Thursday, May 28, 2015

"Who Are You?": A Portfolio Final Assignment


The assignment described below will take the place of a final exam in ELA 7 (all grade 7 students, regardless of ELA teacher, will complete this work in place of a test).

Who are You?

For your final project, you will create a portfolio that is all about YOU.  You will work on each part, one at a time, and hand in the entire project when you’re finished. There are planning pages you will complete before you begin to write certain pieces..   Be sure to complete every part of the project, as this is your ELA 7 final.  

“Who are you?” Portfolio

1). Title Page:  title of your project, your name, ELA 7 and the date

2). “My Inspiration”:  Research a person who is an inspiration to you.
Research person’s life and print at least one article
Write a short essay explaining why this person is an inspiration
Typed, 12 point Times New Roman font, double-spaced
2 pages
Introduction
Three Body Paragraphs
Introduce the person
First reason why he or she is an inspiration
Second reason why he or she is an inspiration
Conclusion
*NOTE: THE FOLLOWING LINKS MAY BE HELPFUL!*

3). Works Cited Page

4). “Soundtrack of My Life”:  Choose a song that means a lot to you.  The lyrics must be appropriate.  
Print the lyrics and include them in your portfolio
Write a short essay explaining why this song means so much to you
What is the title of the song?
Who recorded the song?
Who wrote the lyrics?
In your own words, explain what the lyrics are about.
If you could choose another title for the song, what would it be? 
What is the musical genre of this song?
Typed, 12 point Times New Roman font, double-spaced
1-2 pages
*NOTE: THE FOLLOWING LINK MAY BE HELPFUL!*
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/11/23/the-best-places-to-find-lyrics-on-the-web/
http://www.lyricsondemand.com/

5). “Collage of My Life”:  Create a collage of pictures that represent who you are.
This will be in color
You may use pictures from the computer, but you will need a Work Cited page if you do
Two journal entries explaining the process of choosing the pictures
Journal One:  When someone looks at my collage, the three things they learn about me is...
Journal Two:  Describe a connection between one or more of your pictures, and the song lyrics you chose.
Check out this link for help finding pictures to include in your collage: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/10/11/the-best-online-sources-for-images/

NOTE: PLEASE SEE TEAM WHITEFACE HOMEWORK PAGE FOR DUE DATES