CAP Portfolio

Senior

My Role in the World

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Critical Reasoning: Assignments in this category require that students deeply

analyze an issue or topic and examine both their own and others beliefs and
perspectives.
o How does this assignment help me better understand my thinking and
question those ideas I believe to be true?
Social Awareness: Assignments in this category 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. This category has been
combined with Ethics and Values.
o How does this assignment help me learn more about society and provide me
an opportunity to promote positive change within my community?
o How does this assignment help me better understand my values and the role
they play in the decisions I make?
Media and Communications: Assignments in this category reflect an
understanding of medias role in shaping our society, and/or how mass
communication can enrich or limit society.
o How does this assignment help me understand Medias influence? To what
extent does the Media shape our values?

Advanced Exhibitions: Assignments or activities in this category are ones that

are generally beyond the traditional classroom setting and showcase individual
and unique student talents or interests. Exhibitions may be academically based, or
completely outside the classroom. Students are required to showcase one
different Advanced Exhibition per year, for a total of three.
o How does this activity enrich my life and the lives of those around me?

All assignments submitted for consideration must include a reflection (see

attachment). Grade-level teachers will approve all portfolio submissions.

Critical
Reasoning
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Writing
Media
Creative
Literature
Research
Group Dynamics
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Social
Awareness
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Writing
Media
Creative
Literature
Research
Group Dynamics
Public Performance
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Media &
Communicati
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Advanced
Exhibitions

Assignment/Activity:

Assignment/Activity:

Writing
Media
Creative
Literature
Research
Group Dynamics
Assignment/Activity:

Writing
Media
Creative
Literature
Research
Group Dynamics
Public Performance
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Writing
Media
Creative
Literature
Research
Group Dynamics

Writing
Media
Creative
Literature
Research
Group Dynamics
Public Performance

Writing
Media
Creative
Literature
Research
Group Dynamics

Writing
Media
Creative
Literature
Research
Group Dynamics
Public Performance

Assignment/Activity Title C-SPAN Documentary

YearSophomore
SkillWriting, Media, Research
Portfolio CategoryMedia
and Communications
This was the not the first time Ive made a documentary for the C-SPAN StudentCam Competition, but it was by far my
favorite. Ive done two documentaries in the past, one on gun control, one on immigration, both with the same team as this
years. Our previous documentaries had all been good, but lacked a key component each time. In 8 th Grade, our
documentary was very focused and had good information, but was missing flair. It came across as boring. In 9 th Grade, our
documentary was well edited, but it missed the point of the topic, and was built off too much interpretation, and not
enough facts. This years documentary, however, had both. It was edited well, and was entertaining throughout, while
being jam packed with information.
I think that this year I learned a lot about scriptwriting, and doing effective research. I had to work on fitting lots of
information into a short time period, as our time limit was seven minutes. Getting all the information was relatively
simple, as there is a plethora of online sources for infrastructure and transportation research, and quick google searches
usually gave me what I needed. What our group ended up doing was writing a long, uncut scrip that wouldve lasted
around 12-14 minutes. We then did multiple drafts, cutting it 2-3 minutes each time, until we got to the seven minute
mark. All of this allowed us to really make what is in my opinion our best documentary yet, and I think it really stands a
chance of a Top 5 finish.
I hope that the people that watch our documentary will really look and start to notice how deteriorated our countrys
infrastructure really is. Marylands roads are definitely on the good side, compared to the rest of the US, but cross over
into Pennsylvania and you start to see roads and bridges falling apart. I also hope that it will help get the discussion about
the United States infrastructure going, and that can help bring us closer to solutions.
If I was able to do it over again, I would make myself more vocal during the creative and editing processes. I think that I
had lots of good ideas that werent implemented because I didnt push hard enough to get them into the final product. I
would often suggest my idea, but let it be overrun by other ones, and I would just let it go. I think I couldve improved the
documentary a lot if I had just done that.

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Assignment/Activity Title
Sophomore
SkillWriting, Media, Research.
Reasoning, Ethics.

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YearFreshman,
PortfolioCritical

Metacognitive ReflectionThe following questions ARE NOT A

SCRIPT!! Use the ideas within the questions to reflect on the
assignment and its significance to you.
Your reflection MUST use Times New Roman font, size 11, single
spacing

How does this assignment reflect your growth in the category in which you are
placing it?

How have you changed as a result of this assignment?

Why is it important to include this piece in your portfolio?

How and where does this fit in with your prior knowledge?

How do you think that others will react to this product?

What process did you use to complete the product?

What did you learn by doing this assignment?

How does the portfolio product illustrate the connection(s) you've made
between yourself and the course material?

In what ways would you do things differently if you could do it over again?

What did you discover about yourself?

How does it relate to your future?

How does it illustrate your strengths and/or weaknesses?

What obstacles and challenges did you have to deal with, and how did this
struggle change you?

How does the portfolio product show that your perspective on the world has
deepened?

How does it relate to your understanding of the world around you?

Which of your accomplishments makes you feel most proud?

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