Assessment and Improvement of Writing Skills

We should always try to develop and increase our knowledge of English. But how can we do that? Well, we get by with a little help from our friends. That's what peer assessment is all about!

In order to develop your skills you have to become aware of strengths and weaknesses in your writing. That is why you are asked to peer assess a friend's piece of writing as well as receiving feedback on your own production. Once that is done, make use of your feedback to improve your text. You will find the exercise "Peer Assessment" in the file "English - Improve Your Writing" shared with you in OneDrive.

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Peer Assessment

Peer assessment – Kamratbedömning I ___________________________ have read ______________________________’s essay. Read the essay once. Write down two good things about it and one thing to improve! I like: 1) ____________________________________________________________________ 2) ____________________________________________________________________ I think you should work on: 1) ____________________________________________________________________ Now check the list below in order to help your friend improve his/her essay! The lay – out and content How many paragraphs are there? _____________ Is there an introduction?____________ Does the introduction inform the readers on the topic and/or create interest. _____________ Suggestions for changes: ________________________________________________________ Is there an ending? ____________ An ending should sum up the important facts and/or suggest future actions to be taken. If it is creative writing, there could be a twist at the end. How does this end? _____________________________________________________________________________ The language Is there an idiomatic expression? If so, which one?_____________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Is there an intensifier? If so, which one? _____________________________________________ Ask your friend, what mistakes he/she usually makes. Can you find any of them in this text? Write down three of them so they can be corrected. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________