Student Name: Arriana Grimes
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 13.A&D: I will be able to display my comprehension of context, audience, and purpose within my writing while also communicating meaning to my audience with transparent and fluent language | Explore different writing techniques and styles Analyze my audience Using appropriate vocabulary | Essays with highlights of different techniques Notes of different strategies Research papers | My essays will have relevance to my audience in a way Main ideas are clear in writing Supporting ideas are relevant and make sense |
| (20%) Based on 8.C&D: Throughout the course, I will develop understandable and creative key messages that has crucial and sensible supporting materials while also using delivery strategies that are captivating and relevant. | Practice speeches and presentations beforehand Recognize problems I have in speech and find solutions for them Research effective communication techniques | Presentations Speeches Peer evaluations | My speech will improve and be clear My speech will show me speaking confidently My speeches/presentations are well prepared I communicate with my classmates effectively |
| (10%) Based on 3.A&B. I will have the ability to recognize and examine my own core beliefs and cerebrate my origin while also identifying complex ethical problems and the correlation among them within my work. | Asking questions about my culture and race Reflecting on my past | Personal essays Research papers that highlight racial/ethical issues Reflection papers Blog post/ Pages | Personal essays will clearly include my core beliefs Reflection papers will clearly show me cerebrating my origin. Research papers that highlight certain racial/ethical issues will show my implements of both my origin and beliefs |
| (10%) Based on 9.B: I will be able to provide various solutions to problems that I discover. | Clearly define the problem Focus on the solutions more than the problem Create a process for finding the solutions | Research Essay papers Notes Brainstorming outlines | My research papers will show my competence in problem solving by having a clear problem and having solution(s) that are relevant and appropriate My essays will show competence in my ability to analysis data and show its relevance to the main issue My brainstorming outlines will show my process in finding solutions |
| (40%) Based on 7.B&C: I will strive for understanding and academic involvement beyond the classroom while also using my prior knowledge from inside and outside of the classroom to show the different views about academic and life experiences. | Research things in my own time Explore topics similar and different to ones in class Compare new knowledge and prior knowledge | Research papers outside of class Writings outside of class Connections I have made outside of the classroom Pages/Blog post on website | The research papers I do outside of class will show my determination for learning Writing I do outside of class will show me using my prior and new knowledge and comparing my life and academic experiences The connections I have made outside of the classroom will show my engagement outside the classroom to understand different viewpoints |