Student Name: Ava Gillery
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? |
| (25%) Based on 6b: I will be able to demonstrate sophisticated understanding of the complexity of elements important to members of another culture in relation to history, values, politics, communication styles, economy, or beliefs and practices | Research and analyze writings from people of other cultures Ask questions if I don’t understand something Don’t assume something about a culture when it’s not backed up by evidence | Photo Essay Reflections Presentations | My papers will show evidence of me getting to know intricate parts of cultures different to my own. My presentations will have information accurate to the beliefs of those I’m presenting on |
| (35%) Based on 8c: I will be able to develop clear, innovative central messages with significant supporting materials. | Fully speak out/write down my thoughts to effectively find a concise central idea Research in many ways to find different sources of evidence | Reflections DP#2 | My papers and presentations will be clearer and more concise My audience will be able to understand the main point of my presenting My notes will explain the ways I got to the central message |
| (10%) Based on 9b: I will be able to identify and evaluate multiple approaches for solving problems. | Research alternate solutions to the given problems rather than the ones offered from the group Help my classmates reach more diverse solutions to problems | DP#3 Personal Essays (DP#1) | My writings will have multiple diverse solutions to given problems My personal essays will have evidence of my research to find more answers to issues |
| (15%) Based on 12a: I will be able to help collaboration move forward by articulating the merits of alternative ideas | Express any alternate opinions to the group to keep up the conversations Offer up the benefits of different ideas that the group may not have thought of | Peer evaluations Participation in class discussions | My collaborations’ ideas will be well thought out My notes and blog posts will be accurate to how we arrived at certain ideas |
| (15%) Based on 13a: I will be able to demonstrate a through understanding of context, audience, and purpose | Write with a purpose and want to know more about things I’m not fully educated in Relate what I’m researching to current events and the people around me | Reflections DP#1 and DP#2 Presentations and speeches | I will effectively communicate with my audience My writings will be about diverse subjects that I normally wouldn’t write about My research would show my interest in learning about other cultures/beliefs |