NAME: _______________________________________ WRITING (10 points)
INSTRUCTIONS: Write a paragraph (150 – 180 words) where you describe the public place that
has the problem and explain how this place could be enhanced/beautified as part of a solution to
that problem, how you would engage the neighbors to work together in a community project, and
the impact you expect. Use 5 words from the vocabulary below. Use 3 passive voice
sentences to explain your proposal.
entrepreneurs - communities - underprivileged - enhancing - facilities - empower – initiatives - slums -
proof - collected - unmanageable - countryside – surrounded – significant – dedication – ensuring – recruit –
proof - pioneer - pollutants - shade - strengthen – efforts – install - approach bottom-up – notorious –
emerge – beautification – engage - greenery
4-3 2 1 0
Content X4 Student clearly and
coherently describes a
public place with a
problem, proposes a
clear community project
Text is around 180-200
words in length.
Student partially describes
a public place with a
problem, proposes a
community project. The
text may lack some clarity
or coherence
Text is 150-179 words
long.
Student describes a public
place with a problem, but
does not explain clear and/or
coherent community project.
Text is less than 150 words.
Student’s text does not match
the prompt. It goes off topic.
Grammar accuracy X3
*Passive voice
Correct use of 4-5
passive voice sentences
to describe a public
place with a problem,
and the community
project
Adequate use of 3 passive
voice sentence to describe
a public place with a
problem, and the
community project
Correct use of 1-2 passive
voice sentences to describe
a public place with a
problem, and the community
project
The use is no use of passive
voice sentences in the text.
Vocabulary X3
Module #3: Building
Good use of 4-5
vocabulary words from
module 3
Good use of at least 3
vocabulary words from
module 3
Good use of 1-2 vocabulary
words from module 3
No words from module 3 are
used on the text
