Activity2SelfAssessment

Name:JessicaFahmy
Date:05/19/2016

AnticipatedGradeSecondSemester:A

Pleasegiveevidencefromyourworkintheappropriateboxbyeachoutcomethatbestrepresentsyour
levelofachievement.
LearningOutcomes

Level2

DemonstratesPartial
CommandofKnowledge
andSkills

Level3
Demonstrates
SufficientCommand
ofKnowledgeand
Skills

Level4
DemonstratesDeep
Commandof
KnowledgeandSkills

ReadingRhetoricallyOutcomes:Giveevidencefromyourportfoliotosupportyourresponse.
1.Iamabletocite
strongandthorough
textualevidenceto
supportanalysisof
whatatextsaysand
implies.

2.Iamabletoanalyze
andevaluatethe
effectivenessofthe
structureanauthor
usesinhisorher
expositionor
argument.

Fewparentsforbid
theirchildrenfrom
havingsocialmedia
pagesandOnly41
percentofmothers
and30percentof
fatherssaidthey
frequentlytalkwith
theirteenaboutwhat
isappropriateand
inappropriateonline
behavior(Your).
Level3becausethe
quotecontains
statisticsanditisan
integratedquote.

Thechangeis

possibleifschoolstake
advantageofThe
CommunityEligibility
Provision(C.E.P.)
in
theHealthy,
HungerFreeKidsAct,
whichallows
highpovertydistricts
toprovidefreemeals
toallstudents.That
waytheygetmore

moneyfromthe
governmentanddont
havetorelysomuch
onsales(Murphy,
Kate)
Level3becauseHer
positionistohelp
povertystudentsrather
thantogainmore
money.
3.Icananalyzean
authorsassumptions
andappeals(e.g.
ethos,logos,pathos)

Atypicalfederally

approvedschoollunch
intheUnitedStatesis
areformulatedPhilly
cheesesteaksandwich
(lowfat,lowsalt
processedcheeseand
leanmysterymeatona
wholegrainbun)with
steamedgreenbeans,a
potatowedge,canned
peachesandanapple
(Murphy,Kate).
Level3becausewe
hadtogetevidence
thathadethos,logos,
andpathosforour
paper.

4.Icananalyzethe
writersuseof
rhetoricaldevicesand
strategies.
(repetition,figurative
language,sentence
structure,diction)

lowfat,lowsalt
processedcheeseand
leanmysterymeatona
wholegrainbun
Level4becauseIchose
imagerytodescribethe
schoollunchestogive
thereaderapicture.

5.Iunderstandthekey
rhetoricalconcepts
suchasaudience,
purpose,context,and
genrethroughanalysis
oftexts.

Memesareasimple
andcleverwayto
deliveratruemessage
throughhumor.The
imaginedaudienceis
anyonewhousessocial

LearningOutcomes

mediawebsites,suchas
facebook.
Level4becauseI
discussedthepurpose,
theimaginedaudience,
andtheirdifferent
purposeorlocationto
befound.
Level2

DemonstratesPartial
CommandofKnowledge
andSkills

Level3
Demonstrates
SufficientCommand
ofKnowledgeand
Skills

Level4
DemonstratesDeep
Commandof
KnowledgeandSkills

WritingRhetoricallyOutcomes:Giveevidencefromyourwritingtosupportyourclaim.
6.Icanwrite

readingbased
argumentstosupport
claimsinananalysis
ofsubstantivetopicsor
texts,usingvalid
reasoningandrelevant
andsufficient
evidence.

Accordingtoareport
in2011foundbythe
LeadershipConference
onCivilRightsAfrican
Americansand
Hispanicsare
disproportionately
likelytobestoppedand
searchedbypolice,
eventhoughtheyre
lesslikelytobefound
possessingcontraband
orcommittinga
criminal
act(Natarajan).
Level4becauseit
supportsmyclaimthat
policeisunjust.

7.Iincorporatethe
textsofothers
effectivelyanduse
documentationstyles
suitabletothetask,
genre,anddiscipline.

IntheWorldState
eachcastlooksa
certainwayandeven
thoughBernardwasan
AlphaPlus,he
struggledbecausehis
physiquewashardly
betterthanthatofthe
averageGamma.He

stoodeightcentimetres
shortofthestandard
Alphaheightandwas
slenderinproportion
Eachtimehefound
himselflookingonthe
level,insteadof
downward,intoa
Delta'sface,hefelt
humiliated(Huxley
64).
Level4becausethe
bookexplainsBernards
feelingsandphysic.
8.Icaneditforclarity
andforstandard
writtenEnglish
grammar,usage,and
mechanics.

9.Iamabletoproduce
clearandcoherent
writinginwhichthe
development,
organization,andstyle
areappropriatetotask,
purpose,andaudience.

Theanonimousityof
ask.fmmakesitso
easyforchildrentobe
crueltooneanother
butsomehow
commonplacetokidsin
adigitalage(Your).
Level4becauseItook
whatwasimportantout
ofthearticle.

Diariesarepersonal,
openspaceswhere
anyonecanventout
hisorherfeelings
withoutworryingthat
someonemightread
them.Iwrotethediary
entryformetoread
somedayinthefuture,
tolookbackandseeif
mycurrentproblems
andchallengesstill
exist.
Level3becauseI
discussedthepurpose,
theimaginedaudience,
andtheirdifferent
purposeorlocationto
befound.

10.Ihavetheabilityto
observe,evaluate,and
regulatemy
developmentasa
readerandwriterof
expositorytexts,
includingthe
identificationofareas
needingfurther
growth.

LookingbackatitallI
remembereverything,all
ofthefeelings,fearsand
worriescamerushing
backtome.Irecallevery
singledetailfromthe
newsforecaststothe
horridmemoriesthatmy
owneyeswitnessed.
Experiencingtheselife
alteringsituationsrattled
mymind.Iwillnever
forgetwakingupfrom
hearingtheintense
protestsoneveryFriday
morningandseeingthe
crowdsofpeoplefillthe
streetsaroundme.
Level2becauseIneedto
workonactivevoiceand
stopPassivevoice.

ListeningandSpeakingRhetoricallyOutcomes:Explainhowyouareabletoachievetheseskills.
Iamabletoinitiate

andparticipate
effectivelyinarange
ofcollaborative
discussionwithpeers.

WhenIamworkingin
groupswediscussthe
topicsthatweare
meanttobetalking
aboutandIlistento
otherpeoples
opinions.

LearningOutcomes

Level2

DemonstratesPartial
CommandofKnowledge
andSkills

Level3
Demonstrates
SufficientCommand
ofKnowledgeand
Skills

Level4
DemonstratesDeep
Commandof
KnowledgeandSkills

HabitsofMindOutcomes:Explaintowhatdegreeyouhaveachievedthefollowing
12.Iactasa
motivated,
selfdirectedlearner.

Iamalwaystryingto
bethebestIcanbe.I
alwayslistento

instructionsandtryto
followthem.
13.Ipersistduring
difficultacademic
tasks.

Istrugglewithwriting
throughthewholeyear
Ivebeentryingto
learnfrommy
mistakestowritea
betterpaper.

14.Iseenewwaysof
thinkingandbeingI
seeotherpointsof
view.

Whenwehavesocratic
seminarsIpayclose
attentiontothe
opposingpointofview
tryingtoseeiftheycan
persuademetochange
sides.

15.Iamableto
critiquemyownand
othersacademic
work.

Whenselfeditingor
peereditingIcantell
ifmeormypartener
followedthepapers
guidelines.

Inowcangetaccurate
evidencefromreliable
sourcesandwrite
supporting
commentary.

16.Icanreflectonmy
ownlearningandon
theprocessesthat
shapeknowledge.