MOST LIKELY QUESTIONS: VARIETIES OF ENGLISH AND ADVANCED WRITING SKILLS

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MARKING SCHEME

 MARKING SCHEME(MID-SEM):VARIETIES OF ENGLISH AND ADVANCED WRITING SKILLS

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STUDIES

SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH

INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

 

COLLEGES OF EDUCATION

FOUR-YEAR BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (B.ED)

FOURTH YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER MID-SEMESTER QUIZ, SEPTEMBER 2022

 

MARKING SCHEME

 

 VARIETIES OF ENGLISH AND ADVANCED WRITING SKILLS  

     

Answer any ONE question.

[20 MARKS]

 

1. There have been many disturbances in your college recently because of the quality and the quantity of food served at the dining hall. As the president of the Student Representative Council, present your speech to the Principal of the college, stating the grievances of the students and suggesting four ways of calming down students’ tempers. 20 marks

 

Things to look out for in the essay.

This is a very formal speech; therefore, all elements of formality should be present.

The speech should cite the suggested four ways of calming down students’ tempers.

 

Content – 10 marks

Organization – 3 marks

Mechanical inaccuracies – 2 marks

Expression – 5 marks

 

 

2. You are applying for the position of a class teacher at Ghana International School. As part of your application process, write your Curriculum Vitae and your Personal Statement that will be sent to the Office of the Director of Human Resource of the school. 20 marks

 

Note! The C.V should have the following

Personal data – name, age, languages spoken

Addresses – e mail and postal, phone number

Educational background

Hobbies

References

 

Personal statement should be short. It must state at least the goals and achievements of the writer.

 

Content – 10 marks

Organization – 3 marks

Mechanical inaccuracies – 2 marks

Expression – 5 marks

3. Re-write the following reference list in APA format. 20 marks

a. Hatch, B. 2006. "Smoke Lingers for Those who Keep Hospitality Flowing." Australian Financial Review, July 13, 2006: 14.

 

Hatch, B. (2006). Smoke lingers for those who keep hospitality flowing. Australian Financial Review, 14.

 

 

b. Devlin, H. 2010. "Neuron Breakthrough Offers Hope on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s." The Times, January 28, 2010.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/medicine/article7005401.ece.

 

Devlin, H. (2010, January 28). Neuron breakthrough offers hope on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The Times.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/medicine/article7005401.ece

 

 

c. O'Leary, C. 2006. "Landmark Study to Aid Push for Public Smoking Ban." The West Australian, June 29, 2006: 14. Factiva.

 

O'Leary, C. (2006). Landmark study to aid push for public smoking ban. The West Australian, Factiva, 14

 

 

 

d. "Who Will Regulate the Veterinary Profession of the Future?" 2004. Veterinary Record 154, no. 15 (April): 450-451.

 

Who will regulate the veterinary profession of the future? (2004). Veterinary Record 154 (15), 450-451.

 

 

e. Zhang, B., J. Cohen, R. Ferrence and J. Rehm. 2006. "The Impact of Tobacco Tax Cuts on Smoking Initiation Among Canadian Young Adults." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 30, no. 6 (June): 474-479.

 

Zhang, B., Cohen, J, Ferrence, R & Rehm, J. (2006). The Impact of tobacco tax cuts on smoking initiation among canadian young adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 30 (6), 474-479.

 

f. Hanna, K. 2007. "Adsorption of Aromatic Carboxylate Compounds on the Surface of Synthesized Iron Oxide-coated Sands." Applied Geochemistry 22, no. 9 (September): 2045-2053.

 

Hanna, K. (2007). Adsorption of aromatic carboxylate compounds on the surface of synthesized iron oxide-coated sands. Applied Geochemistry, 22 (9), 2045-2053.

 

g. Angus, James. 2006. Gorilla, Gorilla, Gorilla. wood veneers, nylon. Perth: Art Gallery of Western Australia.

 

Angus, J. (2006). Gorilla, gorilla, gorilla. wood veneers, nylon. Perth: Art Gallery of Western Australia.

 

 

 

h. Kessel, Marion. 1995. The Making of a Monologue: Robert Wilson's Hamlet. New York: Cinema Guild. Video recording, 62:18 mins. Theatre in Video.

 

Kessel, M. (1995). The making of a monologue: Robert Wilson's Hamlet. [Video recording], 62. Theatre in Video. New York: Cinema Guild.

 

 

i. Leunig, Michael. 1995. "Thoughts of a Baby Lying in a Child Care Centre." The Sydney Morning Herald, July 27, 1995: 24.

 

Leunig, M. (1995). Thoughts of a baby lying in a child care centre. The Sydney Morning Herald, 24.

 

 

j. Leibovitz, Annie. 1996. Olympic Portraits. Boston: Little Brown.

 

Leibovitz, A. (1996). Olympic Portraits. Boston: Little Brown