Pasay City National Science High School

Media and Information Literacy

Performance Task: Step up!

Prepared by: Muriel Grace G. Vierneza

Individual Activity: Use the information you have learned from the lesson in real life.

Content(s): Introduction to Media and Information Literacy: Media Literacy, Information Literacy, and Technology
Literacy

Materials: yellow paper, ballpen

STEP UP!

GOAL Write an editorial showing how social media can influence student’s learning and promote
positive change.
ROLE You are the editor-in-chief of your school paper.
AUDIENCE Present your editorial in a student media congress to be attended by student leaders.
SITUATION Your English teacher selected you to represent your school for the said national assembly.
PERFORMANCE Write an editorial about the influence of social media to today’s education situation. The essay
should have an appropriate title. It should consist of at least three paragraphs. Each paragraph
should have at least three sentences. The essay should be written on a yellow pad.
STANDARDS The editorial piece will be assessed based on the criteria and rubrics for article writing.

Rubrics for Article Writing

Criteria 4 - Expert 3 - Advanced 2 - Intermediate 1 – Beginner

Content and Quality The article is well The article is The article shows The article needs
of Information and written. interesting to read. some potential. improvement.
Idea
The article is highly The article is relevant The article give some The article shows
informative and and provides new information and very little or no new
relevant. sufficient information. is relevant to some information, and
extent. expresses little or no
relevance.
The information and The information and The information and The information and
ideas presented in ideas presented in ideas presented ideas presented in
the article are the article sound show some potential the article need
appropriate, good and interesting. but lack clarity and improvement.
interesting, and well organization.
organized.
Writing Style There are no errors There are few errors There are number of There are numerous
(Grammar Usage in spelling, in spelling, errors in spelling, errors in spelling,
and Mechanics) and punctuation, and punctuation, and punctuation, and punctuation, and
Creativity grammar. grammar. grammar. grammar.