- 1 Performance Task in ENGLISH 8 Using your knowledge about cohesive devices, do the activity below. ACTIVITY #1: Choose a topic of your own interest. Then, write a short essay using cohesive devices. Underline the cohesive devices used. Put your essay in a short bondpaper. You will be graded using this rubric: Traits 3 2 Focus C. There is one dear, well There is one clear, well There is one topic. Main Ideas The topic and main Details focused topic Main ideas are focused topic. Main Ideas are are somewhat clear. ideas are not dear. clear and are well supported clear but are not well by detailed and accurate supported by detailed information information Organization The introduction is inviting, The introduction states the The introduction states the There is no clear introduct states the main topic, and main topic and provides an main topic. A conclusion is structure, or conclusion. provides an overview of the overview of the paper. A included. paper. Information is conclusion is included. relevant and presented in a logical order. The conclusion s strong Voice The author's purpose of The author's purpose of The author's purpose of The author's purpose o writing is very dear, and writing is somewhat clear, writing is somewhat dear, is undear. there is strong evidence of and there is some evidence of and there is evidence of attention to audience. The attenbon to audience. The attention to audience. The author's extensive knowledge author's knowledge and/or author's knowledge and/or and/or expenence with the experience with the topic experience with the topic topic is/are evident. is/are evident is/are limited. Word Choice The author us s vivid words The author uses vivid words The author uses words that The writer uses a lon and phrases. The choice and and phrases. The choice and communicate clearly, but the vocabulary. Jargon placement of words seems placement of words is writing lacks variety. may be present an from the meaning accurate, natural, and not inaccurate at times and/or forced. seems overdone. entence Al sentences are well Most sentences are well Most sentences are well Sentences sound uchure. constructed and have varied constructed and have vaned constructed, but they have a awkward, are Similar structure and/or distractingly rep structure and length. The structure and length. The ammar (USE COHESIVE author makes no errors in author makes a few errors in length. The author makes or are difficult The author mal VICES). several errors in grammar, grammar, mechanics, and/or grammar, mechanics, and/or dann mechanics and/or spelling errors in gram​