8/16/2019 Module 4 - Extension Activity
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Appendix: Mr. Knott’s Writing Test—A Critical Review
Dear Mr. Knott:
First of all, let me thank you for your contribution to the
midterm exam. In this memo,
I’d like to briefly describe what I liked about your test and
what I think needs to beimproved upon. Let’s start with the
positive !. You have followed our writingspecifications which asked
for a description of a commonly known object. You also
provided glosses for vocabulary that you felt might prove
difficult for students. I alsolike the fact that you included the
weighting (10 pts) of the writing task on the student
paper. However, there are a few things that I think might
be problematic for our students.The authenticity of describing a
gas pump might be inappropriate for students. Most of
our students don’t drive yet and I think we should ask them to
describe an object that theyhave some familiarity with and that
they might actually describe in real life contexts. An
example might be a computer or laptop. Also, your usage of the
British English term‘petrol’ and metric measurements might be
confusing to students. Finally, I feel the
rubric should be more detailed. In your next draft of this test,
please give students anidea of how much information (i.e. word
count, number of details) that you’d like them to
include.
I look forward to seeing your next draft by Wednesday, the 3 rd.
Thanks for your hardwork.
Regards,
Mrs. Wright
