Grade Contracted For  ____ 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?
(30%) Based on (learning goal from CODES): Civic Engagement: Tailors communication strategies to effectively listen, express, and adapt to others to establish relationships both in person and online  I will seek to use different strategies to show that I am having positive interactions and relationships both in person and online.I will take reviews from classmates/teammates that I worked with during my photo essay group project to give me feedback on how I was as a team memberI met the goal if my reviews are on the porfolio and they show that I was a positive and beneficial member to the team
(10%) Based on (learning goal from CODES): Oral Communication: Uses compelling, appropriate delivery techniques  Use language that is appropriate in context and for the audienceI will keep notes on who I react with in class and at the end of the semester I will ask those people to give me feedback on how well I communicatedMy portfolio will consist of the feedback from those people and should show that I communicated affectively.
(20%) Based on (learning goal from CODES): Written Communication: Uses language to skillfully communicate with clarity and fluency  I will write with good punctuation and show intelligenceI will present a paragraph from my Digital Project #1 on my portfolioReview the paragraph I provide and determine if I wrote with good punctuation and displayed my intelligence.
(20%) Based on (learning goal from CODES): Information Literacy: Accesses information using effective, well-designed search strategies and appropriate sources  Learn how to determine what sources are credible enough to cite and use information fromProvide my citations page from my Digital Project #2View the citations page  and determine if it shows that I used credible sources.
(20%) Based on (learning goal from CODES): Problem-Solving Skills: Identifies and evaluate multiple approaches for solving problems.  While encountering different problems I will think about what my best approach will be to solve it.Whenever a problem is encountered, I will jot down the steps I take in a journal and post it in my portfolioThe journal should show how I identified the problem and evaluated my approaches