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Objectives/goals

Content: I will be able to justify how my subject artifact personally represents me.Language: I will use the language of JUSTIFY/EVALUATE/ and TRANSTION WORDS to discuss and write with my group and in my paper.Social: I will respectfully collaborate with my group in the computer lab.

Brainstorm

Design a thinking map that can classify every class and an artifact that can represent you.

Does anyone know of a map that can organize our justification paragraphs?

TPS – Think, Pair, Share

Have students share their artifacts with each other… just in case they want to change them.

Formatting Paper• Double Space• 12 point font• Times New Roman• One space after periods• Margins: 1 inch on each side• Indent the first sentence of your paragraphs (5

spaces) • Students information is on the LEFT hand side:

Language Arts Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Valverde

Science/Period: 5/Mr. Bryns

Bob Imaginary• Title of the paper is “Science Justification

Paragraph”

Example of what it should look like in “Word”

Example of What It Should Look Like in “Word”

After considering all the obstacles you overcame in your introductory paragraph justify why your favorite artifact represents who you are.

Choose one of the language frames to start your first topic sentence of your body par.:*All things considered throughout my 8th grade year, I feel that my _______ project best justifies me in my Language Arts class. *With this 8th Grade Exit Portfolio project in mind, I feel that my _______project best justifies who I am in my Language Arts class.

Second Sentence:

Explain to your reader what your project is.

The project I chose was about ______________________.

Third-Seventh Sentence:

Explain to your reader/interviewer what you did your in project in detail. Use the FOUR transition words below to organize your sentence structure:

Transition Words to choose from:

-at the beginning, immediately, first, before,

-secondly, also, and, and then, another, besides, but also, equally important, furthermore, further, in addition, in fact, likewise, moreover, next, nor, plus the fact that, then too, thirdly, too, after a few days, afterward, between, in the meantime, later, meanwhile, not long after, soon, then, while, about, at the same time, during, often, until, the following night

-finally, last, lastly, at last, at length, eventually, thereafter, as a result, consequently, therefore, thus

DO NOT FORGET

COMMAS AFTER

YOUR TRANSITION

STATEMENTS or

WORDS (ex. At

first, I had to pre-

cut …..)

Eighth Sentence

Now justify why your favorite artifact represents who you are.

*This _______ project justifies who I am because it reflects/demonstrates how I _______________________.

(love to draw, love to write about history, love to be creative, etc…)

*My plans are to become a _________ (or to work with children) and I know I will be able to use this project because….

(Be specific here and show me why this assignment was important. [it improved my communication skills, it helped me understand the world around me, it allowed me to collaborate with others….].)

Ninth Sentence: EvaluationEvaluate whether or not you feel that this artifact

is indicative of your ability to be successful. Use one of these templates:

*Now that I have evaluated this project, I feel that I could have _______________.

OR*Now that I have evaluated this project, I feel that this

project was indicative of my ability to be successful because__________. (Brag)

Tenth Sentence: Big Idea

Write what qualities you demonstrated in this project that allowed you to be successful on it. Think of your BIG IDEAS!

Use this language frame:Some of the qualities that allowed me to be successful on this project was my (that)…

*determination because I … *I used my time wisely when I….*organization because I…* leadership because I…etc.)

Objectives/goals

Content: I will be able to justify how my subject artifact personally represents me.Language: I will use the language of JUSTIFY/EVALUATE/ and TRANSTION WORDS to discuss and write with my group and in my paper.Social: I will respectfully collaborate with my group in the computer lab.