English 10 Core Competency Self- Assessment

Creative Thinking

This is a picture of my poetry project that I created for English. For this project, we were tasked with collecting and writing a number of different poems based around three chosen themes. While working on this assignment, I brainstormed different ideas and I looked for inspiration for my poems online to decide what I wanted to write about. This shows thinking because I thought outside of the box when writing my poems and made sure I spent a lot of time brainstorming creative ideas before I began to write. I demonstrated the statement that says, “I can reflect on my thinking.” I showed this by reading my poems after I wrote them and then reflecting on the things that I wrote to make sure I was happy with the final product. I also demonstrated the statement that says, “I can give, receive and act on feedback to progress in my goals.” I demonstrated this when I showed my poems to my friends and asked them for feedback. I made sure to listen to the feedback that they gave me and I made changes to my poems which helped me to improve the overall poem.

English 10 Core Competency Self-Assessment

Communication through a Character Exercise

My Artifact: A Character Study Poster

I demonstrated communication and collaboration through a character study poster we did in my English class. For this assignment, we were tasked with analyzing a character from To Kill a Mockingbird in small groups, and then we filled out a poster with all of the information that we found. During this project, I communicated ideas with my partner, I took on roles for completing the assignment and I wrote down all my ideas. This demonstrates communication because I spoke with my partner and was able to share my ideas and also listen to theirs in a respectful way. This also shows collaboration because I was able to take equal responsibility while completing the assignment. I demonstrated the statement “I can ask and respond to questions to be an active, supportive listener.” I demonstrated this when I was unsure about a certain part of the assignment, so I had a conversation with my partner and gave them my full attention when they were speaking.