THE CIVIC MIRROR: SUMMATIVE TASK

LEGACY PORTFOLIO

TASK

Portfolios tell a story. Your task is to tell us the story of your experience in your Civic Mirror country. To do this, you will be gathering the best samples of your work over the course of the term and organizing them into a format of your choice. The Legacy Portfolio is essentially a showcase of your citizenship in your Civic Mirror country.

WHERE TO START?

A lot has occurred in your country and you may not be entirely sure what to include or leave out of your Legacy Portfolio. To help with the planning and organizing process, a checklist and a series of guiding questions have been provided for you that should help guide the creation of your portfolio.

WHAT SHOULD IT LOOK LIKE IN THE END?

You have a lot of flexibility when it comes to the final product of your Legacy Portfolio. You can make a booklet, report, PowerPoint, Prezi, poster board or any other form of submission AS APPROVED BY MRS. STEWART.

WHAT TO INCLUDE

Please include the following elements in your Legacy Portfolio (70 marks):

Title/Name/Class (CHV2OH)/Teacher(4 marks)

Your outcome in the game: SP, Money, Job/source of income, Family Members (all 7), Deaths, Political Affiliation (political party), any other types of affiliation (secret alliances), Guess who is the same agenda as you(8 marks)

Outline your hidden agenda objectives (write them word for word) and describe how you worked to achieve each of these objectives using specific examples (your booklets might come in handy here)(6 marks)

Identify and describe the best and worst examples of active citizenship, informed citizenship and purposeful citizenship. Be specific! (Use your booklets to help you here)(6 marks)

Choose a law in the constitution/legislation that you think was not adhered to. Briefly explain why.(4 marks)

Overall Rating of Performance (out of 5 stars), along with two criteria and descriptions of how you reached that rating(5 marks)

Provide one paragraph that outlines how ONE of the module assignments has altered your outlook on living as a responsible citizen in Canada. You should be able to tell me if it has made you more or less responsible along with specific examples to prove your point.(5 marks)

Which season (event) BEST mirrored that of the Canadian government? Justify your answer.(3 marks)

Identify and briefly outline the BEST and WORST part of the Civic Mirror game.(4 marks)

A response to the following: (4 marks)

At the beginning of the simulation, you were asked to predict what type of citizen you would be in your country (hero, villain, bystander or responsible citizen). Now that simulation has ended, was your prediction accurate? Explain the events or predicaments that shaped the citizen that you became.

The completion of the following chart:(16 marks)

SEASON / PURPOSE
(What do students do in this season?) / BEST PART OF THIS SEASON / WORST PART OF THIS SEASON / RANK
1 =Best, 4=Worst
Winter: House of Commons
Spring: Open Market
Summer: Town Hall
Fall: National Court

A response to the following:(5 marks)

How has Civic Mirror changed your views on the learning process and your role as a student?

REFLECTION & CONNECTION TASK EVALUATION

RUBRIC

NAME: ______

NR / BELOW
EXPECTATIONS / MEETS EXPECTATIONS
(MINIMALLY) / FULLY MEETS
EXPECTATIONS / EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
UNDERSTANDING OF CONCEPTS / Many elements missing / -Lacks ability to reference required elements / -Some ability to reference required elements / -Good ability to reference required elements / -Excellent ability to reference required elements
APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE / No connections made / -Little connection made between CM events and content covered / -Some general connections made between CM events and content covered / -Solid connections made between CM events and content covered / -Strong connections made between CM events and content covered
CRITICAL THINKING / No evidence of critical thinking or extension of knowledge / -Very little extension of knowledge evident / -Little extension of knowledge evident. Student has not gone in to depth and ask further questions / -Extension of knowledge evident in some areas. Use of critical thinking at times to make connections and ask further questions / -Extension of knowledge and extensive use of critical thinking to make connections and delve deeper into further questions
PRESENTATION / - / -Finished product either distracts reader from purpose or is unappealing as a whole
-Mechanical errors distracts reader from purpose of assignment / -Finished product is engaging in some areas and is somewhat readable
-Some mechanical errors / -Finished product is engaging and readable
-One or two minor errors / -finished product is highly engaging and easily readable
-No mechanical errors made throughout