The document is a first-person account that describes the narrator's longing to return to the place of Lagen. The narrator feels nostalgic and fondly remembers aspects of Lagen that make it perfect for writing. Readers are then instructed to write a short paragraph describing a place they have visited before and want to return to again, including details that make the place unique and special. The document provides criteria for evaluating such a written piece in terms of clarity, vividness, organization, and correctness.
4. Why did the narrator
say that ^Lagen is
perfect for writing ̄?
5. ACTIVITY
?Think of a place that you have visited
before and want to visit again.
?Write a short, first-person paragraph
describing the place, including the
aspects that make it special and
unique.
6. Criteria Proficient
(8-10 points)
Nearly Proficient
(4-7 points)
Attempted Proficiency
(1-3 points)
Clarity All ideas are expressed
clearly.
Some ideas are
expressed clearly.
Many ideas are
confusing.
Vividness All ideas are articulated
convincingly.
Some ideas are
articulated convincingly.
The manner in which
ideas are articulated is
not convincing enough.
Organization All ideas are presented
in an organized way.
Details mostly evince a
sense of organization.
Details are not
organized properly.
Correctness Grammar, syntax, and
mechanics are correct,
with just one or two
errors.
Grammar, syntax, and
mechanics are largely
correct, with three to
five errors.
The composition is
riddled with errors (six
or more).