The document provides directions for a writing assessment task where the student must write an email to a friend or family member describing a recent trip to Banff. The email should include where they went, what they did, who they went with, how long it took to get there, and use a variety of verb tenses. The assessment rubric evaluates the email on criteria such as having a subject, greeting and closing, accurate email addresses, main idea with details, event descriptions, paragraph structure, verb tense use, transitions, and punctuation.

1. Name: ________________ Date: ________________
WRITING ASSESSMENT
Module: Planning a Trip to Banff
Competencies: I. Interacting with Others
IV. Sharing Information
Task: Writing about Travel Experiences
Directions: You have just come back from a trip to Banff. Write an email to a friend or family
member and tell them about where you have been. Then write about what you
did, what you saw, who you went with, how long it took to get there, etc. Make
sure that you use the verb tenses that we have studied so far this semester (ex.
Present tenses, Past tenses and Present Perfect).
Outlook Mail – Compose a message
To:
Cc:
Subject:
From:
Subject:

2. Name: ________________ Date: ________________
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Holistic:
Message conveys the intended meaning 1 2 3
Uses language and content appropriate and
relevant to the situation
1 2 3
Analytic:
Has a subject, a greeting and a closing 1 2 3
Email addresses have been written accurately 1 2 3
Expresses a main idea and supports it with details 1 2 3
Provides accurate descriptions or accounts of
events
1 2 3
Paragraphs are separated correctly 1 2 3
Uses a mixture of verb tenses effectively 1 2 3
Uses appropriate transitions when needed 1 2 3
Care is taken for punctuation, spelling and format 1 2 3
Criteria for Success
Total Score: /30
Beginning Developing Completing
1-15 16-21 22-30
Comments:
Prepared by Kerry Howard and Jana Ciobanu for the TESL Canada-2015