Legacy PortfolioYour Legacy is a collection and presentation of YOUR

work achieved in the 2017-2018 school year. It should

be creatively designed to convey a sampling of

standards mastered in every class and will provide

evidence of the the depth of your learning this year.

For Students in Grades 6-7

• This is a presentation that YOU create over the entire school year and present to your parents or school admin. for review in

the presence of a Teacher/Evaluator.

• The materials which must be included are a sampling of standards learned in each class and the evidence which

supports the learning.

• All Portfolios must be complete by May 3

• 6th Graders will make presentations to parents on May 14-15

• 7th Graders will present to school administration May 7 – 18th

• Yes, presentations are scored by the evaluator and it counts as a grade in every subject, including electives and PE

• Presentations are usually created in Powerpoint, however you can use other formats such as Prezi, as long as you can

demonstrate proficiency with the program.

*Students MUST keep hard copies of exemplar

works and projects done and will exhibit them

during their presentation. This is in addition

to digital copies and photos of your work.

DO NOT use google photos to represent your

work. Photos must be authentic photos of

YOUR actual project or design.

NEW FOR 2017-2018

SAVING your PORTFOLIO

• Portfolios should be saved to the one Drive on your

student portal.

• Always be sure to save your work each time you log

in.

WORK TIME• Classroom allotted work time for portfolios is at the

discretion of each teacher and does not begin until

April 2018

• Students are responsible for completion by May 3

deadline, regardless of class work time provided

PRESENTATIONS

• Students must dress professionally for parent

presentations and are expected to exhibit

polished presentation and speaking skills.

PHOTOS• Students may often need to take photos of

class work and activities throughout the year

as documentation. Don’t forget to email them

to yourself and save them to One Drive. Just

in case your phone is lost, stolen or replaced.

What should be includedon each slide?

• Subject Area

• Key Concepts/Related concepts Learned

• What I actually DID during the unit to prove my learning

• Skills I learned and used – Learner Profile attributes and/or ATL’s

• Examples/Artifacts you created, can be pictures or videos

• State Standards learned during the unit

• Reflection – How have I grown academically from last year to this year? How will the skills and standards learned benefit me in the future?

My reflection on what I have learned:

Language & Literature

Children’s

Books

What I did: In the spring we worked with reading and themes, analyzing fables, “The Storyteller,” and “The Lottery” for themes. We then decided on a theme and created our own book for children illustrating the theme.

Skills learned & used: Reading comprehension, recognizing a theme, finding evidence that supports a theme, and discovering how a theme is developed over the course of a text. ATL and LP also appropriate here.

Main standard addressed: LAFS.8.RL.1.2.Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text.

How I think these skills

will benefit me in the future?

Language & Literature

Text-Based

Essays

What I did: Throughout the fall and winter, we studied how to write an essay analyzing reading passages. We read and wrote together in class, used a rubric, wrote on our own, and took the FSA writing test in March.

Skills learned and used: Reading comprehension, creating a claim, summarizing text, citing sources, organizing an essay, creating a focus for writing, and using multiple sources to write on one topic. (ATL or LP)

Main standard addressed: LAFS.8.W.1.1.Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

My reflection on what I learned:

How I think these skills

will benefit me in the future?

Scary

Story

• Language & Literature

In Dangerous Love

By: Biyanca Punnara

They met in Scotland 1992 in the commoner part of town. Ever since then they have been in

love. About a week ago Joshua Proposed to Faith. Now today, in 1994, Scotland’s town priest, Stacey is

marrying them. Afterwards they plan to take a trip to Scotland’s Honeymoon Castle for two weeks.

Over in Scotland, the police and investigators were dealing with a psychotic murder case. Jake

and Marie where the top couple, and main detective team on the case. Officer Jake and investigator

Marie went all over town asking questions. To cover more ground this week they divided. Marie took

the commoner part of the town, while Jake questioned the other half of the town. By this time Joshua

and Faith have already been honeymooning in the Scotland’s Honeymoon Castle for a week.

It was already late, but Jake had one more place to investigate: the honeymoon castle. Joshua and

Faith were asleep, when the psycho personality awoke in Joshua. Jake knocked on the door and Joshua

answered, Joshua invited Jake in and took him around the house, down the hall, and into the kitchen

where he killed Jake with a rigid butcher knife.

Faith woke up and went to see what had happened. She stumbled upon a room, which had the

most odorous, foul smell. She opened the door and found a pile of dead bodies. Atop the body of Jake

laid there lifeless. Faith then saw Joshua…

"What happened? What, What is this?" she cried while hyperventilating. She then noticed

something shine in his hand: the knife. "This, this isn't Joshua, “she thought as she screamed, "Joshua,

Joshua this isn’t you!”

She then fell unconscious to the floor, unable to bear the stress of the horrific scene before her.

Joshua stabbed Faith right above the heart. Her piercing yell brought him back to reality, but it

was too late she had lost too much blood. Joshua took her bloody red-stained body into his arms.

What I did: In class we analyzed the story “The Tell-Tale Heart.” We examined the story’s structure and use of sensory words, tone and mood. We then wrote and shared our own scary stories.

Skills learned and used: Writing using mood and tone, writing a narrative, using sensory language. (ATL and LP here too)

Standards addressed: LAFS.8.W.1.3Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and

well-structured event sequences.

(you can list more than one standard)

My reflection on what I learned:

How I think these skills will benefit me in the future?

How many slides?

• Title slide = 1

• Learner Profile slide = 1

• 3 slides for each subject = 24

• Extracurricular/Community Service =1

(optional)

•BE CREATIVE!

RUBRIC

• All projects will be scored on a rubric

• See your 1st period teacher for a copy

PRESENTATIONS

• 6th grade students will present your portfolios on May 14-15th

in the evening, in the presence of your PARENTS and a

DRMA Faculty Reviewer, who will score your presentation.

Appointment times are first-come, first-served. Forms will go

home in April.

• 7th Grade students will present your portfolios May 7 – 18th

during the school day in the presence of your peers and a

school administrator who will score your presentation.

Students will receive appointment cards through first

period. Failure to show on your appointment day will result

in a ZERO as we do not have make up time available.

Dress Professional• You are strongly encouraged to dress professionally for your

presentation

Business Casual or Business Professional

• Ladies – dress, skirt or dress pants/suit

• Men – dress pants with dress shirt and tie or suit or

dress pants with collared shirt

IMPORTANT:

• You do not have to wear your uniform IF you are

dressed professionally. But if you do not own

professional dress, you should wear your uniform.

WHAT NOT TO WEAR?

• Shorts

• Flip flops

• T-shirts

• Sweatshirts/Sweatpants

• Skinny pants or track pants

REMEMBER to SAVE

• Essays

• Projects

• Reports

• Research

• Photos of class activities and projects