G.

8 Language and Literature Unit 1 - ​Research Topic 1: Culture Formative Essay

​Student Pink

* by adding your name you are acknowledging you have read and discussed the content of this document.
 

Connecting​ to ​different text forms​ helps to make ​purposeful exchanges and interactions​ with others. 

Summative assessment tasks: 

Task 1: Informational Synthesis Essay (B, C, D) 
● Goal: Connecting to different text forms helps to make purposeful exchanges and interactions with others.  
● Role: CMRCA rep (Chiang Mai Rock Climbing Association) 
● Audience: Grade 8 students 
● Situation: You will present information on the upcoming CWW trip to a Karen village in Chiang Rai and explain to the 
students how to best prepare for their experiences there. 
● Product: You will create a researched paper full of detailed information and cited sources and a short presentation of that 
information. 
● Standards: B, C, D 
○ Details: 
■ You will synthesize the research you have compiled for the formatives to support your ideas and document that 
research using citations, both a bibliography and in-text citations.  
■ You may include visuals (graphs, charts, images), which supplement your research.  
■ You will use the appropriate format (font, font size, spacing, indentation size) when submitting the final product. 
 

   
Criterion B: organising
Level 1-2 Level 3-4 Level 5-6 Level 7-8

The student: The student: The student: The student:

i. Makes ​minimal​ use of i. Makes ​adequate​ use of i. M​akes ​competent​ use of i. M​akes ​sophisticated​ use of
organizational structures, though organizational structures that organizational structures that organizational structures that
these may not always serve the serve the context and intention. serve the context and intention. serve the context and intention
context and intention. ii. Organizes opinions and ideas ii. Organizes opinions and ideas in a effectively​.
ii. Organizes opinions and ideas with ​some degree of coherence coherent and logical​ manner, ii. Effectively​ organizes opinions
with a ​minimal degree of and logic​. with ideas building ​on each other. and ideas in a ​sustained​,
coherence and logic​. iii. Makes ​adequate​ use of iii. Makes ​competent​ use of coh​erent and logical​ manner
iii. Makes ​minimal​ use of referencing and formatting tools referencing and formatting tools with ideas building on each other
referencing and formatting tools to create a presentation style to create a presentation style in a ​sophisticated​ way.
to create a presentation style that suitable to the context and suitable to the context and iii. Makes ​excellent​ use of
may ​not​ ​always​ ​be​ ​suitable​ to intention. intention. referencing and formatting tools
the context and intenti​on. to create an ​effective
presentation style.

Task specific clarifications:

Summative #1:​ You will organise your ideas using logic, research and transitions. You will use in-text citations within your essay after every research piece of
information.
 
Criterion C: Producing Text
Level 1-2 Level 3-4 Level 5-6 Level 7-8

The student: The student: The student: The student:

i. Produces texts that demonstrate i. Produces texts that demonstrate i. Pr​oduces texts that demonstrate i. Produces texts that demonstrate
limited​ personal engagement adequate​ personal engagement considerable​ personal a ​high degree​ of personal
with the creative process; with the creative process; engagement with the creative engagement with the creative
demonstrates a ​limited​ degree of demonstrates ​some​ degree of process; demonstrates process; demon​strates a ​high
thought, imagination or sensitivity thought, imagination and considerable​ thought, degree​ of thought, imagination
and ​minimal​ exploration and sensitivity and ​some​ exploration imagination and sensitivity and and sensitivity and ​perceptive
consideration of new perspectives and consideration of new substantial​ exploration and exploration and consid​eration of
and ideas. perspectives and ideas. consideration of new perspectives new perspectives and ideas.
ii. Makes ​minimal​ stylistic choices ii. Makes ​some​ stylistic choices in and ideas. ii. Makes ​perceptive ​stylistic
in terms of linguistic, literary and terms of linguistic, literary and ii. Makes ​thoughtful​ stylistic choices in terms of linguistic,
visual devices, demonstrating visual devices, demonstrating choices in terms of linguistic, literary and visual devices,
limited​ awareness of impact on adequate​ awareness of impact literary and visual devices, demonstrating ​clear​ awareness
an audience. on an audience. of impact on an audience.
 iii. Selects ​few​ ​relevant​ details and iii. Selects ​some​ relevant details and demonstrating ​good​ awareness iii. Selects ​extensive​ relevant details
examples to support ideas. examples to develop ideas. of impact on an audience. and examples to develop ideas
iii. Selects ​sufficient​ relevant details with precision.
and examples to deve​lop ideas.

Task specific clarifications:

Summative #1: ​You will engage in the process by providing relevant details, connecting the ideas to each other by using your own commentary (explanation) and
transitions.

Criterion D: using language

Level 1-2 Level 3-4 Level 5-6 Level 7-8

The student: The student: The student: The student:

i. Uses a ​limited​ range of i. Uses an ​adequate​ range of i. Us​es a ​varied range​ of i. Effectively​ uses a range of
appropriate vocabulary and forms appropriate vocabulary, sentence appropriate vocabulary, sentence appropriate vocabulary, sentence
of expression. structures and forms of structures and forms of structures and forms of
ii. Writes in an ​inappropriate expression. expression ​competently. expression.
register and style that ​do not ii. Sometimes​ writes in a register ii. Writes ​competently​ in a register ii. Writes in a ​consistently
serve the context and intention. and style that serve the context and style that serve the context appropriate​ register and style
iii. Uses grammar, syntax and and intention. and intention. that serve the context and
punctuation with ​limited iii. Uses grammar, syntax and iii. Uses grammar, syntax and intention.
accuracy; errors ​often hinder punctuation with ​some degree​ of punctuation with a ​considerable iii. Uses grammar, syntax and
communication. accuracy; errors ​sometimes degree​ of accuracy; errors ​do punctuation with a ​high degree​ of
iv. Spells/writes with ​limited hinder​ communication. not​ ​hinder​ effective accuracy; errors are minor and
accuracy; errors ​often​ ​hinder iv. Spell/writes with ​some degree​ of communication. communication is ​effective​.
communication. accuracy; errors ​sometimes iv. Spells/writes with ​considerable iv. Spells/writes with a ​high degree
v. Makes​ limited and/or hinder​ communication. degree​ of accuracy; errors ​do of accuracy; errors are minor and
inappropriate​ use of non-verbal v. Makes​ some​ use of appropriate not hinder​ effective communication is ​effective​.
communication techniques. non-verbal communication communic​ation. v. Makes ​effective ​use of
techniques. v. Makes ​sufficient ​use of appropriate non-verbal
appropriate non-verbal communication techniques.
communication techniques.

Task specific clarifications:

Summative #1: ​You will use clear and specific language and grammar to communicate your ideas. (strand v not evaluated)