Student Name Nyah Williams
Grade Contracted For ____ A __X__ 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? |
| (15%)Based on 8.a:Efficiently utilize a comprehensive structure when I present my work | -Research ways to make presentations more engaging -Have a clear order to how I organize ideas -Practice in front of someone -Have someone peer review my work before presenting it | -Video recording of me practicing in front of someone -Articles/blogs about tips and advice I could follow -Written corrections as proof of someone looking over my things | -A video recording will show that I took time out of class to hone my skills -Articles/blogs will show that I put in the effort to research things I need to get better -Written corrections show that I was proactive in getting another perspective -My outline(s) will show my thought process along with how I want to structure things in a good way |
| (15%)Based on 13.b: Gain the ability to use captivating and applicable topics to show how well I understand them, while accurately projecting and representing the author’s handiwork | -Practice gaining understanding of others’ work in class -Explore new ways to make the subject matter interesting -Work on making my word choices more straight to the point and easier to grasp | -Peer review classmates work -Read about how to make topics more appealing -Study a thesaurus | -Peer reviews will show that I can work on acquiring -comprehension of knowledge that is not my own -Reading on my own shows how driven I am to engage better with the audience -A thesaurus will broaden my choice of words to cater to the audience’s ability to make sense out of what I relay to them |
| (20%)Based on 2.d: Reshape ideas from different and global interpretations of things I investigate having to do with the topic in hand | -Actively listen and engage with others about their own ideas -Work on being able to present something from a new and fresh perspective -Research knowledge from multiple areas | -Peer review(s) I’d do -Notes I’d take from other point of views -Notes I take from exploring | -Peer reviews show the willingness to be open to not only gaining an understanding of things, but also being able to turn those ideas into something else -Notes I take shows my willingness to do something different with my work by using resources outside of myself -Notes I take from exploring will show that I am eager to do more than what is required in class |
| (10%)Based on 1.c: I will try my hand at being a leader during activities | -Take charge of conversations -Bring together all the ideas of those around me -Be proactive in interactions with others | -Take notes during the activities -Actively listen to others -Research ways to take charge of situations | · My notes will show that I am prepared to look over ideas on my own consistently to better evaluate how things need to be done · Being actively involved with others will show my willingness to be open to what collaborators bring to the table · Researching on my own shows how I take initiative to be more inclined to lead |
| (40%)Based on 7.b: Strive to always learn and continue to be a “student” outside of the classroom | -Check out different ways to learn -Be open to knowledge based on experiences of others -Practice learning from all that is around me | -Share research on learning types -Actively question others about the subject matter(s) and take notes -Evidence of thought process in personal writings | · Be able to show how the learning types can be useful with assigned work · Questions could demonstrate my ability to learn from others outside of the classroom about what we go over in a non-traditional setting · Shows that I can learn on my own without a specific structure already put in place |