Meine Gegend - improving writing skills

Swap and score writing activity in German based on the practice in our school's English department. (Usually takes 2 lessons)

Here is how I approach this...
1) Teacher looks at text with class and the students find the different components within the text from the criteria list (good to colour code with highlighters).
2) The teacher then questions the class about the allocation of marks they would give the sample text. ie Would you award the maximum of 2 points for using connectives? Why? Why not? This gives students the onus to consider what they expect to see to get the full marks for each section. By going through all the categories this way, a total score is worked out and then compared to the total marks available (for the task attached it would be 17!) Whilst doing this, I also annotate on the board, what worked well (WWW) and EBI (even better if) using commentary from the students.
3) Students are then tasked to write their own text, making sure to include components from the criteria list.
4) Upon completion (depending on class, they may complete at home, unless I am not confident they will use google translate!!), pupils swap texts and then use the grid on slide 2 to peer assess each other's text.
5) The feedback is then read and students do a further RAP task to try and add some key words or sentences to their original text, in line with EBI comments given.
I always thereafter add a helpful comment too.

My students have found this really helpful to improve structuring their writing.