March 19

Portfolio work and reflections due next Monday. See sample below. You must have 3 reflections total (One for each piece of work). Please choose a variety of assignments (test/quiz, HW, essay, project, etc). Be sure to reflect on the standards, how you felt about assignment and what it says about you, etc.


Social Studies - EXAMPLE OF REFLECTION

I’ve completed many assignments this academic year which demonstrate how I’ve met the standards for social studies. However, the one example that really stands out for me is a travel advertisement on one of England’s thirteen colonies in North America. For this piece of work, I had to create visual images of colonial New York that would be appealing to potential settlers. In addition, my classmates and I had to write a persuasive pitch in order to explain why people should settle in New York.

I wish to include this assignment in my portfolio for many different reasons. It shows that I am meeting the standards in social studies. I was able to explain how New York’s economic prosperity through its fertile land, natural harbors, etc. was instrumental in the growth and development of the colonies. This is considered a significant turning point in American history. Also, I felt that my advertisement was creative and ‘catchy’ as a commercial would be. Even so, I received a 3.2 due to the fact that I did not explain my images completely. (The rubric stated that I needed a caption for each picture AND it had to relate to the pitch). After reading the teacher’s comments I realized that although I enjoyed working on this particular project, I was not thorough in making sure that I had followed all the given instructions. (In fact, I’ve come to realize that I have done this before on previous homeworks). This assignment tells me that I need to be more cautious when completing assignments and I need to make stronger connections between the documents/pictures and the topic assigned.