Previous National test (writing)

Before it is time to do the real National test (writing), you are going to learn and practice on:

How a National test can look like
What is assessed
What you can consider when it is time to do the real test, but also what it takes to reach a higher grade
Different examples of students’ answers

Part 1: We are going to start by looking at a previous assignment:

Assignment (writing)

The International Youth Camp CONNECT wants to bring together young people from different parts of the world and encourage respect for other people’s views.

Are you between 14 and 18? Do you think international understanding is important? Would you like to spend three weeks together with young people from all over the world?

Then write a letter to

Amanda Parks and Josef Azizi

CONNECT coordinators

intcamp@connect.ch

The following points could be included:

Introduce yourself briefly.

Explain why you want to join the camp and why you think this would be a good experience.

Suggest different activities for the camp weeks—indoors/outdoors, days/evenings, etc. Why would they be meaningful? How can you help out?

Suggest an issue that you would like to discuss and learn more about at the camp.

Explain why. Describe what a camp like this might lead to in the future—for the people who take part and in a wider perspective.

Part 2: We are now going to look at what is being assessed:

Assessment criteria

Grade E

Grade C

Grade A

Innehåll

• begriplighet och tydlighet

• fyllighet och variation - olika exempel och perspektiv

• sammanhang och struktur

• anpassning till syfte, mottagare och situation

Språk och uttrycksförmåga

• kommunikativa strategier, t.ex. omformuleringar, förklaringar och förtydliganden

• flyt och ledighet

• omfång, variation, tydlighet och säkerhet - vokabulär, fraseologi och idiomatik - meningsbyggnad, textbindning och struktur - grammatiska strukturer - stavning och interpunktion

• anpassning till syfte, mottagare och situation

Betyget E I … skriftliga framställningar i olika genrer kan eleven formulera sig enkelt, begripligt och relativt sammanhängande.

För att förtydliga och variera sin kommunikation kan eleven … göra enkla förbättringar av egna framställningar.*

I … skriftlig interaktion i olika sammanhang kan eleven uttrycka sig enkelt och begripligt samt i någon mån anpassat till syfte, mottagare och situation.

Dessutom kan eleven välja och använda sig av i huvudsak fungerande strategier som i viss mån löser problem i och förbättrar interaktionen.*

I … skriftliga framställningar i olika genrer kan eleven formulera sig relativt varierat, relativt tydligt och relativt sammanhängande. Eleven formulerar sig även med visst flyt och i någon mån anpassat till syfte, mottagare och situation.

För att förtydliga och variera sin kommunikation kan eleven bearbeta och göra välgrundade förbättringar av egna framställningar.*

I … skriftlig interaktion i olika sammanhang kan eleven uttrycka sig tydligt och med visst flyt samt med viss anpassning till syfte, mottagare och situation.

Dessutom kan eleven välja och använda sig av fungerande strategier som löser problem i och förbättrar interaktionen.*

I … skriftliga framställningar i olika genrer kan eleven formulera sig relativt varierat, tydligt och sammanhängande. Eleven formulerar sig även med flyt och viss anpassning till syfte, mottagare och situation.

För att förtydliga och variera sin kommunikation kan eleven bearbeta och göra välgrundade förbättringar av egna framställningar.*

I … skriftlig interaktion i olika sammanhang kan eleven uttrycka sig tydligt och med flyt samt med viss anpassning till syfte, mottagare och situation.

Dessutom kan eleven välja och använda sig av väl fungerande strategier som löser problem i och förbättrar interaktionen och för den framåt på ett konstruktivt sätt.*

Part 3: You are now going to read three different answers from students. You are together, based on the assessment criteria, going to guess what grade each answer got.

Answer 1

Hey my name is N N and im 14 years old and I live in Sweden. I want to join this camp beacuse, I want to meet peoples from other part of the world. I think this should be an good experience for me. that not have left Sweden. One other thing, my dad thinks that I is outside to little. I have a suggest for some activities that we coul’de do at the camp. We coul’de play football outdoors, I think that should be interesting to learn how children from other part of the world play football. An indoor activite shoulde be learning other laugese I think that should be interesting and meaninful. If I for example went to France it should be good that I have learned some Franch. At the day time I think we should be outdoors a lot beacus it is good with sun shing. At the night we should learn some history from other part of the world that would be lerning, interesting, and meaninful. And I think we should discuss war beatwen some countris, that is an large issue in the whole world. I think we should discuss that exampel. whay they are fighting, if some countri win what will happen after that, those questions wold I want to have ansers for. An other question I want to have anser for is whay, are allomost every countri speaking different laugish. That would be a great discussen I think. I think this camp would be very inportent in the future, beacus at this camp do you learn something from other countris. And this could lead to world peas if the kids at the campe talk to the peoples in the countrie, and explen whay the other counti is fighting. I think this campe should be very very inportent in the furture. Sow this is my letter for you I hope that I meet you at campe connect if I get in. to: intcamp@connect.ch

Answer 2

A letter to CONNECT Hello, my name is N N and I am 15 years old. I’m from X, Sweden. My schools name is Yskolan. I go my last year there. I like to go to school because I like to learn new things and because I have most of my friends there. I live with my parents, my sister and my dog in a red house. In my spear time I’m in the stable with my horse. I would like to go on this camp because I like to meet new people and do new things. I think it’s good because you can learn about other countries, how the school works and talk to the people from other contries about their interests and hobbies. I think a good activity would be to do some activities to get to know eachother better, to do interviews and ask questions about where diffrent peoples come from One thing that I really want to discuss is the problem with world hunger. I think it’s unfair that some people are poor, some very very rich. Some people are fighting for their lifes to find food for one day. I just wonder how the world can be so mean. How can people live that way. Everyone in Sweden can get food and water everyday. And if we take Africa for example, everyday many people die there because they can’t get food or water. I want to discuss that because maybe we can make a diffrens. I think this camp is going to make people think more about the world, to be more careful what they say and do to eachother. I think it’s going to be a great camp and make people think twice. Best wishes from N N.

Answer 3

Dear Amanda and Josef My name is N N and I am 15-years old. I come from a small town named X. X lies in the middle of Sweden and is a very nice town. My interests are sports, music, art and of cuarse meeting new people. I want to participate in The International Youth Camp because I want to learn more about other countries and cultures, most of all I want to meet new people and represent Sweden. I think that it would be a great experience because i don’t know how it is to live outside Sweden and I think that I would grow as a person. Something I want to do is celebrate new traditions and learn more about different cultures. that’s why I think that it would be a great idea that everyone gets to decide what we will do one day and show something from their country. When it’s my turn I think that I would celebrate what we in Sweden call ”Midsommar”. We would dance ”Little frogs” and eat typical Swedish food. One thing I want to discuss is why many kids in my age dont know anything about other cultures and how we can change that. I know that we need to make people aware of that there are many more cultures and way of life then in Sweden. I think that it is very important to unite more countries with eachother so that we can start making the world a better place togheter. I think that The International Youth Camp is a great idea and I believe that when I come home I am gonna be more open to other cultures and my friends will notice that, and they will do the same. I would keep in touch with my new friends and we could learn more about eachother over the internet or by letters. It wont change the world right away but if a few people goes to ”IntCamp” every year we could change the way of living and then our children would have more respect from the start and their children even more. Of cuarse we can change the world today but only if we get more people to understand and that is difficult. The best way I can think of is International Camps and thats why I want to a part of it. I look forward to meeting you

Part 4: You will now get another previous National test which you are going to answer.

Part 5: You are, together with a friend, going to give each other peer assessment based on the assessment criteria we looked at together. Mark everything your friend has achieved with the color green and what can/should be improved with the color red. At the bottom at the assessment criteria template you are going to write a summarizing comment/feedback.

Part 6: You are now going to improve your assignment based on your friend’s feedback. Mark your changes with the color yellow.