My Summer Vacation
How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Mr. Caffi
robert.caffi@fcps.edu

Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion 


Introduction

This summer was especially busy for me, but still full of exciting fun and adventure. For 5 weeks I worked with the summer school program at Oakton High School. When summer school was over, I took a trip to Vermont for a week with my family and did a lot of reading on my brand new Kindle that I purchased from Amazon.  Now that you know three of the highlights from my summer, I would like to know about your summer vacation. 

 


The Task

Using Microsoft Word, I want you to create a newsletter that tells me all about your summer away from Madison. (Really just three highlights) Your newsletter will be five paragraphs long and in a newsletter format, using the attached newsletter template. Of course, I expect proper spelling and grammar.


The Process

Paragraph One

Introduction – Give me a brief overview of your summer vacation. In your introduction mention three specific things about your summer.

 Paragraphs Two, Three, and Four

In each paragraph talk more in depth about places you visited, books you read, events you attended, movies you saw.

 Paragraph Five

Conclusion – Wrap up your summer with a summary

Each paragraph will have a title

 Examples

  • Paragraph 1: Introduction
  • Paragraph 2: My Trip to Vermont
  • Paragraph 3: Summer School At Oakton
  • Paragraph 4: My Kindle
  • Paragraph 5: Conclusion

Format

  • Use the newsletter template that I have provided
  • Single space – double space to set off titles
  • Type
  • Times New Romans
  • Titles 14 point, bold
  • Body 12 point
  • No fancy fonts anywhere
  • Proper grammar, spelling
I strongly encourage to write at least one draft and then edit it for content spelling, and grammar before you turn it in.

Due Beginning of next class period
10 points

Final Copy
  • Print hard copy to give to Mr. Caffi
  • Copied into Mr. Caffi’s inbox class folder for your class period. Mr. Caffi’s inbox can be found on the (K) drive.
  • Retain a copy in your folder.


Evaluation (Pick Your Grade)

 

Excellent
(2 points)

Acceptable
 ( 1.5 points)

Unacceptable
(1.2 points)

Purpose

 Clearly achieves purpose – to inform, persuade, or provide historical interpretation – very well

Reasonably achieves purpose – to inform, persuade, or provide historical interpretation

Does not reasonably achieve purpose. The reader cannot easily tell if the purpose

Organization

 Develops ideas is a very clear and logical way

 Presents ideas in a reasonably well-organized way

Reader has difficulty following the organization

Elaboration

 Explains all ideas with facts and details

Explains most ideas with fact and details

Includes some supporting facts and details

Grammar & Spelling

 Uses excellent vocabulary and sentence structure with no errors in spelling, grammar or punctuation

 

Uses good vocabulary and sentence structure with an average of 2 errors in spelling, grammar or punctuation per paragraph

Includes some errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling with an average of 3 errors in spelling, grammar or punctuation per paragraph

Follow Directions

Followed proper format

Missing one format requirement

Did not follow format


Conclusion

This simple project is a sample of many of the assignments that you will have this year. Over the course of this year, I hope that you will learn to communication your ideas and thought to others in a variety of formats. It will not be uncommon for some of your work to be posted on my website for your parents to inspect.