Recount Assessment Task
Year 8 English / Year 3 IB MYP
Writing a recount
Assignment Release Date 09/02/2015
Assignment Submission Date 16/02/2015
Student Name:
Achievement Level
Sciences Assessment Criteria
Maximum
Level
Level of
Achievement
B: Organising
8
D: Using language
8
Teacher Comments
Signed:
Statement of Inquiry
“Authors’ perspectives affect readers’ interpretations of texts and events portrayed in texts.”
Your task
Write either a personal or an imaginary recount. You can choose your own topic or use one of the following:
The cool group
I’d got out on the wrong side of the bed that morning.
That day is one I’ll never forget
I wish someone had told me …
We had looked everywhere but were not able to find it.
The day I made an enemy (or friend)
It was an ordinary day, like any other.
I had no way of knowing that ...
Write a minimum of 300 words.
Literacy Sequence
Text Type
Structure
Language Features
Key concept
Related concept(s)
Global context
Perspective
Point of view
Self-expression
Personal and cultural expression
IB MYP Objectives and Strands
Objective B: Organising B(i) Employ organisational structures that serve the context and intention B(ii) Organise opinions and ideas in a sustained, coherent and logical manner
Objective D: Using language D(i) Use appropriate and varied vocabulary, sentence structures and forms of expression D(iii) Use correct grammar, syntax and punctuation
Approaches to Learning (ATL) Skills
Category: Communication Cluster: Communication Skills
Skills: Use a variety of media to communicate with a range of audiences
Command Terms
Outline – Give a brief account
Organise – Put into a proper or systematic order
Describe – Give a detailed account or picture of a situation, event, pattern or process
Explain – Give a detailed account
Criteria and Descriptors
Criterion B: Organising
Achievement level
Level descriptor
7-8
The student:
i. makes sophisticated use of
Writing a recount
Assignment Release Date 09/02/2015
Assignment Submission Date 16/02/2015
Student Name:
Achievement Level
Sciences Assessment Criteria
Maximum
Level
Level of
Achievement
B: Organising
8
D: Using language
8
Teacher Comments
Signed:
Statement of Inquiry
“Authors’ perspectives affect readers’ interpretations of texts and events portrayed in texts.”
Your task
Write either a personal or an imaginary recount. You can choose your own topic or use one of the following:
The cool group
I’d got out on the wrong side of the bed that morning.
That day is one I’ll never forget
I wish someone had told me …
We had looked everywhere but were not able to find it.
The day I made an enemy (or friend)
It was an ordinary day, like any other.
I had no way of knowing that ...
Write a minimum of 300 words.
Literacy Sequence
Text Type
Structure
Language Features
Key concept
Related concept(s)
Global context
Perspective
Point of view
Self-expression
Personal and cultural expression
IB MYP Objectives and Strands
Objective B: Organising B(i) Employ organisational structures that serve the context and intention B(ii) Organise opinions and ideas in a sustained, coherent and logical manner
Objective D: Using language D(i) Use appropriate and varied vocabulary, sentence structures and forms of expression D(iii) Use correct grammar, syntax and punctuation
Approaches to Learning (ATL) Skills
Category: Communication Cluster: Communication Skills
Skills: Use a variety of media to communicate with a range of audiences
Command Terms
Outline – Give a brief account
Organise – Put into a proper or systematic order
Describe – Give a detailed account or picture of a situation, event, pattern or process
Explain – Give a detailed account
Criteria and Descriptors
Criterion B: Organising
Achievement level
Level descriptor
7-8
The student:
i. makes sophisticated use of