UNIT 1 - INDIVIDUAL TASK WRITE A LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS INDIVIDUAL TASK - UNIT 1_Upload.pdf Task: Write a Letter of Congratulations. ? Suppose you were Baker ’ s classmates, write a letter to congratulate Baker for his success in writing after he won the Pulitzer Prize. In the letter, you should: 1. congratulate him on his achievement in writing; 2. recall how you were impressed by his essay “ The Art of Eating Spaghetti ” back in high school. ? See ‘ Tips ’ for how to structure your letter. Requirements: ? This is an individual task. The task should be accomplished on your own. ? Your description should be within 110-130 words. ? Try to use the following words and phrases: anticipate associate face up to inspire off and on recall severe tackle turn out violate ? You can refer to other sources such as the Internet. Your description should show your own thoughts on this topic. DO NOT finish your task by ‘ copying ’ and ‘ pasting ’ for they will cause a failed mark. ? Penalty will be applied to late submissions. Method of Submission: ? Submit online as groups. Due Date: ? 09 OCTOBER, 2015 Tips: ? As a letter writing task, the format of your letter is considerably important. Ask for help if you are not sure, but DO NOT submit a plain essay instead. ? As this is personal letter writing, think what the genre will be - formal or informal. Certainly, a letter to a classmate will not be comfortable to read unless the language is casual. ? You may want to prolong your letter somewhat. A good way to do this is using adjectives and adverbs, and on the other hand, they colourise your letter. ? DO have a group discussion after finishing your contributed work but before submitting your final work. ? Structure: Addresses Both the letter sender’s and the receiver’s addresses are located at the top of the letter page. Consider which address should in the left and which one in the right. Date of Writing the Letter Located beneath the letter sender’s address (top-right). Greeting Greetings can be very formal or informal depends on the relationship between you and the letter receiver. Examples: Formal: Dear + Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms/Dr... + Surname Informal: First name, beloved, darling, honey, nickname ... Content Ask questions to find out what they ’ ve been doing and what interests them. ? Example: ? How’s everything going? / You all right? ... Talk about yourself - family special events, trips you ’ ve been on. Write some news about school — your teacher, your friend, special visitors and activities. Talk about something that you are going to do in the near future – a holiday trip, etc. Invite your friend to visit you or to have a trip together. Closing Usually wish the letter receiver some good things. This can be specific or not. Examples: Best Wishes, Best Regards, Regards, XXOO (hugs and kisses) ... Signature Sign your name. P.S. Postscript. You can use a P.S. to add something at the end of the letter that you forgot to say earlier. A P.S. always comes at the bottom of the letter, below your signature. MARKING FORM FOR UNIT ONE TASK (G) STUDENT ID:________________ FINAL SCORE:_____________ ITEMS RATIO CRITERIA SCORES INDIVIDUAL MARK 100% ORIGINALITY 10% Reasonable originalities that shows your own critical view. FORMAT 10% Appropriate form and length. STRUCTURE 10% A reasonable overall structure. TONE 10% Appropriate tone. SCOPE/FOCUS 10% The letter focuses on the theme of congratulations. 10% Congratulations on his achievement in writing. 10% How you were impressed by his essay “ The Art of Eating Spaghetti ” back in high school. LANGUAGE 10% To be able to correctly use five active words and phrases (from Text A). 4% Two useful expressions (from Text A). 3% One new word/phrases (from your extensive reading after class). 3% One sentence pattern (from Text A). GRAMMAR 5% Prominent mistakes - 2 points each. Minor mistakes - 1 point each. SPELLING 5% Spelling mistakes - 1 point each. OTHER COMMENTS LATE PENALTY RATIO SCORE (MINUS) 1/2 DAY -10% 1 DAY -20% 1.5 DAY -30% 2 DAY -40%