19. Writing the text for a brochure for a given tourist destination

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Task Details

Task details
Name of writing assessment task	Create a text for a tourist brochure to attract people to a given place
EAL student stage range	B2, B3, S2, S3, S4
Text orientation	Persuasive
Task type	Cued response/extended response

Task Specification

Task specification
Purpose	To assess students’ ability to write a tourist brochure using persuasive language to attract people to visit a place depicted through a series of pictures
Description	Students write the text for a tourist brochure to attract tourists to visit a place depicted through given pictures of a typical tourist destination
Assumed knowledge and description	Content knowledge: Knowledge of tourist destinations and typical tourist activities, as well as familiarity with tourist brochures, the type of information, format and structure of a typical brochure Text type, genre: Persuasive, brochure about a tourist destination Linguistic structures and features: present tense imperatives comparatives and superlatives adjectives to describe places and scenery verbs to describe typical tourist activities Vocabulary: names of places, countries geographical locations: north of, south, of, on the coast of, in the mountains of adjectives to describe places and scenery based on given pictures verbs to describe typical tourist activities based on given pictures vocabulary in relation to extreme sports

Learning/Teaching Context

Learning/teaching context
Language Centre/mainstream class	EAL support
Subject/key syllabus objectives, outcomes	English
Topic/teaching unit	Holiday destinations
Assessment conditions	Individual activity Formal/informal: Formal Time limit: One lesson period Teacher intervention: Limited to response to student request for clarification and encouragement Access to resources: Students have access to pictures of a given tourist destination and a framework for their writing. Students may use their own personal dictionaries, classroom dictionaries and their own notes Scaffolding (modelled/guided/independent support): Independent support Accommodations: -
Notes	The assessment is done on students' first draft Pre-assessment activities can be extended as appropriate for students

Task Implementation

Task implementation
STAGE	ACTION STEPS
Pre-assessment activity	Teacher and students revise the type of information, format and structure of a typical brochure and the type of language typically used in this kind of text, based on the analysis and possibly reconstruction of a model/s in previous lessons. Show students a set of pictures of a tourist location Brainstorm vocabulary and ideas Students discuss the pictures and write notes in a framework for the brochure Click to view a framework for this assessment: A framework for your notes
Assessment activity	Students write the text for the brochure to attract tourists to the given destination Click to view task sheet for this assessment: Tourist Brochure to Attract People to a Given Place: Assessment Task Sheet PDF
Post-assessment activity	Students share their brochures in pairs or small groups Students do self and peer feedback Give students time to improve and write a second draft Once the students' work has been read, provide individual and whole class feedback on strengths and individual or global improvement steps.

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