Seminar English 2-Final Reflective Project
This final project will give you an opportunity to look back on your freshman year of high school and consider your academic, extra-curricular and personal accomplishments. The project will be a combination of written and visual reflections and will be shared with the class on finals day.
Address the areas listed below in your reflective project:
New Experiences, Challenges and Triumphs- discuss new experience, challenges and triumphs from each of the areas below:
Academic- classes; study habits; workload
Extra-Curricular- athletics; school activities/clubs; community involvement; home (responsibilities; events; hobbies);
Social- friends; family; school and community involvement
Personal-understanding yourself; accepting yourself; believing in yourself.
Older and Wiser: Things You Learned this Year-discuss in-depth things you have learned from each area below:
Academic- classes; study habits; workload
Extra-Curricular-athletics; school activities/clubs; community involvement; home (responsibilities; events; hobbies);
Social- friends; family; school and community involvement
Personal-understanding yourself; accepting yourself; believing in yourself.
Applying What You Have Experienced and Learned: Goals for Sophomore Year- set specific goals in each of the areas below:
Academic- classes; study habits; workload
Extra-Curricular-athletics; school activities/clubs; community involvement; home (responsibilities; events; hobbies);
Social- friends; family; school and community involvement
Personal-understanding yourself; accepting yourself; believing in yourself.
You must address each of the areas listed in the project guidelines, and your project should include written and visual components. Analysis, synthesis and evaluation are built into this project; however, the form you decide to use to convey your reflections is up to you. Some ideas include:
-decorated pages in the form of a journal with written and visual components that respond to each of the areas in the guidelines;
-a large collage of words and images that clearly addresses each of the areas in the guidelines;
-a scrapbook with writing and images to focus on each of the areas in the guidelines;
-a written reflective essay that discussed each of the areas in the guidelines with an accompanying visual (collage, original art, slide show, original computer graphic) that complements written reflections;
-a Prezi or PowerPoint presentation that addresses each of the areas in the guidelines and includes visuals;
-a narrative poem (open or closed form) that addresses each of the areas in the guidelines with an accompanying visual (collage, original art, slide show, original computer graphic) that complements written reflections;
-a series of epistles (letters) to yourself (possibly past, present, future) with accompanying visuals(collage, original art, slide show, original computer graphic) that complements written reflections;
-an original musical composition (performed live or recorded) or a musical montage to accompany a written product (essay, poem, epistles);
-an original film that addresses each of the areas of the guidelines;
-a computer graphic that either accompanies a written product or addresses each of the areas in the guidelines and includes visuals;
Due dates:Project check #1- description of how you are going to complete your reflective project (1 page written description/outline): Friday, 5/19
Project in-progress, check #2- Tuesday, 5/30
Project in-progress, check #3- Monday, 6/5
Final project due: Friday, 6/9
Presentations: Friday, 6/9 and P2, Tuesday, 6/13; P3, Wednesday, 6/14.
English 2- Final Reflective Project Evaluation Rubric
Name ______
Type of Project ______
- Project addresses new experiences, challenges and triumphs in each of the areas listed (academics, extra-curricular, social, and personal) (20%):
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- Project reflects on things learned this year, including details from academics, extra-curricular, social and personal experiences (20%):
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- Project includes specific goals for sophomore year, including goals from each of the areas listed (academic, extra-curricular, social and personal) for a total of 12 (20%):
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- All work is in final draft, presentational form with edited writing (double-space typed if in essay form) and thoughtful attention to details and layout in visual (10%):
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5.Project includes written and visual (or musical) components (20%):
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6.Student effectively shares his/her work with the class (10%):
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TOTAL ______
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