Contract
Student Name: Venus Morgan
Grade Contracted For A
| 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 8.A: I will remain organized through my processes to ensure I can present my content coherently. | – Research from reliable sources – Learn how to group my subjects orderly – Understand my content and study it | – Speeches – Presentations | – My speech will be organizational – My presentation will be labeled and consistent – I will know what I am speaking about |
| (20%)Based on 13.A: I will exhibit my comprehension of reason and context while practicing awareness of the audience I address. | – Allow thought processes while I explore new information – Pay attention to perspective – Process information and make connections | – Photo essays – Digital project #1/#3 – Reflection #4 | – My essays will show relevance to my audience – My digital project/essays will address every aspect of the problems I research |
| (25%)Based on 9.B & 9.C:I will comprehend the context behind the difficult issues we address and provide insight on possible solutions. | – Research from multiple resources – Research from sources with opposing ideals | – Class discussions – Reflections #3,#7,#8, #6 | – I will speak during class and address my ideas for solving problems – I will write and back up my insight with evidence from research – Explain specific contexts |
| (25%)Based on 3.B: I will comprehend the complexity of multiple ethical issues and how they relate to one another. | – Define how deep and difficult ethics is – Research multiple issues that would seem to not correlate and try to find connections (most likely there will be) | – Rhetorical Analysis (DP#2) – Reflection #7/#8 | – Creating graphs (literally or figuratively) – Through writing I can explain the connections between these issues – Through reflections I can reflect on what knowledge I’ve gained |
| (10%)Based on 6.A & 6.C:I will cease judgment upon others based on identity and reflect on how figures of my race have impacted these biases. | – Research the effects of colonialism on communities – Understanding cultural differences – Move forward prioritizing respect of all – Denying stereotypes | – Class discussions – DP #3 – Speeches | – Through the way I speak and present myself I can show how I view others who are different from me – Addressing cultures I do not share – Through writing you can comprehend my awareness of history |