English 11 · Week 35 · Civic Voice and the Future
Portfolio and Growth
Reflecting on a year of reading and writing.
- Students will
- Students select evidence of growth from a year of reading and writing and reflect on it.
- SEL skill
- Recognize growth and name strengths with evidence
- What it looks like
- Students recognize growth and name their own strengths.
- Content focus
- Portfolio and growth
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-awareness
Self-awareness is recognizing what you feel, think, value, and do well, and understanding how those things guide your choices. More self-awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- W.11-12.10: Writing, Grades 11 to 12, Standard 10
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.11-12.10 Writing
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Effective Expression
- Works with: Writing
Fits these textbook chapters
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More self-awareness activities for English 11
- The American Story and My Story Self-awarenessPersonal narrative about where students fit in the American story.
- Transcendentalism and Self Reliance Self-awarenessSelf-reliance and the balance between independence and community.
- Dialect and Identity Self-awarenessHow dialect expresses identity and challenges language bias.
- The Harlem Renaissance Self-awarenessPoetry of pride, pain, and joy in the Harlem Renaissance.
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