FINAL PARTIAL

Understanding Cultures of the World

Directions: Work from the

beginning levels up to the
advanced levels. You must
successfully complete the
requirements for ALL points in
one level to move up to the
next level on the rubric for
each heading.

Advanced
9 or 10

Advanced English
JENNIFER ORTEGA

Portfolio Rubric: Your advancement toward strong and varied language skills in English
Vocabulary use
Independently develops new vocabulary
and integrates it into speech

Informal speaking and listening

Is a confident, effective speaker.

Formal speaking
Expresses original, academic thinking

able to1make use of language subtleties, such

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in a way that all can understand easily.

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Independently develops new vocabulary

and integrates it into writing

Reading
Analyzes works of poetry effectively

Uses a wide range of techniques to engage

the audience.

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High grammatical and syntactical control.

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synthesizes
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non-academic genres to enrich work

Regularly integrates new vocabulary into

Shows confidence and willingness to speak

8 or 9

speech
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Regularly integrates new vocabulary into

Actively participates in group discussion.

Discuss ideas that involve critical

writing
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Consistently uses strategies to decode

thinking in English.

unknown words, independently.

intermediate

Shows improved active vocabulary

through traditional quizzes and exams

Asks and answers questions regularly.

Can use a variety of strategies to decode

unknown words.

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Developing

Achieving

Articulates
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of an academic topic without
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Shows improved passive vocabulary

(ability to understand new words)

Developing
Uses appropriate simple vocabulary.

Consistently self-edits work on a basic, global

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and stylistic level.
Articulates new ideas and original thinking beyond

Understands language subtleties such as simply giving opinions.

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humor, idioms and irony with teacher
Demonstrates willingness to take risks with
lanaguage

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Writes organized essays using academic

conventions.

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Explains facts and restates ideas or summaries

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Shows comprehension of longer fiction.
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Self-edits
work
on a basic and global level. Check Box 45
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Shows
comprehension
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Speaks at length fluently without substantial
Shows comprehension of non-fiction.
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help from written work.
Can use written English in a variety of genres.
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Shows comprehension of short fiction.

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Answers questions clearly.
Reads and understands longer works
Check Box 12 Articulates new ideas and original thinking
Gives facts and restates ideas clearly.
Contributes
with
substantial
help
from written work.
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Shows
some
basic self-editing in work.
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Can summarize reading, content or other people's
Speaks at length with substantial help
demonstrates comprehension.
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Constistenly uses sentences correctly.
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ideas to show essential meaning
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from written work.
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Listens attentively to others.
Reads and understands short works
Writes short summaries of other works in
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Gives short "yes" or "no" answers to questions
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work ( mostly reading)
of fiction with
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complete sentences.
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Contributes some simple phrases in discussions
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demonstrates comprehension.
Writes
opinions

Score: ______/61

After you have checked the points that you believe you have demonstrated competency for and scored yourself for your current
What have you improved on most during this partial (or, if this is the 4th partial, during the semester)?
I improved my academic english and present better in english.

What aspects of your English do you think still needs more work?
I need to work more on my vocabulary and be more sec ure when I present in public.

How will you improve those aspects?

By reading more and practice before presenting.

What aspect of your portfolio are you most proud of so far? Why?
All the kite runner novel updates because I learned many about the middle east .

What aspect of your portfolio do you think needs the most improvement? Why?

The audios because there are not very well recorded.

Analyzes works of fiction effectively

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Able to present synthesized information
support
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in an organized, academic manner.
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Articulates
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new ideas
academic material and offers opinions
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Demonstrates original thinking about class topics.
without
substantial
help from written work.
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new ways of speaking.

beginner

substantial help from written work.

command of language.
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Uses a wide
range
of techniques to engage the

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intermediate

Writing
Expresses original, academic thinking with a high

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Understands language subtleties such as audience.

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irony independently
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Achieving

beginner

Current Level: ___________________

Your portfolio will include work that you have done all throughout the semester. You will not include all assignments and wo

Once each partial, you will have time to meet with the teacher, discuss your portfolio and your general improvement in Eng

TO BEGIN: Get the following materials together in one pl For the first 3 partials, you will NOT be graded on your portfolio b
Floppy disk
4 copies of this rubric (one for each partial)
Your Final partial grade will be based directly on this rubric and is
Videotape
Cassette
Large binder that can hold ALL materials in an organized manner

t include all assignments and work in your porfolio, but will choose the best work you have done that shows master of all the steps up to

our general improvement in English during the semester. During the fourth and final partial, you will turn in your final portfolio. On that da

OT be graded on your portfolio based on this rubric. Your first 3 partial portfolio grades will be based on THE PROGRESS YOU MAKE.

sed directly on this rubric and is worth 60% of your grade.

ows master of all the steps up to and within your target level. You will be responsible not only for saving your work and choosing the mo

in your final portfolio. On that day, you will meet with the teacher to present your portfolio and to grade your own work in the class. You

THE PROGRESS YOU MAKE.

your work and choosing the most representative work during the semester, but also for bring videotaping materials to classes in which y

your own work in the class. You will be asked to explain what you have improved upon during the course and to defend the level you be

g materials to classes in which you intend to demonstrate strong formal speaking skills. and audiotaping materials for days in which you

e and to defend the level you believe you have acheived. The teacher will either approve your level or make changes (which may be hig

materials for days in which you intend to demonstrate strong informal speaking skills.

ake changes (which may be higher or lower than your target level) according to her perspective. You will have the chance to discuss yo

l have the chance to discuss your level, but the final level is determined by the teacher. Your level will determine 60% of your grade in th

etermine 60% of your grade in this class.