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4th DAILY ASSESSMENT Name : _____________ Score : __________

Subject : EnglishGrade/smt. : XI/2a.y. : 2011/2012day/date : Friday, May 11th, 2012Material : Hortatory Exposition text Time : 80 minutesNum. of items : 3 groupsNum. of Ss. : 3 ss

I.Read the text carefully, and answer the questions below it.

Should Mobile Phones Be Banned from School?

Technology is growing fast nowadays, and so is the technology of communicating. For the sake of communication, almost all children beginning from 12 years old own mobile phones. Do they need mobile phones badly before they are 17? In my opinion, mobile phones should be banned from school.

Firstly, the children of the above age seem to have been addicted in using them. This condition has changed the

children’s way in spending their spare time. Children do not play together with their friends around them anymore. They tend to enjoy their mobile phones either for playing games or networking. In other words, mobile phones have separated close friends, although they connect people all over the world.

Secondly, children tend to check their mobile phones every 5 minutes to see whether or not there is a notification. This act has disturbed them to concentrate to the lesson.

Thirdly, they seem not to be able to leave them at all. They bring them anywhere, at home, school, or any other places they go. Children even have to

carry small bags wherever they move that, I think, they burden them, or at least make them move uneasily.

Next, mobile phone radiation is very dangerous for human’s brain. A research headed by Dr. George Carlo involving 200 doctors and researchers in the WTR (Wireless Technology Research) project found that :

o Radiation from the handphone can cause DNA damage and impair the DNA repair process.

o The handphones interfered with cardiac pacemakers. o The radiation from the handphone increases the risk of brain

dysfunction, tumors, cancer, autism, attention deficit disorder and neurodegenerative disease.

o In children, the handphone radiation causes behavioral and psychological problems.

o It can cause lower sperm count These data suggest that EMR (Electromagnetic radiation) emitted by handphone influences human sperm motility. In addition to these acute adverse effects of EMR on sperm motility, long-term EMR exposure can lead to behavioral or structural changes of the male germ cell.

From the above facts, I believe that mobile phones should be banned from school to reduce their using of them. I’m sure the banning of mobile phones from school will help avoid the violent radiation.

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The questions:1. For what reasons does the writer think mobile phones should be banned from

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2. Of all arguments given in the text, which one do you thing is the most acceptable? You should choose at least 1, and give your supporting opinion._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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3. Do you agree with the text above?Give at least 3 arguments._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Please list the good points and bad points of using a handphone in this table.

GOOD POINTS BAD POINTS

II. Here are some Language Features of Hortatory Exposition. Find words in the text which indicate them:

1. Focusing on the writer____________________________________________________________

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2. Using abstract noun; policy, advantage, etc.____________________________________________________________

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3. Using action verb____________________________________________________________

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4. Using thinking verb____________________________________________________________

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5. Using modal adverb; certainly, surely, etc.____________________________________________________________

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6. Using temporal connective; firstly, secondly, etc.____________________________________________________________

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7. Using evaluative words; important, valuable, trustworthy, etc.____________________________________________________________

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8. Using passive voice____________________________________________________________

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9. Using simple present tense____________________________________________________________

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III. Write a Hortatory Exposition text based on this issue. Don’t forget to provide your thesis, arguments, and recommendations.

Issue:Should students join scouting?

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Scoring rubrics.

I.

No. Description Score1. Correct reason and grammar. 5

Correct reason and there are few mistakes in grammar. 4Correct reason and there are some mistakes in grammar. 3Correct reason but the grammar is incorrect. 2Wrong reason. 1

2. Correct choice, reasoning and grammar. 5Correct choice, reasoning and there are few mistakes in grammar. 4Correct choice, reasoning and there are some mistakes in grammar. 3Correct choice, reasoning but the grammar is incorrect. 2Wrong choice, reasoning. 1

3. Correct arguments with minimum numbers and grammar. 5Correct arguments with minimum numbers and there are few mistakes in grammar.

4

Correct arguments with minimum numbers and there are some mistakes in grammar.

3

Correct arguments but the minimum numbers are not fulfilled and the grammar is incorrect.

2

Wrong arguments and the minimum numbers are not fulfilled. 1

4. Write at least 5 good points and bad points or either. 5Write 4 good points and bad points, or either. 4Write 3 good points and bad points, or either. 3Write 2 good points and bad points, or either. 2Write 1 good points and bad points, or either. 1Total maximum score 20

II

No. Description Score1.-9.

Each correct answer. 1

Total maximum score 9

III

Part Description ScoreThesis

Correct thesis and grammar. 5

Correct thesis and there are few mistakes in grammar. 4Correct thesis and there are some mistakes in grammar. 3Correct thesis but the grammar is incorrect. 2Wrong thesis. 1

Arguments Write at least three arguments with correct grammar. 6Write at least three arguments with incorrect grammar 5Write two arguments with correct grammar. 4Write two arguments with in correct grammar. 3Write 1 argument and the grammar is correct. 2Write 1 argument but the grammar is correct. 1

Recommendation

The recommendation goes with the thesis with correct grammar.

5

The recommendation goes with the thesis with incorrect grammar.

4

The recommendation does not go with the thesis with correct grammar.

3

The recommendation does not go with the thesis with incorrect grammar.

2

Total maximum score 16

Result

Name : __________________________ Score : ________

Score Reading Ttl Writing TotalGrand

total

Gained

score

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5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 29 5 6 5

Total gained score : Reading : ________________Reading mark : ________/29 x 100 = __________________________

Writing : ________________Writing mark : ________/16 x 100 = __________________________

Combined : _______ + ________/45 x 100 : _____________

Signature :

Teacher : __________________

Parents : __________________