Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric - Unit 2 - Task 3 - Technology and Human Development

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Course: English B2
Code: 900005
Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Task 3 Technology and human

development
1. Activity Description
Type of activity: Collaborative

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 2
Highest score of the activity: 90 points
The activity starts on: Monday, The activity ends on: Sunday, October
September 26, 2022 16, 2022
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcomes:
The student will be able to write about past and future events, give recommendations
and express his/her opinion using phrasal verbs, as well as conditionals.
The activity consists of:
Write clearly a text about this topic: “How technology has changed human life”,
for that, you must do the following:
- Use “Phrasal verbs” to express actions, certainty, possibility, and doubt.

- Talk about past events.
- Use “If clauses” to express future meaning and hypothetical situations.
- Give advice and recommendations.
- Write a three-paragraph essay.
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Dear Student,
You must consider the following aspects to write the essay. It must contain three
paragraphs, as follows:
- Introduction: how technology has affected or benefited human life.

- Development: explain your reasons to support your ideas.
- Closing: give some conclusions about previous paragraphs.
✓ You will develop this task in the Writing forum by six stages.
✓ At the end of this task, you will consolidate the information of the stages 1 to 5 in
a final document.
✓ Follow the steps in each stage; post your contributions in the forum and get
feedback from your tutor.
✓ Ask and answer questions regarding stage 5.
✓ The final product must be sent individually.
Stage 1: (First Paragraph of the essay-introduction) Technology and human

life (1st week)
Write a paragraph (minimum 150 words) about how technology has affected or
benefited human life. Use and highlight 3 phrasal verbs in their past participle form.
To write the introductory paragraph, it’s recommended to check the information

found in annexes 1. Phrasal verbs, and 2. Paragraph One: Introduction.
Stage 2: (Second paragraph of the essay-body) Technology and human

development (2nd week)
Write a paragraph (minimum 200 words) giving 3 reasons or arguments about why
technology will have impacted positively or negatively human development. It’s
necessary to support your arguments and ideas quoting the source were the
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information was taken from. Use and highlight 2 sentences in the paragraph using the
future perfect tense.
To write the body paragraph, it’s recommended to check the information found in
annexes 3. Future perfect, and 4. Paragraph two: Body.
Stage 3: (Third paragraph of the essay-closing) Conclusions (3rd week)
Write a paragraph (minimum 200 words) giving your conclusions about paragraphs 1
and 2. It’s necessary to include 3 sentences using the first conditional.
To write the conclusion paragraph, it’s recommended to check the information found
in annexes 5. First conditional, and 6. Paragraph three: Conclusion.
Stage 4: (Consolidation of the three paragraphs of the essay) consolidate the

essay (3rd week)
According to the previous stages, you will consolidate the information in a three-essay
paragraph including a title for it.
Stage 5: (Collaborative work) ask and answer (3rd week)
• Ask two questions about technology and human development using the second
conditional.
• Choose and answer one question asked by your partners. Use at least 70 words
to answer.
To develop this stage, it’s recommended to check the information found in annex 7.
Second conditional.
Stage 6: (Final delivery) consolidate your work (3rd week)
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- Consolidate the information of all the stages in a PDF document and submit it to the
Evaluation Environment (individually). The document must be presented in text
format (no image) in order Turnitin can check its content, otherwise it will be not
graded.
For the development of the activity consider that:
In the Initial Information Environment, you must:
- Check the agenda out to verify the opening and closing dates of the task
In the Learning Environment, you must:
- Check out and study the Online Content (Level B2 from module 1 to module 4).
Enter the forum and participate in the development of Individual and
Collaborative tasks.
In the Evaluation Environment, you must:
- Upload one PDF format document with all the information required.
Evidences of individual work:

The individual evidence to be submitted is:
Final document in PDF or Word format.

Evidences of collaborative work:
The collaborative evidence to be submitted is:
• The members of the group must participate in the forum by asking and answering
questions about the paragraphs designed during the stages, creating a discussion
among them. Besides, they must recommend and give feedback to the partners’
contributions, in order to enrich the discussion.
• For this work, there is no roles to perform.
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2. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidences to Submit
For Collaborative evidences, consider the following:
• Every student must participate with academic’s contributions during the stages
by asking and answering questions about the proposed topic.
• Before delivering the suggested product, all the requirements indicated in this
activity guide must be checked.
Please keep in mind that all individual or collaborative written products must comply
with the spelling rules and presentation conditions defined in this activity guide.
Regarding the use of references, consider that the product of this activity must
comply with APA style.
In any case, make sure you comply with the rules and avoid academic plagiarism.
You can review your written products using the Turnitin tool found in the virtual
campus.
Under the Academic Code of Conduct, the actions that infringe the academic order,
among others, are the following: paragraph e) Plagiarism is to present as your own
work all or part of a written report, task or document of invention carried out by
another person. It also implies the use of citations or lack of references, or it
includes citations where there is no match between these and the reference and
paragraph f) To reproduce, or copy for profit, educational resources or results of
research products, which have rights reserved for the University. (Acuerdo 029 - 13
de diciembre de 2013, artículo 99)
The academic penalties students will face are:

a) In case of academic fraud demonstrated in the academic work or evaluation, the
score obtained will be zero (0.0) without any disciplinary measures being derived.
b) In case of proven plagiarism in academic work of any nature, the score obtained
will be zero (0.0), without any disciplinary measures being derived.
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3. Evaluation Rubric Template
Type of activity: Collaborative

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 2
The highest score in this activity is 90 points
First evaluation High level: The paragraph is well written, develops the
standard proposed topic and includes the phrasal verbs required.
(Criterion): If your work is at this level, you will get from 18 points to
Process 30 points
Stage 1: Medium level: The paragraph evidences imprecise sentences

Technology and with an inconsistent style; shows some lack of control in
human life grammar and vocabulary required.
If your work is at this level, you will get from 6 points to
This standard 17 points
represents 30
score of the Low level: The student does not submit the activities from stage
activity 1.
5 points
Second evaluation High level: The paragraphs is grammatically correct, sentences
standard and statements develop properly and coherently the topic given.
(Criterion): The writing includes sentences using the future perfect tense.
Process If your work is at this level, you will get from 16 points to
25 points
Stage 2:
Technology and Medium level: The paragraph evidences imprecise sentences
human with an inconsistent style; shows some lack of control in
development grammar and vocabulary required.
This standard 15 points
represents 25
score of the Low level: The student does not submit the activities from stage
activity 2.
5 points
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Third evaluation High level: The conclusions are written according to the
standard information required in stages 1 and 2, the paragraph is
(Criterion): grammatically correct and includes sentences using the first
Process conditional.
Stage 3: 25 points
Conclusions
Medium level: The paragraph evidences imprecise sentences
This standard with an inconsistent style; shows some lack of control in
represents 25 grammar and vocabulary required.
score of the If your work is at this level, you will get from 6 points to
activity 15 points
Low level: The student does not submit the activities from stage
3.
5 points
Fourth evaluation High level: The essay is consolidated according to the activity
standard guide instructions. The student asks and answers questions
(Criterion): regarding stage 5. The final document is consolidated by the
collaborative student in a PDF format document and delivered in the
work and final Evaluation Environment according to the 6 items requested.
delivery If your work is at this level, you will get from 7 points to
10 points
Stages 4-5-6:
Design of the final Medium level: The student develops some of the activities from
product the stage 1 to 5; the final product does not show complete
evidence of the process developed in the forum.
This standard If your work is at this level, you will get from 4 points to
represents 10 6 points
score of the
activity Low level: The final document is not consolidated by student
in a PDF format document, and it is not delivered in the
Evaluation Environment. There is no evidence of collaborative
work.
3 points

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Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Task 3 Technology and human

Type of activity: Collaborative

The activity consists of:

- Use “Phrasal verbs” to express actions, certainty, possibility, and doubt.

- Introduction: how technology has affected or benefited human life.

Stage 1: (First Paragraph of the essay-introduction) Technology and human

To write the introductory paragraph, it’s recommended to check the information

Stage 2: (Second paragraph of the essay-body) Technology and human

Stage 3: (Third paragraph of the essay-closing) Conclusions (3rd week)

Stage 4: (Consolidation of the three paragraphs of the essay) consolidate the

Stage 5: (Collaborative work) ask and answer (3rd week)

Stage 6: (Final delivery) consolidate your work (3rd week)

For the development of the activity consider that:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must:

In the Learning Environment, you must:

In the Evaluation Environment, you must:

Evidences of individual work:

Final document in PDF or Word format.

• For this work, there is no roles to perform.

For Collaborative evidences, consider the following:

The academic penalties students will face are:

Type of activity: Collaborative

Stage 1: Medium level: The paragraph evidences imprecise sentences

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