This is group work which consists of a chart the students have to fill in with the help of general rules from their notebooks and the appendix in Challanges. It is followed by a creative writing assignment as well as an evaluation method (rubric) I used it successfully in my average 5 pointer group in yud alef. If other teachers find it useful, it will be my reward for sending in this little contribution.

Simona Zilberwasser - simona@actcom.co.il

Members of the group: ___________________________________________________

1. Get together in groups of four.
2. Fill in the missing information in the following chart.
   Use:
   1. The rules in your notebook.
   2. The chart on page 140 in your books.

   Tense	Active	Passive	Formula
   Present Simple	They send me to America. People speak English all over the world. He delivers the letters.	I am sent to America. English is spoken all over the world. The letters are delivered.	am is + v3 are
   Present Progressive
   Past Simple
   Past Progressive
   Present Perfect			have been + v3 has been
   Past Perfect	They	The fire had been put out earlier.	had been + v3
   Future Simple	They will
   be going to +v1	I am going to do the work.
   Future Perfect -will have+v3- (to describe something that will be completed by a certain time in the future.)	By the year 2001 they will have finished the project.
   Future Past			Would be + V3
   Modals (must,can, may, should,ought to, could, have to)	You should eat this soup very hot. They must complete the report. They have to pay the bill.		Modal + be + V3
   Modals (must,can, may, should,ought to, could, have to)	You should eat this soup very hot. They must complete the report. They have to pay the bill.		Modal + be + V3
   Modal Perfect (modal+have+V3)	You could have killed them. She must have forgotten the purse.		Modal+have+been+V3

   Writing assignment

3. After you've completed the chart and had it checked by me, write a news report/anecdote/a joke/a poem (any other original idea…) using at least 6 passive verbs (in different tenses). Funny and creative ideas are most welcome!!!
   (length- about 10 lines). Your assignments will be collected and evaluated.

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Evaluation of the writing assignment

Criteria	Weak/average work	Very good/excellent work
Time frame and team work	You didn't submit your work on time/there was partial team work.5-14 p ________	You submitted your work on time and you seriously worked as a team. 16-20 ________
General Quality of writing (clear message, appropriate and varied vocabulary, correct grammar and spelling.)	Some problems. 8-14 p ________	Few or no problems at all.15- 20 p ________
Quantity- (not less than 10 lines)	Less than required. 4-8 p ________	Quantity as required. 9-10 p ________
Use of Passive	Correct use of less than 6 passive verbs in different tenses. 5-25 p ________	Correct use of six passive verbs in different tenses.30 p ________
Presentation	Not clear, difficult to read.4-7 p ________	Easy to read, neat. 8-10 p ________
Originality (creative,amusing…)	Ok- 5-7 points ________	Very original. 8-10 p ________
Final Grade	________	________
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