Portfolio Handbook
9th Grade Portfolio
Qualities Pages
The main Projects Page of the website will be updated (if necessary) to better explain PBL (project-based learning) and the importance of the 5 Qualities in the student's own words. From here, the 5 quality pages will each be linked and described on its own page with updated personalized definitions written by the student.
Experience Page
Here, the student will update desrciptions of their after-school activities and interests. This page is an intro the student's "outside of school" persona, which will become more extensive in future years. Eventually, this page will discuss internship experiences and jobs.
Summary & Deadlines
Students in 9th grade will apply web design skills with more independence as they analyze growth, struggles, and future planning for academic success.
Students will receive paragraph outline tools (similar to a debriefing) periodically in all classes. They will choose which of the 3 reflection topics to frame their debriefing, asking the questions "How did I struggle" "How did I excell" or "How did I grow"?
They will eventually use these outlines to draft their reflection paragraphs in a more narrative format. At the end of 3rd quarter, students will participate in a lottery selection process to choose the 3 endeavors to actually feature in their portfolios as final reflection paragraphs. At this point, they will revise the outlines & paragraphs they drafted earlier.
At the end of the year, students will present to 10th grade students and teachers during the school day. The reflective writing itself and their final Portfolios will be assessed through Advisory using the essay rubric and final advisory checklist.
Grade-Level Overview Page
This page will include an Intro to the three reflection paragraphs, explaining where the student was at the beginning of the school year. Then, the 3 blurbs to 3 different entry pages (answering the 3 reflection questions, described above) will follow. Finally, a conclusion paragraph at bottom of this page will explain how all of these endeavors have prepared the student for 10th grade. Ultimately, all of these pieces will align into an overall "Transitional Essay."
Reflections
In three separate entries, students will address the following prompts, respectively, in paragraph form.
1. Endeavor where I excelled (see rubric)
2. Endeavor where I struggled (see rubric)
3. Endeavor where I demonstrated the most growth (see rubric)
Each entry page will include 2 artifacts to help illustrate the described endeavor.
"How has my performance in 9th grade prepared me for 10th grade?"