LEARNING ENGLISH: WEB 2.0 TOOLS TO IMPROVE LITERACY SKILLS!

Grade: 9th

Dear students, welcome to the course blog. Here you will have the opportunity of sending your final work and reviewing your classmate's work as well. I want you to check the activity guide and rubric before creating your entry. Remember the activity guideliness. Please, use Netiquette rules

Activiy requirements

1. After you've made your essay, remember the group leader will be in charge of creating the entry and posting the essay.

2. After each student have made their essay, you are going to evaluate your classmate's work. Post a comment down each entry, take into account the activity guide and review your classmate's essay. 

3. Each group should participate in the discussion. Remember to use Netiquette rules. 

HAVE FUN DOING THE ACTIVITY!

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ACTIVITY GUIDE

 -All students are required to use Web 2.0 tools and resources     provided by teacher to develop the following activity.

  

     -Objective: To improve literacy skills by using problem-solving activities and Web 2.0 tools.

      -Materials and sources: Video lecture and additional links.

     -Expected product: The final product will be in the form of an essay. The essay should be published in the course blog so that other students can access it and teacher can review it.

     -To develop this activity you need to watch the video lecture. Please watch the lecture the times you consider necessary and take notes. You can also research aditional sources if you like.

    -Once you have read the lecture, you are going to answer the questions. The questions will help you to recall the things you have learned and will be of great usefulness in writing your essay.

The following questions will help you develop the essay:

      -According to the lecture, How health can be defined?

    -Why the context in which the individual lives influences     his/her health and quality of life?

    -What are the habits people need to follow in order to improve their health?

    -How stress can affect a person’s health?
    -From your own perspective talk about the habits that can damage a person’s health condition.

   - How be can define ‘health determinants’? 

 Resources: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/150999.php    

http://www.livestrong.com/article/412212-definition-of-healthy-lifestyle/

Video lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRjaGjoiyAk&feature=youtu.be

EVALUATION RUBRIC

 

Evaluated item	Needs work	Competent	Excellent	Total score
Essay thesis and argumentation	There is no thesis; the student did not present the essay according to the given criteria.     (4 points)	Although there are some missing ideas the student presented a thesis.       (5 points)	The essay has a thesis and well written statements that expose the main idea.      (10 points)	10
Understanding and analysis	There are not examples and the description of the main issue is fairly accurate.      (3 points)	The essay argumentation is weak; there is a short description of the main issue however the student did not present alternatives or solutions to the problem.              (5 points)	The essay   contains a highly critical and accurate description of the main issue. It also takes into consideration possible solutions and relevant examples.       (10 points)	10
Structure	The essay doesn’t have the required structure.     (3 points)	There is evidence of introduction and a body; however the essay doesn’t contain a conclusion.      (5 points)	The essay has been written according to their structure; it has introduction, body and conclusion. (10 points)	10
Synthesis	The connection between the parts is unclear and the essay doesn’t integrate any of the principal ideas.      ( 1 point)	The essay integrates some parts of the main idea. The connection between the parts is partially clear.     (5 points)	The essay successfully integrates all topics into a coherent idea. There is an accurate connection between each part.      (10 points)	20
Writing and orthography	The essay has many    spelling mistakes and there are many misuses of grammar.      ( 1 point)	Although there are some grammar mistakes the essay is well structured.      (5 points)	Good syntax and orthography is shown plus there are not grammar mistakes.      (10 points)	55