Advisory - Presentations

Ninth Grade Portfolioesque Presentations

Presentation Dates: May 20 and 27, from 12:45-2:10 (Wednesdays)

Let’s celebrate your work this year with the rest of the 9^th grade while making useful headway toward 10^th grade roundtables! You will each share a 15- minute presentation on your 9^th grade learning experience in a comfortable atmosphere surrounded by your 9^th grade peers and your parents. From now until the dates mentioned above, we will prepare for these presentations every Tuesday and Wednesday during advisory time.

Written Requirements:  1. A one-page overview of your 9^th grade experience

                                          2. Two one-to- two-page reflections on specific learning    

                                              experiences  within the Portfolio Realms (“sensory” aids

                                              required for each)

Presentation Requirements: 1. Oral presentation of the items mentioned under written

                                                 Requirements (sensory aids included)

2.      Question and Answer Session

Essay #1 (Overview of Your 9^th Grade Experience): This is to be an introductory reflection, NOT a rehashing of each project, but rather a description of what 9^th grade was like for you in general.

Some suggestions for developing this essay:

- In what ways do you feel successful this year?

- What challenges did you encounter this year? Did you resolve them? If so, how?

- Based on your 9^th grade experience, what do you plan to do differently in 10^th? 

- In what ways are you different now than you were at the beginning of 9^th grade?

Essays #’s 2 and 3 (Specific Learning Experiences within Portfolio Realm): For each essay, choose a realm that is important to you. Find at least one piece of work (project/event/test, etc.) from each realm to exhibit your progress within it. (This could be one large project or a series of smaller things.)  Write a one-to-two page essay describing the significance of this learning experience to you and how it has helped you grow within the Realm you have chosen.  Each realm’s work must be from a different class or venue (Community Service, Winterm, Exploratories, etc.), but at least one realm must be represented by an academic class. You must represent 2 different realms.  Your presentation of these two essays must include a sensory aid for each, such as a poster, Power Point, song, poem, etc.

Due Dates.  All assignments are due AT THE BEGINNING OF ADVISORY THAT DAY.

Tuesday, April 7-RD of first essay due

Tuesday, April 14- Final draft of 1st Essay due (With sensory aid)

Tuesday, April 28- RD of 2nd essay due

Tuesday, May 5-FD of 2nd essay due (with sensory aid)

Wednesday, May 13-RD of final essay (summary of 9th grade) due

Monday, May 18-Final draft of last essay due

Wednesday, May 20 and Wednesday, May 28-Presentations