3- 90121
Campo de formacin:
Componente Bsico Comn
Tipo de curso: Terico
- Prctico
Crditos:Dos (2)

All the participations must be written directly in the forum. Please do not attach any files
because they wont be taken into account!

STEP 4
Consolidation of the texts participations of the group to send
just a final file which must have these pages:
Front page.
The texts identifying the name of each participant.

Final outcome (70 points):

The leader must submit the group final product taking into account this:

PDF file which will be sent to in the corresponding link (Evaluation and
Monitoring Environment)

File Name :(Final Writing Product_group) Example: (Final

Writing Product_135)

These web sites can help you during your writing process:

How to use of the present perfect and simple past Online Dictionary

Check your vocabulary and grammar:

http://www.grammarly.com/?q=proofreading&CID=2617611&PID=5146016
http://eslbee.com/

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UNAD
Instituto Virtual de Lenguas
- INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso:Ingls 3- 90121
Campo de formacin:
Componente Bsico Comn
Tipo de curso: Terico
- Prctico
Crditos:Dos (2)

http://www.writinga-.com/

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