5 Portfolio Competencies
Critical Thinking:
Assignments for this competency require that students deeply analyze an issue or topic and examine both their own and others' beliefs and perspectives.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
How does this assignment help me better understand my thinking and question those ideas I believe to be true?
Skills reflected in this category include but are not limited to: Writing, Media, Creative, Literature, Research, Group Dynamics
Social Awareness:
Assignments for this competency help students gain a better understanding
of the environment and world around them and help them attain greater
capacity to affect change in their community.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
How does this assignment help me learn more about society and provide me an opportunity to promote positive change within my community?
How does this assignment help me better understand my values and the role they play in the decisions I make?
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Skills reflected in this category include but are not limited to: Writing, Media, Creative, Literature, Research, Group Dynamics, Public Performance
Media And Communications:
Assignments reflect an understanding of the media's role in shaping our society,
and/or how mass communication can enrich or limit society.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
How does this assignment help me understand Media's influence?
To what extent does the Media shape our values?
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Skills reflected in this category include but are not limited to: Writing, Media, Creative, Literature, Research, Group Dynamics
Impact On School/Community:
This advanced exhibition requires students to become active in and make a contribution to their school and/or community.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
Essential Questions: How have I become engaged in my school and/or community in a meaningful way? How does this activity enrich my life and the lives of those around me?
Area of Emphasis:
This advanced exhibition requires students to identify and analyze an area of emphasis, be it academic or extracurricular, they are passionate about and have excelled in.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
What activity, topic, and/or skill is most important to me? How has this area of focus molded the way I understand the world?