Your Goal Grade
Highlight the header for the column below to indicate which grade you plan to work toward in the course. Meeting the basic requirements for your chosen letter grade, according to the table below, is mandatory.
| A Work | B Work | C Work |
-Misses one class or less, or completes make-up work for excused absences -Annotates all readings thoroughly -Makes substantive comments in discussions -Completes all assignments on time (or has an approved extension request) -Work demonstrates intellectual engagement, care, effort, and growth in response to feedback -Collaborates substantially, contributes to vision, works equally with peers | -Misses two classes or less, or completes make-up work for excused absences -Annotates readings -Often participates in discussion -Completes all major assignments on time (or has an approved extension request) -Completes most SAs on time -Work demonstrates care, effort and growth in response to feedback -Collaborates equally, completes required work | -Misses three classes or less, or completes make-up work for excused absences -Completes most readings -Sometimes adds to discussion -Completes all major assignments on time (or has an approved extension request) -Completes at least four SAs -Meets minimal expectations on assignments; shows limited growth in response to feedback -Completes required collaborative work |
First-Week Introduction
[Complete the goal-setting portions of your class portfolio by choosing your goals, going over the syllabus in detail, and explaining what assignments you may use to demonstrate how you have been developing in those areas and what will best demonstrate your progress. Then, write a brief introduction here where you explain why you chose your five goals. What assignment makes you most excited for the semester? Which one seems like it will be the most challenging? What strategies do you want to set for yourself to make the semester a success?]
Midterm Introduction
[Speak about the skills and content you’ve learned during the first half of the semester. What did you most enjoy? What did you struggle with? What goals do you think you’ve most excelled at meeting and what do you want to continue developing during the second half of the semester? What goals haven’t you yet met, and how will you make them a priority in the second half of class?]
Final Introduction
[Now that the semester is over, use your introduction to reflect in-depth on your process. How well did you meet the goals you set out to meet? What did you learn that surprised you? Focusing on your goals for this class, what do you want to remember to take with you into your future courses? What strategies can you use to continue developing toward these goals?]
Course Goals
(20%)2b : Take risks in assignments and in approaches to learning to create new knowledge
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
| What I can do to learn the content and develop the skill is to step out of my comfort zone and ask questions about assignments that I’m not the best at and put in effort to learning new content to enhance my critical and creative thinking skills. | 1. Use Miro board and brainstorming ideas 2. Engage on source analysis discussions 3. Presentations 4. Site visits | [Explain what success would look like in your example if you met your goal] |
(20%)7b: Pursues knowledge and educational experience beyond the classroom
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
| What I can do to learn the content and develop the skill is to use the collaboration skills and knowledge I’ve learned last semester and help with future group projects to enhance my knowledge and educational experience beyond the classroom. | 1. Group work 2. Site visits 3. | [Explain what success would look like in your example if you met your goal] |
(20%)13b : Uses appropriate, relevant, and compelling content to illustrate mastery of the subject, conveying the writer’s understanding, and shaping the whole work
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
| What I can do to learn the content and develop the skill is to do writing assignments and get feedback to know how to write appropriate, relevant, and compelling content to illustrate mastery of the subject. | 1. Labs 2. Projects 3. Scrolly telling 4. Source Analysis | [Explain what success would look like in your example if you met your goal] |
(20%)1b: Connects and extends knowledge from academic study to civic engagement
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
| What I can do to learn the content and develop the skill is to strengthen my ability to solve problems and to elaborate on how I can learn to make a difference. I can learn how to make a change in the community or within classrooms when learning new content. | [need at least one example for each 5% of grade weight] | [Explain what success would look like in your example if you met your goal] |
(20%)11a: Evaluates texts’ scholarly significance to apply reading to other contexts or issues
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
| What I can do to learn the content and develop the skill is to learn how to evaluate text through reading. Reading isnโt my biggest strength but what I could do to improve that is use assignments in class to not only enhance my reading skills but also apply reading to other contexts or issues. | [need at least one example for each 5% of grade weight] | [Explain what success would look like in your example if you met your goal] |