Writing a Greeting Card
Writing a Greeting Card
The learner will write a birthday card message.
- Pen/pencil and paper and/or digital device
READYWritingAGreetingCard_I_B2.1_practitionercopy.docx — Never downloaded
FILLABLEWritingAGreetingCard_I_B2.1_practitionercopy.pdf — Never downloadedB2. Write continuous text
Competency B: Communicate Ideas and Information
Task Group B2: Write continuous text
Level: 1
At this level, learners: Write brief texts to convey simple ideas and factual information
Performance Descriptors
The learner:
- Writes simple texts to request, remind, or inform
- Conveys simple ideas and factual information
- Demonstrates a limited understanding of sequence
- Uses sentence structure, upper and lower case, and basic punctuation
- Uses highly familiar vocabulary
Task Descriptors
- Scope of task is limited
- Addresses concrete, day-to-day topics
- Addresses a small, familiar audience
- Is informal
- Is up to a paragraph in length
- Has a familiar context
- Has a highly explicit purpose
Text types:
instructional, descriptive, narrative, and brief informational texts
Examples:
- Notes
- Brief emails
- Directions
- Instructions
- Text messages
ESKARGO:
Embedded Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes Reference Guide for Ontario – B2.1
B4. Express oneself creatively
Competency B: Communicate Ideas and Information
Task Group B4: Express oneself creatively
At this level, learners: Express oneself creatively, such as by writing journal entries, telling a story, and creating art
The tasks in this task group are not rated for complexity
ESKARGO:
Embedded Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes Reference Guide for Ontario – B4