WA#5: Practice with the present perfect. Follow the directions carefully.

 

• WA#5: Practice with the present perfect.  Follow the directions carefully. 

Topic:  Write a paragraph about one of your friends or family members.  Write about that person’s experiences,  accomplishments, and/or  interests.   You need to write about someone that you know.  (not a famous person)  Also, the person has to be alive right now. 

• Begin the paragraph with a main idea sentence about the person.  This should be the first sentence in the paragraph.
• In this paragraph, you need to write at least 140 words  in paragraph form.  
• Use at least two time clauses with since/ever since.   
• Use the present perfect in at least 6 sentences.
•   Underline the present perfect verbs and highlight the time clauses with “since” or “ever since.”

 It is okay if you use the past tense or the simple present to talk about the person.  However, the focus needs to be on the present perfect.  See my example below.

For example:

     My daughter, Tessa, has done so many creative activities since her childhood.  She has enjoyed art since she was in elementary school.  She has taken many drawing and painting classes in school and on her own.  She has even won an award for a painting of a rooster.  Her painting was in a local art show and she felt very proud of that.  Furthermore, Tessa has played the guitar  for a long time. She practices and learns new songs almost every night.   She has performed several times in front of her classmates.  Last fall, she played and sang at her high school talent show. Tessa has also been a rock climber for many years.  She has had fun climbing the walls at the local gym ever since she climbed for the first time.    Finally, Tessa likes to write stories and poems.  She has written a journal full of poems.   I’m sure that she will keep doing these expressive activities for many years.  (160 words) 

 

 

Rubric

WA#5

WA#5

Criteria	Ratings	Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Is your first sentence a main idea sentence about the person?		1.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Do you include a lot of detail about the person's experiences, accomplishments, and/or interests?		4.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Do you have at least six sentences in the present perfect? Are the verbs in the present perfect underlined? Are they used correctly?		3.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Do you have at least two time clauses with "since" or "ever since"? Are the time clauses highlighted?		2.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Do you edit carefully for correct grammar?		5.0 pts
Total Points: 15.0

                

            My younger sister, Moe, has done many creative activities since she was 12 years old. She has enjoyed art since she was in middle school. She has enjoyed playing piano beside she has taken guitar and dancing class at her school. She has participated at her school music band. She has played piano during weekly music show with the music band at her school every Friday evening. Also, she has played piano during school carnival every year since she was in middle school. She has taught basic piano lesson to her classmate who enjoyed learning piano.  Also, she has enjoyed public speaking. She has participated public speaking contest every year at her school .She has received an award every year she is really happy and proud herself.  She has practiced with her musical instrument   throughout the year but she has played piano a lot. Moe has also been a good writer. She has read a lot of literature since she was moved to middle school. Last summer, she had fun going hiking to the mountain since she went for the first time. She has writes some short stories and essays for school journal. Finally, she love to play musical instruments and she has expressed her talent at school activities and sharing piano lesson to her classmates. Whatever she has learned she loves to share to other peoples. Not only she has tried to improved herself but also she has shared experiences in different way such as teaching, sharing experiences by writing stories and essay.