ENGLISH III
Unit 1 – Holidays and Celebrations
Evaluation 1 – An Old Celebration
Class
Professor
Deadline
Contents
Evaluation type
Objectives
ENG1003-1
Alexander Neira
October 12th – 11.59pm
- Holidays and Celebrations
- Past Tenses
- Connectors
- Pronunciation
Written and Spoken - Asynchronous
- Correctly apply past tenses to narrate a past event
- Acquire signal words and connectors
- Improve the fluency for narrations and the pronunciation of
regular and irregular verbs
DEFINITION AND INSTRUCTIONS
Evaluation 1 –An Old Celebration is a 2-part asynchronous project.
Here you will write a story using past tense to narrate one of the most memorable and
largest celebrations from your childhood. Then, you will record yourself narrating this
event in English.
To do this, you will effectively deliver 2 components that make up the complete evaluation,
which correspond to:
1. A short text of 250 to 300 words in length (40%). This text should describe and
narrate all the events that happened at your most memorable celebration, using
Simple Past, Past Expressions, Signal Words, Pronouns, and Connectors. Try
to be as detailed as possible, describing feelings, clothes, food, activities, etc. always
respecting grammar rules. Text format: Arial 12, Spacing 1.5, Justified. Include full
name and Title.
2. A short video of 2.00 to 2.30 minutes in length (60%). This video should be a
narration of the text made. You can record this video in any format you feel
comfortable with, but it should consider visual aid and overall good organization.
In this part of the work, the pronunciation is essential, so you need to work on your
speaking skills paying special attention to past forms (regular and irregular) as well
as to general fluency. Video Format: Upload video to YouTube. Attach link to written
part.
As this is a fully asynchronous activity, the evaluation of grammar in the written part and
the assessment of pronunciation in the spoken part will be very strict. We will use the
sessions after the recess to review more grammar and solve doubts. Please ask questions
in class and practice as much as you can. You can also use the official communication
means to notify issues or request for additional assistance if needed.
Each part of the project will be assessed separately, using the rubrics that follow:
ENGLISH III
Unit 1 – Holidays and Celebrations
Evaluation 1 – An Old Celebration
Writing Rubric:
English 3 – Evaluation 1 – An Old Celebration –
Writing Rubric
4
3
Formal Aspects
Text between
250-300 words.
Word Count
Total Score: 17 Points
2
Text delivered in
time, following
format
indications.
Text longer or
shorter than 250300 words.
1
Text delivered in
time, doesn’t
follow format
indications.
Text shorter than
220 words
Contents
The story is
detailed and
engaging. The
contents covered
provide a very
complete and
colorful image of
the event.
The story
includes several
details, but it can
have missing
elements. The
contents provide
an informative
but incomplete
image of the
event
The story is very
simple and
straightforward,
including very
basic details. The
text provides a
very incomplete
vision of the
event.
The story is
incomplete and
may include
incoherent
details. It is very
difficult to draw
any mental
images from the
text.
Grammar and
Vocabulary
Student uses
appropriate
vocabulary and
grammatical
structures seen in
class. There is
additional
vocabulary
pertinent to the
topic from the
student's own
research.
Some
inappropriate
vocabulary and /
or grammatical
structures are
used by the
student.
However, these
do not impede
communication.
Vocabulary and
grammatical
structures seen in
class are often
used
inappropriately /
inaccurately. Part
of the message is
obscured by
errors.
Vocabulary and
grammatical
structures seen in
class are used
with difficulty and
errors obscure
the message,
impeding
communication.
Text is organized
in paragraphs,
but not welldivided.
Some sentences
are not well
connected or are
too long. Spelling
and capitalization
errors make parts
of the text difficult
to read.
Text is not clearly
organized. It
lacks coherence
and cohesion.
Some sentences
cannot be
understood well
because they are
either too long or
not wellconnected. More
than 10 spelling
and/or
capitalization
errors are
noticed.
Organization
and Style
Text is organized
in well-divided
paragraphs. Use
of connectors
seen in class and
of new ones by
the student’s own
research. No
spelling and
capitalization
mistakes.
Text is organized
in well-divided
paragraphs.
Noticeable use of
connectors seen
in class. Some
spelling and
capitalization
errors occur, but
these do not
impede
understanding.
ENGLISH III
Unit 1 – Holidays and Celebrations
Evaluation 1 – An Old Celebration
Speaking Rubric:
English 3 – Evaluation 1 – An Old Celebration –
Speaking Rubric
4
3
Total Score: 18 Points
2
The video is
longer or shorter
than 2:00 to
2:30 minutes.
1
Video length
The video lasts
between 2:00 to
2:30 minutes.
The video is
shorter than 1:30
mins.
Visual Aid
The video has
engaging and
clear visual aid
that supports the
complete
narration.
The video has
simple visual aid
that supports
most of the
narration.
The video doesn’t
include any visual
aid.
General
Pronunciation
The student
speaks with clear
articulation,
aiming to English
pronunciation. 02 severe
mistakes are
present.
The student
presents sufficient
articulation most of
the time, but it can
be interfered by
L1. 2-4 severe
mistakes are
present, but they
don’t hinder
comprehension.
The student
shows a certain
degree of
articulation, but
most of the time
it is interfered by
L1. More than 5
severe mistakes
are present and
can hinder
comprehension.
There are serious
articulation
issues and
constant
pronunciation
mistakes that
hinder
comprehension
most of the time.
Pronunciation
of Past Tenses
The student can
clearly pronounce
the past tenses of
both regular and
irregular verbs,
without mistakes.
The student can
pronounce well the
past tenses of
most regular and
irregular verbs,
making from 1-2
mistakes.
The student has
some difficulties
with some
verbs, making
from 3 to 6
mistakes in their
pronunciation.
The student is
not familiarized
with the
pronunciation of
the verbs, making
more than 7
mistakes that can
hinder
comprehension.
Delivery
The student can
narrate the story
in a clear and
engaging manner
using fluency,
volume, good
pacing and speed
and a natural
intonation.
The student can
narrate the story in
a clear manner,
with proper
fluency, volume,
and speed most of
the time. There
can be some
backtracking.
The student
shows
backtracking,
choppy speech,
low volume, or
speed issues
that do not
hinder
comprehension
too much.
The student has
choppy speech,
low volume or
speed issues that
hinder the
comprehension
most of the time.
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