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Check the appropriate partial: 1st partial: _______ 2nd partial _______ 3rd partial _______

Directions: Work from the


beginning levels up to the
advanced levels. You must
successfully complete the
requirements for ALL points in
one level to move up to the
next level on the rubric for
each heading.

Advanced English

Portfolio Rubric: Your advancement toward strong and varied language skills in English
Vocabulary use

Informal speaking and listening

Advanced

Independently develops new vocabulary

9 or 10

and integrates it into speech

Is a confident, effective speaker.

Formal speaking

Check Box 1Expresses original, academic thinking

able 1
to make use of language subtleties, such
Check IsBox
Check Box 1
as humor, idioms and irony.
Check Box 1

in a way that all can understand easily.

Independently develops new vocabulary

Uses a wide range of techniques to engage

and integrates it into writing

the audience.

Check Box 35

High grammatical and syntactical control.

Achieving

Regularly integrates new vocabulary into

Shows confidence and willingness to speak

intermediate
8 or 9

speech
Check Box 1
Regularly integrates new vocabulary into

Actively participates in group discussion.


Discuss ideas that involve critical

writing
Check Box 1
Consistently uses strategies to decode

thinking in English.

intermediate
7

Shows improved active vocabulary

Achieving

Shows improved passive vocabulary

beginner

(ability to understand new words)

6
Developing
beginner

Articulates
Check
Box 1new ideas and original
Check analysis
Box 1of an academic topic without

Check Box 1

Uses appropriate simple vocabulary.

Check Box 1

substantial help from written work.

Reading

Writing

Analyzes works of poetry effectively

Expresses original, academic thinking with a high


Check
Box 35
command of language. Check Box 35
Check
Box
35of techniques to engage the
Uses a wide
range

Uses and
synthesizes
Check
Box
35 information from
non-academic genres to enrich work

Understands language subtleties such as audience.


humor, idioms
Check
Boxand
21irony independently

Analyzes works of fiction effectively

Check Box 35

Consistently self-edits work on a basic, global

Check
Box 35
and stylistic level. Check Box 35

Articulates new ideas and original thinking beyond

Understands language subtleties such as simply giving opinions. Check Box


humor, idioms and irony with teacher
Demonstrates willingness to take risks with

Check Box 21
Able to present synthesized information
support Check Box 21
in an organized, academic manner.
Check Box 21

35

lanaguage Check Box 35


Writes organized essays using academic
conventions.

Check Box 45
Explains facts and restates ideas or summaries
Check Box 12
Check
Box 45
using
someBox
formal45
English writing conventions Check Box 45
through traditional quizzes and exams Check
Contributes
new 1
ideas clearly. Check Box 12academic material and offers opinions
Shows comprehension of longer fiction.
Check
Box
Self-edits
work
on
a

Can use a variety of strategies to decode Demonstrates original thinking about class topics. Check
without substantial
help from written work.
Check
Shows comprehension
Box 21 of poetry.
Check Box 45 basic and global level. Check Box 45
Box 12
Uses paragraphs
effectively. Check Box 45
unknown words. Check Box 12 Student is not afraid to make mistakes or try
Speaks at length fluently without substantial Shows comprehension of non-fiction.
Check
Box 45
help from written work. Check Box 21
new ways of speaking. Check Box 12
Can use written English in a variety of genres. Check Box 45
unknown words, independently.

Developing

FINAL PARTIAL ___x____

Business communication

Asks and answers questions regularly.

Articulates facts and restates ideas about

Shows comprehension of short fiction.

Answers questions clearly. Check Box 45


Answers questions clearly.
Check Box 12 Articulates new ideas and original thinking Reads and understands longer works
Gives facts and restates ideas clearly. Check Box 45
Contributes
facts and restates ideas in a literal way.
with
substantial
of fiction
with teacher
Box
21 support and
Check
Box 12
Check
Boxhelp
12from written work. Check
Shows
some
Can summarize reading, content or other people's
Speaks at length with substantial help
demonstrates comprehension.
Check
Box
45basic self-editing in work. Check Box 45
Check Box 21
Constistenly uses sentences correctly.
Check Box 12
ideas to show essential meaning
from written work.
Check Box 45
Listens attentively to others.
Reads and understands short works
Writes short summaries of other works in
Check Box 21 Can dictate facts and restate ideas with
Check
Box 21
Gives short "yes" or "no" answers to questions
help from
written
work ( mostly reading)
of fiction Box
with teacher
complete sentences. Check Box 45
Check
Box
21
Check
21 support and
Contributes some simple phrases in discussions
demonstrates comprehension.
Check Box 21
CheckWrites
Boxopinions
45 in complete sentences. Check Box 45

Score: 36/61
After you have checked the points that you believe you have demonstrated competency for and scored yourself for your current level, answer these questions:
What have you improved on most during this partial (or, if this is the 4th partial, during the semester)?
i think i improved my writing because we wrote a lot of emails, memos and letters and it help to use different vocabulary

What aspects of your English do you think still needs more work?
i have to work with the speaking ability because i get very nervous and i have problems when i have to communicate what i'm thinking

How will you improve those aspects?


i will have short conversations with my friends, because they want to improve it too

What aspect of your portfolio are you most proud of so far? Why?
my letters, emails and memo because I use different vocabulary in the activities and it help me to think in others words to express my ideas

What aspect of your portfolio do you think needs the most improvement? Why?
i think it's the speaking part because i didn't speak fluently, and i have problems with my pronunciation

Current Level: ___________________

Your portfolio will include work that you have done all throughout the semester. You will not include all assignments and work i

Once each partial, you will have time to meet with the teacher, discuss your portfolio and your general improvement in English

TO BEGIN: Get the following materials together in one p For the first 3 partials, you will NOT be graded on your portfolio based
Floppy disk
4 copies of this rubric (one for each partial)
Your Final partial grade will be based directly on this rubric and is wor
Videotape
Cassette
Large binder that can hold ALL materials in an organized manner

ll assignments and work in your porfolio, but will choose the best work you have done that shows master of all the steps up to and within yo

al improvement in English during the semester. During the fourth and final partial, you will turn in your final portfolio. On that day, you will me

ed on your portfolio based on this rubric. Your first 3 partial portfolio grades will be based on THE PROGRESS YOU MAKE.

y on this rubric and is worth 60% of your grade.

steps up to and within your target level. You will be responsible not only for saving your work and choosing the most representative work du

. On that day, you will meet with the teacher to present your portfolio and to grade your own work in the class. You will be asked to explain

ost representative work during the semester, but also for bring videotaping materials to classes in which you intend to demonstrate strong fo

u will be asked to explain what you have improved upon during the course and to defend the level you believe you have acheived. The teac

d to demonstrate strong formal speaking skills. and audiotaping materials for days in which you intend to demonstrate strong informal speak

have acheived. The teacher will either approve your level or make changes (which may be higher or lower than your target level) according

ate strong informal speaking skills.

our target level) according to her perspective. You will have the chance to discuss your level, but the final level is determined by the teacher.

etermined by the teacher. Your level will determine 60% of your grade in this class.

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