Reading and Responding - Email Birthday Response
| Grade | Work Samples |
|---|---|
| End of Stage 5 (end of Year 10) | |
| Grade A | Ariel |
| Grade D | Riley |
Description of activity
Students are trying to decide what to buy their friend for his/her birthday. They receive an email from a friend, with detailed suggestions for possible gift ideas. Students read the email and write an email in response, giving an opinion about each of the gift ideas and then expressing a preference.
Context
This activity occurs in the middle of a unit of work that students undertake midway through Stage 5. Students are organising a birthday party for a friend. They have made plans for the party that have included sending out invitations and organising what to bring to the party. They have participated in role-play activities in shopping situations, to choose outfits to wear to the party. They have learnt vocabulary relating to gift ideas and participated in activities that have enabled them to internalise structures needed to state opinions. They now respond to an email from a friend, who makes suggestions regarding the birthday gift.
Areas for Assessment
Outcomes
A student:
5.UL.2 selects, summarises and analyses information and ideas in written texts and responds appropriately
5.UL.4 experiments with linguistic patterns and structures in German to convey information and to express own ideas
5.MLC.1 demonstrates understanding of the nature of languages as systems by describing and comparing linguistic features across languages
5.MLC.2 uses linguistic resources to support the study and production of texts in German.
Criteria for assessing learning
(These criteria would normally be communicated to students with the activity.)
Students will be assessed on their ability to:
- select, summarise and analyse information in a written text, by:
- distinguishing between main points, specific and supporting detail
- convey information and express own ideas, by:
- selecting and incorporating particular linguistic structures for a specific purpose
- demonstrate effective communication in a clear and cohesive text, by:
- applying grammatical rules and conventions consistently
- making linguistic choices to enhance intended meaning.