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Sample Types of In-Class Writing
This is a sample answer for a quiz question that asks for the identification of a single passage. Although it contains a few small factual errors, it is successful in the way it addresses both the content of the passage and the broader context in which it was written:
Sample Passage ID
Sample Types of At-Home Writing
These are sample short essays. Descriptions of the successful and less successful parts of each essay are described in the comments in the PDF. We don't use a grading rubric, but you should generally be able to tell from the commentary what the expectations are for each grade range:
Sample Essay 1 — This is a short essay written in English that was marked in the A range.
Sample Essay 2 — This is a short essay written in Spanish that was marked in the A range.
Sample Essay 3 — This is a short essay written in English that was marked in the B range.
Sample Essay 4 — This is a short essay written in Spanish that was marked in the B range.
Sample Essay 5 — This is a short essay written in English that was marked in the C range.
Sample Essay 6 — This is a short essay written in Spanish that was marked in the C range.
Sample Types of Quiz Questions
These are the examples, not of student responses, but of the examples provided on various quizzes. You may consult these to familiarize yourself with the types of questions you may find on in-class quizzes.
Image Pair Identification
