Study Guide
Field 170: Bilingual Education Assessment—Haitian Creole
Presentational Writing: Haitian Creole
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Directions for Presentational Writing: Haitian Creole Assignment
For the Presentational Writing section of the test, you will write an essay in Haitian Creole in response to an assignment.
Read the assignment carefully before you begin to write. Think about how you will organize your essay. You should use your time to plan, write, review, and edit your essay. Your final essay must be typed in the on-screen response box presented with the assignment.
Please note that special characters (such as letters with accents or other diacritical marks) cannot be entered using the keyboard, but are available for insertion in the on-screen response box. To access these characters, click on the
button that appears in the upper left corner of the screen. Using the mouse, double-click on the character you wish to include in your response, or click on the character and then select "Insert." The character will be inserted where the cursor is positioned in the response box.
Your response will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- APPROPRIATENESS: the extent to which the response is an essay written in the candidate's own words, states an opinion on the issue presented in the question, and uses language, style, and sociocultural conventions appropriate for the assignment (task, purpose, audience, and context or situation)
- SUPPORT: the extent to which the response supports and explains the stated opinion with the candidate's own relevant ideas or examples
- ORGANIZATION: the extent to which the response is a well-organized and coherent essay that communicates clear ideas, develops a logical conclusion, and uses cohesive devices to connect sentences
- GRAMMAR: the extent to which the response uses a range of appropriate grammatical constructions, time frames, sentence structures, and mechanics (i.e., spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and diacritical marks)
- VOCABULARY: the extent to which the response uses a range of appropriate vocabulary and academic and/or idiomatic language
Your response will be evaluated on the criteria above, not on the position you take. Your response must be written in your own words.
You may use the erasable notebooklet provided to take notes; however, you will be scored only on the response that you type in the response box for the assignment.
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Presentational Writing: Haitian Creole
Sample Assignments
In this study guide, two sample assignments are provided to assist an examinee in preparing for the actual test. On the actual test, there will be one Presentational Writing: Haitian Creole assignment to which the examinee will have to provide a response.
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Presentational Writing: Haitian Creole
Presentational Writing: Haitian Creole
Sample Assignment 1
Use the information below to complete the assignment that follows.
In your opinion, can online teaching and learning be used for class instruction in a useful and effective way?
In response to the question above, write a well-organized and coherent essay in Haitian Creole for an audience of educated adults. In your essay, you must:
- state and explain your opinion about the question;
- support your opinion by providing at least two relevant ideas or examples; and
- develop a conclusion that follows from and supports the ideas or examples presented in your essay.
Your response must be written in your own words.
Presentational Writing: Haitian Creole
Sample Strong Response to Sample Assignment 1
Note: The sample strong response for the presentational writing assignment is an example of a response that a candidate might write. While the sample response demonstrates effective presentational writing skills, it could contain typical errors that candidates may produce in composing an essay in Haitian Creole. Please see the rationale following the response for more details.
San yon dout, ou ka utilize ansèyman ak aprantisaj sou entènèt nan yon fason itil ak efektif nan lekòl yo. Pa gen limit nan enfòmasyon ak resous mwen ka jwenn nan plizyè lang. Enfòmasyon sou entènèt la pèmèt mwen pataje konsèp nan diferan lang ak elèv mwen yo. Li fè aprantisaj disponib pou tout elèv yo nan yon fason efektif.
Antanke pwofesè, mwen itilize nan klas mwen yo divès kalite teknoloji nan lekòl la. Kòm rezilta, mwen wè ki jan patisipasyon elèv yo ogmante; jan yo ka pataje travay yo ak kamarad klas yo epi kenbe tras nan tout chanjman pou itilize pita. Anplis sa a, mwen ka diferansye ansèyman nan stil aprantisaj elèv mwen yo. Anjeneral mwen kon utilize non klas la videyo sou entènèt, mizik oswa blogs ke elèv mwen yo jwi eksplore endivriyèlman oswa an gwoup. Anpil fwa, elèv yo pote nouvo resous pou pataje avè m lè yo renmen sijè a.
Mwen renmen tou konvenyans nan bay egzamen sou entènèt. Li pèmèt mwen yon fason efektif bay fidbak imedya pou elèv yo. Mwen ka chèche konnen touswit kote ki gen pwoblèm. Elèv yo benefisye paske miskonsepsyon yo jwenn klarifikasyon imedyatman.
Jan nou wè sa, resous sou entènèt yo kontribye pou fè edikasyon pi aksesib pou tout elèv yo epi ede devlopman bileng yo. Sa ap prepare elèv yo tou ak konpetans dijital pou jwenn ak evalye enfòmasyon ki nan lekòl la ak deyò lekòl la.
Presentational Writing: Haitian Creole
Rationale for Sample Strong Response to Sample Assignment 1
The response is a well-organized and coherent essay that effectively communicates clear ideas and develops a logical conclusion. The candidate establishes a clear position on the issue presented in the question by stating that online teaching and learning can be used in a useful way in schools.
The candidate effectively supports the established position with at least two of his or her own relevant ideas and examples. As a teacher, the writer utilizes various technologies at school. This increases student participation and motivation as the teacher can include online videos and other online tools as well as provide immediate feedback when giving quizzes online.
The response effectively uses a range of appropriate vocabulary and academic and/or idiomatic language. It also effectively uses a broad range of appropriate grammatical constructions and time frames. Minor errors do not interfere with comprehensibility.
Presentational Writing: Haitian Creole
Sample Assignment 2
Use the information below to complete the assignment that follows.
In your opinion, can students' life experiences be used to facilitate student learning?
In response to the question above, write a well-organized and coherent essay in Haitian Creole for an audience of educated adults. In your essay, you must:
- state and explain your opinion about the question;
- support your opinion by providing at least two relevant ideas or examples; and
- develop a conclusion that follows from and supports the ideas or examples presented in your essay.
Your response must be written in your own words.
Presentational Writing: Haitian Creole
Sample Strong Response to Sample Assignment 2
Note: The sample strong response for the presentational writing assignment is an example of a response that a candidate might write. While the sample response demonstrates effective presentational writing skills, it could contain typical errors that candidates may produce in composing an essay in Haitian Creole. Please see the rationale following the response for more details.
Mwen konsidere ke eksperyans lavi elèv yo ka itilize pou fasilite aprantisaj.
Antanke etidyan, mwen te santi mwen gen anpil valè lè pwofesè m te pale de evènman lavi m e te konn itilize pou li bati nouvo aprantisaj. Mwen sonje kontman e plezi te pran lè pwofesè m yo te pale sou yon bagay nan pwòp lavi m nan klas. Kondisip mwen yo te konn renmen tou lè konvèsasyon klas yo te gen ladan yo egzanp nan eksperyans lavi yo. Sa te ede nou fè bonjan koneksyon ki te fè aprantisaj ki te pi fasil. Se poutèt sa, kòm yon pwofesè, mwen eseye aprann sou orijin kiltirèl elèv mwen yo ak eksperyans yo sèvi ak yo lè mwen anseye nouvo konsèp.
Pa egzanp, nan Etid Sosyal, mwen montre kat miray elèv mwen yo nan peyi m yo. Lè elèv yo ap aprann sou jewografi Etazini e lokalize sou kat jeyografik ya rivye e mon yo , mwen bay yon opòtinite pou elèv mwen yo pataje sou jeyografi peyi yo / eritaj pa yo e montre karakteristik natirèl sou kat jeyografik nan peyi yo. Pafwa nou konn pale sou diferans e resanblans ki nan diferan peyi. Sa a ogmante patisipasyon klas e bya tout moun yon chans pou pataje pwen de vi yo nan yon anviwònman kiltirèlman enklizif.
Pou konkli, li evidan ke entegre eksperyans lavi elèv yo ak orijin fasilite aprantisaj e kreye yon anviwònman kiltirèlman enklizif nan salklas la kote tout moun santi yo enpòtan, respekte ak valè.
Presentational Writing: Haitian Creole
Rationale for Sample Strong Response to Sample Assignment 2
The response is a well-organized and coherent essay that effectively communicates clear ideas and develops a logical conclusion. The candidate establishes a clear position on the issue presented in the question by stating that students’ life experiences can be used to facilitate learning.
The candidate effectively supports the established position with at least two of his or her own relevant ideas and examples. As a student, the writer and classmates felt special when the teachers referred to something from their lives in classes. As a teacher, the writer displays maps of the home countries of the students in class. This increases student participation and allows students to share their diverse points of view.
The response effectively uses a range of appropriate vocabulary and academic and/or idiomatic language. It also effectively uses a broad range of appropriate grammatical constructions and time frames. Minor errors do not interfere with comprehensibility.
Performance Characteristics for Presentational Writing: Haitian Creole Assignment
The following characteristics guide the scoring of the response to the Presentational Writing: Haitian Creole assignment.
| APPROPRIATENESS | The extent to which the response is an essay written in the candidate's own words, states an opinion on the issue presented in the question, and uses language, style, and sociocultural conventions appropriate for the assignment (task, purpose, audience, and context or situation) |
|---|---|
| SUPPORT | The extent to which the response supports and explains the stated opinion with the candidate's own relevant ideas or examples |
| ORGANIZATION | The extent to which the response is a well-organized and coherent essay that communicates clear ideas, develops a logical conclusion, and uses cohesive devices to connect sentences |
| GRAMMAR | The extent to which the response uses a range of appropriate grammatical constructions, time frames, sentence structures, and mechanics (i.e., spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and diacritical marks) |
| VOCABULARY | The extent to which the response uses a range of appropriate vocabulary and academic and/or idiomatic language |
Score Scale for Presentational Writing: Haitian Creole Assignment
A score will be assigned to the response to the Presentational Writing: Haitian Creole assignment according to the following score scale.
| Score Point | Score Point Description |
|---|---|
| 4 | The "4" response demonstrates effective presentational writing skills. |
| 3 | The "3" response demonstrates generally effective presentational writing skills. |
| 2 | The "2" response demonstrates partially effective presentational writing skills. |
| 1 | The "1" response demonstrates ineffective presentational writing skills. |
| U | The response is unscorable because it is merely a repetition of the assignment, not related to the assignment, not primarily in the target language, or not of sufficient length to score. |
| B | There is no response to the assignment. |