Short Essay 01
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Write an essay about your insights on units 1 and 2 (Sounds and Words):
- Begin your paper with an introduction presenting what you will include in your essay in a general way.
- Summarize the topics that you found more interesting / relevant succinctly, justifying your choice of these topics in terms of your English teaching (or learning) experience (e.g. How do these topics contribute to your understanding of the sound and word systems?).
- Include a description of your experience as an English teacher (or student) in relation to the topics describing how you have dealt with them in the classroom (This is the most important part of your essay in terms of content).
- Finish with a restatement of your reasons for your choice of topics and how the contents of the unit have contributed to your understanding of them.
- Do not use any subheadings (such as 'Introduction', 'Conclusion' or any other). Just give an appropriate title to your essay.
- Use YOUR OWN WORDS. Any sign of plagiarism will render your work invalid.
Upload your Word file in the corresponding Activity.
Content:
- Summary of most relevant topics in Units 1 and 2 for you.
- Justification for your choice of these topics.
- Your English language teaching/learning experience in relation to the topics (this is the most important aspect to develop).
1.00
Organization:
- Introduction, development, conclusion structure (NO subheadings).
- Unified and balanced paragraphing.
- Coherence and cohesion (logical order of ideas connected appropriately.)
- Punctuation and mechanics.
0.80
Language:
- Formal academic style.
- Accurate use of a wide range of grammatical and syntactical structures.
- Accurate use of a wide range of lexical structures.
0.50
Format:
All format requirements have been met.
0.20
Total
2.50
- Use the Word template provided
- Name your Word file as follows: LAS_ShortEssay01_Your Name (eg. LAS_ShortEssay01_Núñez Patricia).
- 1 page minimum, 2 pages maximum.
- 400 words minimum (title and header do not count).
- Appropriate title (not just the names of the units).
- APA style, latest edition, if references are included.
Activity
Write an essay about your insights on units 1 and 2 (Sounds and Words):
- Begin your paper with an introduction presenting what you will include in your essay in a general way.
- Summarize the topics that you found more interesting / relevant succinctly, justifying your choice of these topics in terms of your English teaching (or learning) experience (e.g. How do these topics contribute to your understanding of the sound and word systems?).
- Include a description of your experience as an English teacher (or student) in relation to the topics describing how you have dealt with them in the classroom (This is the most important part of your essay in terms of content).
- Finish with a restatement of your reasons for your choice of topics and how the contents of the unit have contributed to your understanding of them.
- Do not use any subheadings (such as 'Introduction', 'Conclusion' or any other). Just give an appropriate title to your essay.
- Use YOUR OWN WORDS. Any sign of plagiarism will render your work invalid.
Upload your Word file in the corresponding Activity.
Evaluation
Your essay will be evaluated under the following criteria:
Content:
- Summary of most relevant topics in Units 1 and 2 for you.
- Justification for your choice of these topics.
- Your English language teaching/learning experience in relation to the topics (this is the most important aspect to develop).
1.00
Organization:
- Introduction, development, conclusion structure (NO subheadings).
- Unified and balanced paragraphing.
- Coherence and cohesion (logical order of ideas connected appropriately.)
- Punctuation and mechanics.
0.80
Language:
- Formal academic style.
- Accurate use of a wide range of grammatical and syntactical structures.
- Accurate use of a wide range of lexical structures.
0.50
Format:
All format requirements have been met.
0.20
Total
2.50
Format requirements
- Use the Word template provided
- Name your Word file as follows: LAS_ShortEssay01_Your Name (eg. LAS_ShortEssay01_Núñez Patricia).
- 1 page minimum, 2 pages maximum.
- 400 words minimum (title and header do not count).
- Appropriate title (not just the names of the units).
- APA style, latest edition, if references are included.
Your Short essay 1 is 2.5 points from your total grade (10.0). Check the corresponding rubric to make sure you are complying with all the assessment criteria for this activity.
Your Short essay 1 is 2.5 points from your total grade (10.0). Check the corresponding rubric to make sure you are complying with all the assessment criteria for this activity.