Hunter Smith

9/17/15
capstone
Junkyard Wars Melon Ramp

Yesterday in capstone we built the Junkyad ramps. We were put into groups and were
given tape and some trash we had to build a ramp that we were able to pick up and move
around but that was also strong enough to be able to roll a cantaloupe down.
During the project my group was Amber,Nicole,Tyler,and Luke. we worked well together
and we got along and nobody got mad or frustrated with each other and we built and really good
ramp. Everybody helped with the building of the ramp and we worked well as a group.
The purpose of the this project was to get us to have to work in a group and to have to
work with other people. It was also to teach us how to work together in a group with true
teamwork where everyone in the group participates equally and it is not just one person doing
all the work or most of the group doing all the work and one person sitting around doing nothing.
I think that personally this project showed me what true teamwork is and that when I
work in a group its easier when everyone works together equally.

Above Expectations

Reflective
Thinking

Analysis

Meets

Approaching

Below

Expectations

Expectations

Expectations

(20-19)

(18-16)

(15-13)

(12-0)

The reflection explains

the students own
thinking and learning
processes, as well as
implications for future
learning.

The reflection
explains the
students thinking
about his/her own
learning
processes.

The reflection attempts to

demonstrate thinking
about learning but is
vague and/or unclear
about the personal
learning process.

The reflection
does not
address the
students
thinking and/or
learning.

The reflection is an indepth analysis of the

learning experience,
the value of the
derived learning to self
or others, and the

The reflection is
an analysis of the
learning
experience and
the value of the
derived learning

The reflection attempts to

analyze the learning
experience but the value
of the learning to the
student or others is
vague and/or unclear.

The reflection
does not move
beyond a
description of
the learning
experience.

Making
Connections

Conventions/
Mechanics

enhancement of the
students appreciation
for the discipline.

to self or others.

The reflection
articulates multiple
connections between
this learning
experience and
content from other
courses, past learning,
life experiences and/or
future goals.

The reflection
articulates
connections
between this
learning
experience and
content from other
courses, past
learning
experiences,
and/or future
goals.

The reflection attempts to

articulate connections
between this learning
experience and content
from other courses, past
learning experiences, or
personal goals, but the
connection is vague
and/or unclear.

The reflection
does not
articulate any
connection to
other learning or
experiences.

The reflection has

few/no grammatical
errors. Writing is well
organized and
paragraphs have
appropriate, engaging
topic sentences.

The reflection has

few grammatical
errors. Writing is
well organized
and paragraphs
have appropriate,
topic sentences.

The reflection has some

grammatical errors that
distract from
understanding. Writing is
organized and
paragraphs have topic
sentences.

The reflection
has many
grammatical
errors that
distract from
understanding.
Writing is
unorganized and
paragraphs lack
topic sentences.