HUMANITIES PORTFOLIO PROJECT

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1 HUMANITIES PORTFOLIO PROJECT Dear Parents and Students, The Humanities Department is beginning to plan for assessing our student s growth and academic successes through an electronic format. Instead of a final exam, students are expected to complete a final project that will encompass all three Humanities subject areas. This project will be a reflective piece based on concepts and skills covered during Humanities classes. To showcase your personal and educational growth over the past year, you will reflect on your experiences and create an electronic portfolio. Using Prezi ( Youblisher ( or PowerPoint, you will demonstrate the skills you have mastered and some of the knowledge you have gained. Samples of work, music, videos, pictures and other means of showing growth can be used as part of the minute presentation. The presentation has been broken down into the three subject areas to make it easier for students to create the portfolio: Christian Education, followed by Social Studies then English. A sample project is available for viewing in the Humanities section of the ND School website. Portfolios will be presented during the week following the Victoria Day long weekend. The project is valued at 10% in EACH of the three subject areas. Christian Oral Electronic English Social Studies Education Presentation Presentation 30 marks 30 marks 30 marks 5 marks 5 marks Student s signature: Parent s signature: 1 P a g e

2 Christian Education 8 Curriculum Outcomes The student will understand the Bible as God s self-revelation and as a record of God s interaction with His people. Read, interpret and apply Scripture to life. Themes The students will reflect on their community service. The students will synthesize their understanding of the year long theme of covenant as it applies to their personal relationships and their relationship to God. Portfolio Questions: KNOW: 1. Choose an Old Testament figure and discuss one challenge this person faced and how he/she overcame it. 2. How does their story apply to your life today? LOVE: 1. How have your studies in Religion class helped you grow in your faith, or grown closer to God (what does it mean to grow in faith and provide 3 examples)? 2. Non Catholics: Reflect on what we have studied in class. Are there issues you feel strongly about in a positive or negative way? Explain with examples. SERVE: 1. Describe the benefits you have received from participating in community service hours. 2. How have you benefitted the community you helped? 2 P a g e

3 Name: Christian Education Portfolio Rubric Mark: /30 GENERALLY MINIMALLY FULLY MEETS CATEGORY MEETS MEETS EXPECTATIONS EXPECTATIONS EXPECTATIONS Love: Define growing in faith as it relates to your covenant with God 3 personal examples Know: DOES NOT MEET EXPECTATIONS Provides a Provides a Provides a definition of definition of what definition of what it Provides a what it means to grow it means to means to grow definition of in faith and provides 3 grow in faith and in faith and what it means to examples provides 2 provides 1 grow in faith examples example. Thinks about characters Student identifies Student identifies Identify 1 character and can character and can character identify challenge identify challenge Identify faced, discussed how faced and challenge faced they overcame it and discussed how Discuss how how it applies to own they overcame he/she life it. overcame it Application to own life Service: Describes community Describes service and includes a community Student identifies character and can identify challenge faced. Student can only Identify old testament character. Benefits of description of how the service Describes service to self community benefitted and includes a community service Describes Benefits of and how you have description of how and includes a community service to connected the bible the community description of how services without others (references) and topics benefitted and studied to your how you from the community benefitted reflection personal experience of participating in service this service 3 P a g e

4 Social Studies 8 Curriculum Outcomes Identify and clarify a problem, an issue, or an inquiry Compare daily life, family structures, and gender roles in a variety of civilizations Describe a variety of diverse cultural traditions and world religions Locate and describe major world landforms, bodies of water, and political boundaries on maps Themes It is important to look at the world around us and see how the past has affected the present. If we understand this, then we can be part of the future. Portfolio Questions: 1. Research a current event providing an article summary that includes: Title of Article /Author/Date of Article/Source (website/publication) Theme Geography/Culture/Government/Technology/Environment/Economics Summary List and Describe the People mentioned in the article List and Describe the Places mentioned in the article Explain the connection(s) between the article and what you have studied in Social Studies 2. Plot the current event on an appropriate country map labelling: Capital City City where event happened, if different from Capital City Major Mountain system in the country Major River that runs through the country Major Body of Water located near the country, if it is not landlocked. 4 P a g e

5 Current Events (Short Form) Title of Article: Author: Date of article: Source: (website/publication) Summary of Article: List and describe the people mentioned in the article: List and describe the places mentioned in the article: 5 P a g e

6 Mapping: Provide a map of the country where your news event occurred. Label the following details on your map: Map of the country Capital city City where event happened, if different from Capital city. Major mountain system in the country Major River that runs through the country. Major body of water located near the country, if it is not landlocked. Use the links below to help locate a map of the country you are looking for. Make sure to use blank outlined maps when creating your map. Canada: World Country Maps Continents & Country Maps 6 P a g e

7 Current Event Links: Use the following links to aid you in your research of your current event: Cable News Network British Broadcasting Corporation The New York Times The Associated Press Reuters News Service Teaching Kids the News National Geographic 7 P a g e

8 Social Studies Portfolio Rubric Name: Mark: /30 CATEGORY GENERALLY MINIMALLY FULLY MEETS DOES NOT MEET MEETS MEETS EXPECTATIONS EXPECTATIONS EXPECTATIONS EXPECTATIONS ARTICLE CITATION Title of article, Title of article, Title of article source, date and source and date and source author No information SUMMARY Summary clearly Summary Summary Summary and accurately describes article describes article describes article covers information clearly and with but vital but is missing from article with some detail. information and detail. Theme is great detail and Theme is theme is not included theme is included included mentioned. CONNECTIONS Connection to 2 or Connection to 2 Connection to concepts TO SS 8 more concepts or more concepts concepts with mentioned but explained in great CONCEPTS detail with some detail limited detail. not explained MAP RELATED TO Related to the Not related to the CURRENT article article EVENT OUTLINE MAP included Not included Capital city, Capital city, current event city, Capital city, current event major body of current event city Capital city and city, major body LABELLING water, major river and major body current event city ad major mountain of water and of water correctly correctly labelled range correctly major river labelled correctly labelled labelled 8 P a g e

9 English Language Arts 8 Curriculum Outcomes Write meaningful personal texts that explore ideas and information Write purposeful information texts that express ideas and information Write effective imaginative texts to explore ideas and information Select and use a range of strategies to generate, develop, and organize ideas for writing and representing Select and use a range of drafting and composing strategies Select and use a range of strategies to revise, edit, and publish writing & representing Use metacognitive strategies to reflect on and assess their writing and representing Use conventions in writing and representing, appropriate to purpose and audience, to enhance meaning and artistry Portfolio Questions: 1. Select two Persuasive paragraphs: one written between September - January a second one written between February - April 2. Apply the Persuasive Paragraph Rubric to both paragraphs 3. Describe ways your writing has developed/improved from September - April. 9 P a g e

10 Language Arts Portfolio Rubric Name: Mark: /30 GENERALLY MINIMALLY DOES NOT FULLY MEETS CATEGORY MEETS MEETS MEET EXPECTATIONS EXPECTATIONS EXPECTATIONS EXPECTATIONS APPLICATION OF RUBRIC Completed Did not complete Highlighted highlights in highlights in sections indicate BOTH rubrics BOTH rubrics students achievement Has some Clearly identifies success Attempts to Attempts to strengths and identifying identify strengths identify DEVELOPMENT OF weaknesses in strengths and and weaknesses strengths or WRITING writing and weaknesses in in writing and weaknesses in Student clearly supports writing and supports writing and has describes writing argument of supports argument of very weak or no abilities from 2 growth with argument of growth with few examples from time frames examples from growth with examples from the two the two examples from the two paragraphs paragraphs the two paragraphs paragraphs 10 P a g e

11 Self Assessment of Persuasive Paragraph Rubric Name: Mark: /30 11 P a g e

12 Electronic Portfolio Rubric Name: Mark: /5 GENERALLY MINIMALLY DOES NOT FULLY MEETS CATEGORY MEETS MEETS MEET EXPECTATIONS EXPECTATIONS EXPECTATIONS EXPECTATIONS TIME FRAME Falls within time frame Well under/over +/- time frame +/ mins Format is suitable for Format was ELECTRONIC the information unsuitable for FORMAT displayed the information Format chosen was unsuitable for the information displayed in It is easy to locate All important presentation. It is easy to locate all all important elements are It is difficult to important element. elements. White present. White Identify White space, graphic space, graphic space, graphic AESTHETICS important elements (colour, elements (colour, elements (colour, LAYOUT elements. White lines) used effectively lines) used to lines) is ineffective space, graphic to organize material. organize material. tools for organizing elements Visuals, videos and Some of the materials. Visuals, (colour, lines) is music add to the visuals, videos and videos and music ineffective tools presentation. music add to the detract from for organizing presentations. presentation. material. Few visuals and/or music are used and it confuses the presentation. There are more There are 1-3 There are 4-5 There are no errors in than 5 errors in errors in spelling, errors in spelling spelling, punctuation spelling, punctuation or punctuation or EDITING or grammar in the final grammar in the grammar in the punctuation & draft of the final draft of the final draft of the grammar in the Prezi/PowerPoint draft of the Prezi/PowerPoint. Prezi/PowerPoint presentation 12 P a g e

13 Oral Presentation Rubric Name: Mark: /5 CATEGORY FULLY MEETS GENERALLY MEETS MINIMALLY MEETS DOES NOT MEET EXPECTATIONS EXPECTATIONS EXPECTATIONS EXPECTATIONS Facial expressions expressions and expressions and Very little use of and body language body language body language are facial Expressions AWARNESS generate a strong sometimes generate used to try or body Language. interest and a to generate Did not generate OF AUDIENCE enthusiasm strong interest and enthusiasm, but much interest in about the topic enthusiasm about seem somewhat topic being in others. the topic in others. fabricated. presented. Student seems The student is Student is pretty prepared but somewhat Student does not completely STRENGTH OF prepared and has might have prepared, but it seem at all MATERIAL obviously needed a is clear that prepared to couple more rehearsal was present. rehearsed. rehearsals. lacking. Stands up Stands up straight, looks straight and Sometimes Slouches and/or relaxed and establishes eye stands up does not look at confident. contact with straight and people during the DELIVERY Establishes eye everyone in the contact. Volume room. Volume is loud establishes eye presentation. is loud enough to enough to be contact. Volume can Volume can be be heard by heard by some be heard by heard and some most lacking lacking audience all and inflection inflection help audience interest. interest. help maintain maintain audience audience interest. interest. 13 P a g e