In a personal profile, we usually include our personal details, information about our family members, activities we do and our feelings about life.
When writing a personal profile, we use linking words to connect information. Common linking words are: 'and', 'but', 'because', 'or' and 'so'.
In the summer, the weather is warm, so we can have picnics.
We go hiking early in the morning because it's too hot by noon.
My Life
My name is Sandy Forest. I'm 14 and I live in Christchurch, New Zealand. I've got one brother and we live with my parents in my grandmother's house.
In the summer it's usually warm, so it's perfect weather for hiking across the country. My family love long hikes and we sometimes go away for a week. Our cousins enjoy coming with us, but sometimes they're too busy. We don't walk fast on our hikes because we often stop to look at the plants and animals and take photos. In the winter, we go skiing or we go snowboarding at Lake Wanaka. I snowboard better than everyone in my family!
I love being outdoors. I do something fun outdoors almost every weekend - in the summer and in the winter, too.
a. How old is Sandy and where does she live?
b. Who is in her family?
c. What summer activities does she do?
d. What winter activities does she do?
e. How does she feel about her activities?
Write your personal profile (120 words). Remember to include:
- 1st paragraph: Personal details and family members.
- 2nd paragraph: Activities and hobbies you practise, who you practise them with and when you practise them.
- 3rd paragraph: Your feelings about life.
Assessment Criteria: Accuracy (content and paragraph distribution), Grammar, Vocabulary, Cohesion & Coherence and Extension.
| Nivel 1 | Nivel 2 | Nivel 3 | Nivel 4 | Nivel 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCURACY / CONTENT | Very well-organised and original descript: 1st paragraph: Personal details and family members. 2nd paragraph: activities / hobbies, who and when. 3rd paragraph: feelings about life. (2) | Well-organised description. Misses at least 1 of the aspects (ex. No paragraph distribution) that should be included in this description. (1) | Not very well-organised. Only half of the aspects are included and / or a few sentences copied / translated from the Internet. (0.5) | Awfully organised description. Less than half of the aspects are included and / or some sentences copied / translated from the Internet. (0.25) | Student does not send the task or copies / translates it from an existing source. (0) |
| VOCABULARY | Varied and effective vocabulary (personal profile) choice and usage. (3) | Some variety in vocabulary choice with occasional errors that do not obscure meaning. (2) | Frequent vocabulary errors of choice and usage which obscure meaning. (1) | Limited word choice and lots of repetition. “Spanish words”. (0.5) | Student does not send the task or copies / translates it from an existing source. (0) |
| GRAMMAR | Writer makes NO errors in grammar (subject / verb agreement, correct tense, correct WO) and/or spelling and/or punctuation.Student uses at least 1 comparative adverb, 1 superlative adverb, either 1 'too + adj' or 'adj + enough' and 1 adverb of manner. (3) | Writer makes A FEW errors in grammar, spelling and/or punctuation. Student forgets only 1 of the structures mentioned in column 1. (2) | Writer makes SOME errors in grammar, spelling and/or punctuation. Student forgets to include 2 of the structures mentioned in column 1. (1) | Writer makes lots of errors in grammar, spelling and/or punctuation.Student forgets to include 3 or more of the structures mentioned in column 1. (0.5) | Student does not send the task or copies / translates it from an existing source. (0) |
| COHESION | Includes ALL personal profile connectors (and, but, because, or, so). (1) | Includes some personal profile connectors (3 out 5). (0.5) | Includes only a few personal profile connectors (2 out of 5). (0.25) | NO connectors or not the appropriate ones (or only 1 out of 5). (0.125) | Student does not send the task or copies / translates it from an existing source. (0) |
| EXTENSION | Respects extension (+/- 10 words) (1) | Does not respect extension (+/- 20 words) (0.5) | Does not respect extension (+/- 30 words) (0.25) | Does not respect extension (+/- 40 words) (0.125) | Student does not send the task or copies / translates it from an existing source. (0) |
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