Introducing portfolios

Objectives

Students will be able to ...

• identify the purpose of a portfolio
• identify the requirements for their portfolio
• select work for their portfolio that demonstrates learning

Procedure

The PowerPoint Presentation I use for this lesson.

1. Do Now: What are the top ten things you have learned in this class this semester?

2. We will put some of their answers on the board.

3. I will pass out the handout for the portfolios. I will tell them what a portfolio is and what it is for. We will then go over the handout, talking about their requirements for their portfolio. The handout for English 1

4. They will have the rest of the period to select work and attach post its for brainstorming the relevance of each piece of work.

Assessment

• Are students thoughtful in their selection of work?
• Are they selecting work that demonstrates real learning?