Mrs. Clark-Burnell's classes 

See the world through another's eyes

DOWN LOAD ASSESSMENT RUBRIC HERE-- TURN THIS IN WITH YOUR PORTFOLIO

Format:  3 ring binder or report folder                                    Points: 100 in the homework category.

Rubric:  As usual, we will create the rubric for this assignment as a class.

Portfolio Contents:

1. Illustrated cover
   • Should include identification info:  name, period, date, and teacher.
   • Title: Create a title which refers to extended metaphor for your portfolio.  Think of a metaphor that represents you and your work this year.  Some examples include:
     • English is patchwork quilt in which each section of your portfolio is a quilt block
     • English is a willow tree in which each section of your portfolio represents a branch.
     • English is a street map in which each section of your portfolio is region or route.
   • Visual drawing to represent your metaphor.  Draw a picture of the quilt or willow tree or map to illustrate your metaphor visually.

    

2. Introduction and table of contents
   • One paragraph introducing your portfolio by briefly explaining the cover art and how it relates to your extended metaphor.

   • Table of contents: 

   Sample:

   Reflection Essay ................................. page 1

   Reading Work Samples ......................pages 2-5

   Writing Work Samples ....................... pages 6-7

   Language Conventions Samples ......... pages 8-9

   Listening/Speaking .............................page 10

3. Reflection Essay  In this essay think about how you have grown as a thinker and as a writer, reader, listener and speaker.  Use the work you've selected in your portfolio to prove that you have mastered the content standards in the  four main categories, which every seventh grader is supposed know by the end of the year.  These are reading, writing, language conventions and listening/speaking.  Here is how to structure your essay.  Click here to read a sample reflection essay by a former student.  Another sample is available here.

   • Introduction 

     • Hook sentence

     • Thesis and road map about

       • how you have grown as a thinker in general, and

       • how your portfolio show how you've grown as a reader, writer (that includes mastering the language conventions of grammar and mechanics), and a listener/speaker.

   • Four Body Paragraphs

     • Each paragraph should be about a section of your portfolio.  So you'll have one paragraph about reading, one about writing, one about language conventions (grammar, punctuation, etc.), and one small paragraph about speaking/listening.

     • Think about how what you've learned in each of those areas.  What are your strengths and weaknesses in each area?  Refer to your work samples as evidence to prove what you have learned.  Excellent paragraphs will refer to specific standards within the reading, writing, language conventions and listening/speaking categories..  I'll give you a list of these.

   • Conclusion

     • Echo thesis in a fresh way

     • So-what/wrap up

       • suggested so-what's:  what was hardest about this year and did you learn from it?  What do you want to learn next year?  how does this all connect to your extended metaphor?

4. Proof of mastery of the four main content categories (reading, writing, language conventions, and listening/speaking)

    Prove that you have masters these standards by including artifacts or work you've done.  Don't just pick the items with good grades.  Pick the assignments that pushed you, that made you do things differently.  You may want to pick some lousy work and then some work that shows how much better you got at that task!  You may want to pick work you are really proud of.   Suggested ways to prove mastery:

   • As a Reader/Writer Questions

   • Dialectical Journal Entries

   • One pagers (we may not do these in 2003-2004)

   • On the Surface/Under the Surface Trees

   • Annotations

   • Essays

   • tests & quizzes

   • notes

   • speech text and rubric

   You will use section dividers (or construction paper) to divide your work into four sections as follows:

   • Reading Work Samples

   • Writing Work Samples

   • Language Convention Samples

   • Listening/Speaking Work Samples

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. Do we need to have more than one work sample per standard? For the listening/speaking section you can have just one work sample.   But for the other three standards or sections you need to have at least three work samples.

2. Do we need to use plastic sheet protectors?  No.

3. Do we need to re-do our work to include it?  No!

4. Can we annotate our work with sticky-note or different colored pens? Yes, but you certainly do NOT need to do that.  Read a book for fun instead.  Or get some more sleep.

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