Portfolio Assignment

• You need a 3 Ring Binder

• This is essentially a memory book

• It will include:– Writings– Pictures– Certificates– Awards

8th Grade Portfolio Assignment

Cover / Title• This is on the outside of your portfolio.

• If you put on a fabric cover you can put a title page on the inside.

• (Name) Eighth Grade Portfolio

Dedication• You need to dedicate your portfolio to

someone special to you.

• I dedicate this portfolio to…

Table of Contents• You need to have the contents listed in

order.

• Page numbers are not necessary.

Family Tree• The following slide is an example of a family

tree.• Just do the best you can with this portion of

the assignment.• We understand that there are blended

families with step-parents, that some kids are adopted or in foster homes.

• You can decide who you want to include or exclude and how much you want to delve into this subject.

Great Grandfather Birth Date Deceased

Great Grand mother Birth Date Deceased

Grandfather’s Parents

Father Birth Date Mother Birth Date

Grandfather Birth Date

Grand mother Birth Date

Grandfather Birth Date

Grand mother Birth Date

PaternalSide

MaternalSide

Grandmother’s Parents

Great Grandfather Birth Date Deceased

Great Grand mother Birth Date Deceased

Great Grandfather Birth Date Deceased

Great Grand mother Birth Date Deceased

Grandmother’s Parents

Family Tree

Children Birth Date

Great Grandfather Birth Date Deceased

Great Grand mother Birth Date Deceased

Grandfather’s Parents

Caring Adult Letter• Ask an adult that you care about to write

you a letter to you.

• You may have more than one. (Which will count toward extra credit!)

Caring Adult Letter HandoutApril 5, 2010

Dear Caring Adult,The students will be working throughout the year on an eighth

grade portfolio. We would like the students to include a letter from a caring adult. This letter can be about hopes and dreams you have for the child, a personal memory or anything you think may be appropriate to include. This letter is something the child will cherish as they get older. It may be handwritten or typed. If you would like, you may also include pictures. Thank you for supporting this child with your participation.

Sincerely, The Eighth Grade English Department

Coat of Arms Dream or wish

A special achievement I have achieved

A special memory or event in my life

I5 years from now

Your Name –

Written in a unique way.

A drawing that would depict your personality.

Quotes (Handout available)

• You can go to a quotes site on the internet or get any text from a publication that you like as a quote.

• THEY NEED TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR SCHOOL!!

• You need 10 quotes.• 10 Different authors.• See the quotes guidelines handout.

Year in Review• Favorites and what’s “popular” this year.

– (in your world, the country or planet)

• Follow the guide / handout.

Personal InformationPersonal Information for 2009-2010

School Year• Favorite Movie:• Favorite Book: • Favorite Television Show:• Etc.

See the handout online.

Strength Bombardment• Your friends write nice things about you.

• You synthesize the comment onto a page that you will print and put into your protfolio.

EDP• You need to print or will be provided

with a nice clean copy.

Personal Photos• You may have copies of photos if your

parents or friends do not want to give them up.

• You may print your own.

Appearance / Completeness• Is your portfolio done neatly?• Are all items typed that can be typed?• Did you use color when and where you

should / could?

• Do you have all of the assignments from the rubric in your portfolio?– [NOTE: This list is not necessarily all inclusive.]

Writing Components• The following slides are a list of the

writing components / compositions that are required to be in your portfolio.

Persuasive Research Paper• This is the research paper you were

(are) required to do in language arts class.

Hero Paper• This is your “America and Me” Contest

Essay.

• Your hero paper from the hero project completed at the beginning of the year.

• IE: Who is your hero and why?

Personal Narratives• These are the personal narratives or

memoirs that you have had to write throughout the year.

• You may have selected the topics from a given list or come up with your own.

• One of these will be the New Year’s Resolution paper.