How Has My Past Influenced Me? · Presentation component of the Road of Life. Listen/ view the presentations of your classmates. Offer feedback and record your comments on pp.13 -15

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Prepared by Mr. Cuthbert

with contributions from Mrs. Gilmore-Lombard

Secondary Cycle 1, Year 1 (Secondary 1)

How Has My Past Influenced Me?

Name: _________________________________________________

Group: _____

Fall 2014

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Table of Contents

Graphic Overview of the Learning and Evaluation Situation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART ONE: Two Truths and One Lie/ Trading Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART ONE: Quick Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART ONE: Ten Moments That Made Me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART TWO: Paragraph Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART TWO: Drafting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART TWO: Editing Assignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART TWO: Final Copy Assignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART THREE: THE ROAD OF LIFE ASSIGNMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART THREE: The Visual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART THREE: The Presentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART FOUR: Notes on presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART FOUR: Reflection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

* The Editing Assignment and the Final Copy Assignment will have Assignment Sheets independent

of this Processfolio. These will be handed out when each is assigned.

Rubrics will also be distributed separately and will be added to each student’s Evaluation

Portfolio.

Rubric for Group Work “Talk to Learn”

Checklist for “Talk to Learn”

Rubric for Road of Life Presentation

Rubric for Road of Life Visual

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GRAPHIC OVERVIEW OF THE LEARNING AND EVALUATION SITUATION

Part One

Two Truths and One Lie/

Trading Cards/ Quick-Write/

10 Moments That Made Me

Review your Processfolio.

Complete the first column of the

“Two Truths and One Lie”

organizer on page 3.

Share statements and tally

guesses of classmates.

Read/ listen to the Trading

Card assignment instructions.

Trading Card assignment is

completed as homework for a

given day.

Complete a Quick Write on the

sub-question “How would I

describe myself? on p.4.

Part Two

Four Paragraphs/ Editing Assignment/ Final Copy Assignment

Complete “Ten Moments That

Made Me” organizer on p.5

Share trading cards. Share trading cards.

Read/ listen to “The Paragraph”

information (p.6).

Draft four autobiographic

paragraphs (p.7).

Read/ listen to instructions for

the Paragraph Editing

Assignment. Review the rubric.

Complete the Paragraph

Editing Assignment by Editing

and Revising your paragraph

drafts according to the

Assignment Handout.

Read/ listen to instructions for

the Final Copy Assignment.

Review the rubric.

Using your edited drafts,

complete the Final Copy

Assignment by typing your four

paragraphs in their final form.

IMPORTANT: Keep this file

intact. You will need to access it

for this LES’ Culminating Task.

GRAPHIC OVERVIEW OF THE LEARNING AND EVALUATION SITUATION

Read/ listen to instructions for

the Road of Life assignment

(p.6). Review the rubrics.

Edit “Ten Moments That Made

Me” if necessary and select four

moments to be described in

paragraphs.

Consult the rubric for the Visual

component of the Road of Life.

Complete the Planning

Organizer for your Road of Life

Visual.

Create your Road of Life

Visual.

Consult the rubric for the

Presentation component of the

Road of Life.

Listen/ view the presentations of

your classmates. Offer feedback

and record your comments on

pp.13-15.

Present your Road of Life.

Complete the reflective

questionnaire on p.16.

Part Three

Road of Life Assignment / The Visual /

The Presentation

Part Four

Presenting/ Reflection

Plan and practice your Road of

Life Presentation.

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PART ONE: Two Truths and One Lie/

Trading Cards

Trading Card Assignment

Trading cards are fun collectibles that give information about a subject (often an

athlete). An image is usually found on the front of the card showing the subject in action with his or her name and some identifying information (often a team and position). For this assignment you will create a trading card to represent yourself. To do this you will have to decide how you would like to identify yourself and how best to illustrate this. Follow these steps:

1. On the front of the cue card I’ve given you, create (print or draw) a basic image of yourself doing one of the things that makes you who you are (playing a sport or instrument for example).

2. Clearly write your name and a few words (5 or less) describing who you are. I know it’s tough but really try!

3. On the back of your card, write your name on the top and add “statistics” below. Your statistics might actually not be statistics at all but may be a list of your skills, qualities, accomplishments, or any other identifying information.

4. Add some brief autobiographical information (a short paragraph about your life that tells us some more about who you are).

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PART ONE: Quick Write Imagine a friendly alien greeted you one day and had no idea who you were. What would you tell him or

her? How would you explain who you are? What is important to know about you? What matters most to

you? What makes you who you are?

Complete a quick write on the sub-question, How would I describe myself? Use the questions above to

guide you.

A quick write can be in full sentence or point form. The purpose of this activity is to open the door to

thoughts and ideas while not stopping to worry about form or structure. You can make reference to your

past experiences or our discussion so far.

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PART ONE: Ten Moments That Made Me

Many, often most, of the factors that make up your identity are rooted in things that you have

done or which have happened to you. Place ten events in the organizer below. These events should be

happenings that brought about growth or change in some way (influencing your identity). Some will be

happy (for example the start of a great friendship). Some will be sad (a family problem such as divorce

for instance).

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PART TWO: Paragraph Information/

Topic Sentences Paragraphs

Paragraphs are a unit of writing expressing an idea or addressing an issue. Paragraphs are made

up of smaller units (sentences) that express or describe individual thoughts or actions. Usually, the first

line of a paragraph is indented.

Topic Sentences

Of the sentences that make up a paragraph, the topic sentence is by far the most important.

Usually this sentence is found at the beginning of a paragraph. The topic sentence guides and prepares

the reader.

A good formula for writing effective topic sentences in this case is:

Event + Change

Example- Getting cut from my high school basketball team made me perseverant.

The sentences that make up the body of a paragraph should be all closely related to the topic

sentence. Sentences not related to the topic are unnecessary and should be cut from your paragraph.

After the thought, idea, or event has been expounded upon, your paragraph should have a sentence or

two which wrap-up that unit of thought and usher the reader to the next part of your writing.

Once you have a solid topic your paragraph is a breeze!

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PART THREE: Paragraph Drafting

Draft your four autobiographical paragraphs in the spaces below. Remember to create the

strongest topic sentences possible.

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PART TWO: Editing Assignment /

Final Copy Assignment Editing Assignment

Using the Paragraph Editing Package, revise and edit your four paragraph drafts in a different colour

ink. Examine the rubric which will be used for evaluating this assignment (found in the Paragraph

Editing Package). Your Processfolio as well as your Paragraph Editing Package will be collected and

your four revised and edited paragraphs will be graded on the rubric found in the package.

FINAL COPY ASSIGNMENT

When your Processfolio is returned after your Editing has been graded, complete a final copy of your

four paragraphs. This Final Copy is to be typed and you are to print your work and attach it to the Final

Copy Assignment given to you in class.

PART THREE: The Road of Life

The Road of Life Assignment

In our last activities, we looked into your past to see how you changed and developed

over the course of your life. You will use this information as the basis of a Road of Life Assignment. You will be sharing with us your key life experiences and illustrating how they helped shape you into the person you are today.

Your Road of Life will consist of:

Ten identifications (stops) of moments that influenced who you are today. Four paragraphs (each explaining one of these moments and the way it changed you). A visual that incorporates your ten stops/ four paragraphs as well as images which add

impact and depth to your Road of Life.

A presentation wherein you take us quickly through the times in your life that have most shaped your identity.

Good luck and have fun!

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PART THREE: The Visual/

The Presentation

Your Road of Life assignment includes a visual component to help guide your presentation. The

visual can take any form as long as the criteria outlined in the rubric are respected. Although poster-

board remains the most popular format, past students have made websites, movies, and booklets to

express how their pasts influenced their identities.

The purpose of your visual is to add depth and impact to support your Road of Life paragraphs

and presentation. To do this your visual must have several things:

o A title and your name

o Ten moments that influenced your identity, simply named and dated (i.e. “Parents’ Divorce-

1994”)

o Your autobiographical paragraphs explaining four of these ten moments

o Images (drawings, photos, or other art) that connect to, and support, your Road of Life

Some students choose to also arrange their visual according to an idea or concept. This illustrates

high-level thinking and is recognized in the rubric. Some past concepts have been a Snakes-and-Ladders

inspired visual, a roller-coaster road of life, using artifacts as images, and a representation of a body with

the defining moments connected to a body part (i.e. falling in love connecting to the heart). You are

encouraged to be creative and expressive!

VISUAL PLANNING ORGANIZER

The Presentation

Every student is required to present his or her Road of Life. This is a casual and informal presentation.

Please do not read to us throughout or present only to the teacher. You are simply walking us through

your life and project. The main goal of the presentation is that we get to know you better.

- It is important to plan and practice your presentation to put yourself at ease and ensure your

presentation makes sense.

- You may choose not to discuss some of the stops on your road if you are not comfortable sharing.

- You may choose to pass on questions asked after your presentation if you are not comfortable

answering them.

- You may present from your seat or pre-record your presentation (narration of a video perhaps).

I have never had a student regret sharing. I hope you will see why as our group presents!

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PART FOUR: Presenting/ Feedback/ Reflection

As your classmates present their work, jot down some ideas from what they share. These notes

may be questions you would like to ask the presenter, connections between your life and his/her own, or

anything relevant that his/her presentation brings to mind.

This organizer will contribute to your evaluation for Competency 1- Uses Language to

Communicate and Learn. Your notes will be evidence of your listening and obtaining new information.

Classmate Notes

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PART SIX: Reflection

It is important for us to look critically at our own work and process in order to improve upon it and to

continue doing what it is that brings us success.

Of the work we have done dealing with identity, what are you most proud of? Why?

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Why did you choose this form for your visual? How do you feel about your visual?

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Do you feel confident that your autobiographical paragraphs explain four changes in your

identity? Why?

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What aspects of your identity had you rarely thought about until doing this work?

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How well did you feel that you spoke / listened over the course of this LES? How well did you

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What part of this LES did you find the most challenging?

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