MAKING A MATH PORTFOLIO

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MAKING A MATH PORTFOLIO
My Portfolio
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What Is A Math Portfolio?

• Shows what you have learned over each nine week
  period
• Shows how you have progressed
• Shows how you feel about your learning

• An alternate form of assessment

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What Does a Math Portfolio Consist of?

• Cover page
• 5-paragraph essay
• Supporting evidence (3 activities) to match your
  essay

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Cover Page
2008-2009 Your Name
Math Portfolio
Place on the inside of the portfolio as your
first page.
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Introductory Paragraph

• Summarize your progress for the current nine
  weeks
• Write about how you are doing this nine weeks
  good or bad

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Three Supporting Paragraphs

• Choose a category from the list or make up one of
  your own
• Each category must be different. You may not use
  more than one test or quiz each nine weeks
• Activities/assignments done in class are used as
  examples of supporting details

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Possible Categories

• Best work
• Most challenging
• Work you learned the most from
• Something you worked on with others
• Something that gave you a chance to use
  technology

• Project that took the most planning/thought (not
  the portfolio itself)
• Most satisfying
• Most creative
• Most difficult
• Something you would share with someone

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Conclusion

• Set future goals for next nine weeks in this
  class
• Explain how you can improve

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Transition Words

• Adds interest to your essay
• Extra credit (up to 5 points)
• Highlighted with a highlighter
• Used correctly

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Other Requirements

• Typed
• Double spaced
• Spell checked
• 12 point font minimum
• Placed into a portfolio folder
• Bind everything. No loose papers!
• Cumulative
• Be positive

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Is There a Special Order?

• Cover sheet
• 5-paragraph essay
• Activities

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How Will My Portfolio Be Graded?

• Introductory paragraph 15 points
• Category 1 paragraph w/ activity 20 points
• Category 2 paragraph w/ activity 20 points
• Category 3 paragraph w/ activity 20 points
• Concluding paragraph 15 points
• Presentation 10 points
• Includes spelling, grammar and neatness

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Why Should I Make a Portfolio?

• Shows you have a better understanding of
  mathematics
• Improves your writing skills
• Worth a test grade

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When Is the Portfolio Due?
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The End