ENG 4U1
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: WHAT I VALUE
Objectives:
• To give consideration to those aspects of your life that are important to you
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To demonstrate your skills in stating what you value and supporting your
statement with well organized and detailed evidence
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To express your ideas in well-edited and coherent sentences
Assignment:
1. In 600—800 words, illustrate to the reader what you value. You might consider
something very specific (e.g. I value my time playing the classical guitar), or
something more abstract (e.g. I value honesty and integrity).
2. In either case, you must support your statement with detailed evidence from your
own experiences.
3. Your piece, which is essentially a short personal essay, should have a brief
introduction, at least two to three body paragraphs, and a brief conclusion.
4. Your thesis might be implicit or explicit, and you consider beginning the piece
with a brief anecdote in order to show your reader, before ever telling him/her,
what it is you value.
5. Your piece must be typed with 1.5 spacing.
Evaluation:
Overall Mark:
Categories/Criteria
Knowledge and Understanding
/10
• Effective use of examples
Thinking /Inquiry
/10
• What the student values is conveyed convincingly and in detail
Application
/10
• Proper paragraph structure
• Effective introduction and conclusion
Communication
/10
• Conventions of language (grammar, sentence structure, spelling)
• Well-edited and free of error
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/40
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