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8.5.1 Assessment of writing
English · Grade 8 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Common errors in essays: spelling, punctuation, tense, agreement, paragraphing
- Self and peer assessment with suggested corrections
- A narrative composition on road use and domestic tourism; gallery walk of edited work
What you will be able to do
- identify errors in an essay written by self or peers
- assess a composition written by self or peers and suggest corrections for errors
- appreciate the importance of feedback to improve a composition
Key questions
“How does a text with errors make you feel?”
“What are some of the common mistakes we make in our writing?”
Lessons
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Spot errors and suggest a fix
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizRead a flawed sample composition on a Kenyan road trip, classify errors, and write a correction for each.
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Write, assess, edit, display
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizWrite a narrative on road use and a domestic trip, exchange it for peer review, edit, and gallery-walk the second drafts.