Transcript Workplace Writing

Workplace Writing
A reminder of dates…
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DRAFTS – by Monday Week 2
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All 6 pieces of writing
Oral presentation draft
Deadline – Friday 30th April, Week 3 (revised
deadline)
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All 6 tasks, polished
Oral presentation – recorded and submitted on USB or
CD + transcript of oral + cue cards
Drafts of your pieces + context statement (to be
summarised in your oral)
Criteria for Judging Performance
understanding
•How well does the student recognise the
conventions, structures, and features of the
chosen form of expression or communication?
•To what extent does the student demonstrate an
understanding of how the conventions of a
particular form of expression or communication
shape texts or the communication process?
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How do you show this?
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Conventions/ structures/ features – this
means you must show that you know the
rules of each piece of writing by annotating
both the samples and your documents
Shaping the communication process – this
means you show that you understand that
following the rules is important to get your
message across effectively
Criteria for Judging Performance
application
•How effectively does the student apply skills in
producing an example of a chosen form of
expression or communication?
•How effectively does the student engage in a
process that requires participation in a form of
expression or communication?
•How imaginative and original are the texts
produced by the student?
•How versatile is the student in producing texts for
different contexts, audiences, and purposes?
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How do you do this?
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Follow the rules of the text types and state that
you are following them
Try to stand out (but not at the expense of clear
communication)
Create a range of texts aimed at different
groups of people (e.g. clients, fellow workers,
council, etc) and change the language you use
to suit them
Engage in a process = pace the task, annotate
and draft!
Criteria for Judging Performance
evaluation
•To what extent does the student evaluate
how effectively he or she applied the
conventions of the chosen form of
expression or communication?
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How do you do this?
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List off the choices that you make as you
make them
Reflect on them in your oral presentation
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Why did you make these choices?
How do they aid in the effectiveness of the
communication?
Brainstorm!
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Brainstorm all the choices you could make
in a variety of possible text types
Brainstorm all the choices you have made
so far on a page in your book.
Try and think of why these choices make
your pieces more effective
Criteria for Judging Performance
communication
•How accurate and fluent is the student’s
expression?
•How appropriate are the student’s form and
register for the audience and purpose?
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How do you do this?
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Check that the language you are using
suits your audience (writing AND oral
presentation)
Read your writing aloud to check for
mistakes and expression issues – to
yourself and someone else
Tips
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COLLECT SAMPLES FROM REAL BUSINESSES – This is
an expectation for this task. It will be very obvious if you
haven’t.
Write notes identifying the form rules in the sample
documents, and in your own
Keep all drafts
Keep a journal of your thoughts, challenges and choices as
you go
Talk to each other about the assignment
Test your writing on people who don’t know you did it – can
they tell?
Don’t forget your oral – half your marks are based on this!
Keep in touch with me! Don’t leave me out of the loop. I get
scared…
Feedback
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Where have you found samples of the
possible pieces of writing?
Where have you found information on the
rules of the text type?
What problems are you facing, or have you
faced?
How might you solve these problems?