Student Name: Example “A” Contract
Grade Contracted For __X__ A ____ B ____ C
| What concepts are you going to learn, or skills are you going to develop? | How will you learn the content/ develop the skill? | What evidence will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | How will you and I assess the evidence of your learning/skills? |
| (20%) Based on (C12) Works independently toward goals by contributing and meeting deadlines | Prepare for class discussions and outside reading Communicate with the class | Readings Drafts from group activities Annotations from articles my 10 Eportfolio | Attend and actively participate in at least 90% of class sessions Complete weekly work on time and answer questions fully Prepared for 90% of class sessions. Perform “Excellent” work according to the class |
| (20%) Based on (6B) Demonstrates sophisticated understanding of the complexity of elements essential to members of another culture in relation to history, values, politics, communication styles, economy, or beliefs and practices | Collaborate with the research group to develop a research question/ hypothesis Analyze various sources of evidence for the research report Work with SIUE resources to format references See all points of view before writing | Scientist spotlight 1Readings reflections Jigsaw 2 summary | Perform “Excellent” on the assignments for the research report (e.g., annotated bibliography) Show through work many views and understanding from all people |
| (20%) Based on (5A) Defines the scope of research questions effectively and selects information cogently to address them. | • Further research on a topic we are learning from, and better understand the information, and explain. | Biomes and food webs Scientist spotlight 2 10 research paper citations Draft outline | • Achieve a high understanding of the topic for the work and final project |
| (20%) Based on (3B) Recognizes multilayered ethical issues and the cross-relationships among them. | Class lectures and work to learn how to analyze data Analyze various sources of data for the research report | • I will use the assignments from speciation and biodiversity Jigsaw Experimental design draft Project | • I will show my understanding through the work that I write, which relates to each other. |
| (20%) Based on(1B) Connects and extends knowledge from academic study to civic engagement. | • I will learn from the teacher and work on the research that we do throughout the semester | Class participation Writing paper Jigsaw prep • reading reflections | • Show the evidence that I found and how I used it in an outside activity or program, and what I learned from it |