Becoming a Better Writer [U3C6L1]
Self-Paced Performance Assessment Task Scoring Guide
 Task: Document achievement of lesson competency
 Condition: Lesson Period Timeframe (Less Than 90 minutes)
 Standard: See below criteria and next page criteria
Lesson Competency: Develop a plan to improve your writing skills
Directions
Standard
Tasks.
Ratings
1. Document achievement of lesson competency in *Lesson Timeframe
Met
Not Met
2. Type name and date
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3. Type lesson competency
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4. Type and number each criteria under lesson competency
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5. Type and number your response under each criteria
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6. Core ability: Apply critical thinking techniques
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7. Core ability: Take responsibility for your actions and choices
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8. Core ability: Build your capacity for life-long learning
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9. Core ability: Treat self and others with respect
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10. Core ability: Communicate using verbal, non-verbal, visual and
written techniques
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Criteria for Effectiveness
1. Rating = met 10 criteria and met *Lesson Timeframe (90 minute)
Grade
10 Points = Green
2. Rating = met 10 criteria but not met Lesson Timeframe
6 Points = Yellow
3. Rating = met 9 or less criteria
0 Points = Red
1. *Lesson Timeframe = date of lesson and timeframe lesson taught.
2. For student who is absent from class, * Lesson Timeframe = date self paced learning
experience handed to student plus 4-days for completion.
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Step 4
Develop your plan to improve
(guide/inform) your writing
Application
What else can you do
with what you’ve
learned today?
Step 3
Process
Now, what can you do with
this new information
you’ve learned?
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Critical Thinking
Systems Thinking
Problem Solving
Step 2
Gather
So, what else do you need
to know and learn?
Step 1
Inquire
What do you already know?
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Real-life
Application
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Last Name: _______________________
COMPENTENCY:
First Name:______________ Date: _________
Develop your plan to improve your writing [U3C6L1].
1. Directions: For this performance assessment task:
 Your plan includes lists of criteria you plan to apply(guide/inform) to future writing assignments
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Your lists are derived from the three main sections of the lesson reading assignment, which are:
Basics of Writing, Principles of Writing, and Grammatical Errors
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Your plan is typed or neatly written
2. Basics of Writing.
PLAN
Criteria you plan to guide/inform your future writing assignments
Research
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Organization
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Writing Your
Paper
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Rewrites
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3. Principles of Writing.
Criteria to use with writing assignments
Audience Level
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Accuracy
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Brevity and
Completeness
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Clarity
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Coherence
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Unity
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4. Grammatical Errors.
Criteria to use with writing assignments
Fragments
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Run-on Sentences
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Subject/Verb
Ageement
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Shifts in Person
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Shifts in Number
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Shifts in Tense
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Shifts in Voice
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Shifts in Tone
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Faulty Pronoun
Reference
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5. Application - Refection.
a. What new discoveries have you made to
help your future writing skills?
Explain.
b. What is the most important change for
improvement you can make?
Explain.
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