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.

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

FINAL PARTIAL _______

Understanding Cultures of the World

Advanced English

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

Advanced

Vocabulary use
Independently develops new vocabulary

9 or 10

and integrates it into speech

Check

Independently develops new vocabulary

and integrates it into writing

Informal speaking and listening

Is a confident, effective speaker.
Check

Formal speaking
Expresses original, academic thinking

Is able to make use of language subtleties, such

in a way that all can understand easily.

Check

as humor, idioms and irony.

Reading
Analyzes works of poetry effectively
Check

the audience.

Check

High grammatical and syntactical control.

Check

Check

Regularly integrates new vocabulary into

Shows confidence and willingness to speak

intermediate
8 or 9

Check
speech
Regularly integrates new vocabulary into

Actively participates in group discussion.

Discuss ideas that involve critical

Check
writing
Consistently uses strategies to decode

thinking in English.

unknown words, independently.

Developing

Check

Check

Consistently self-edits work on a basic, global

through traditional quizzes and exams

Can use a variety of strategies to decode

Demonstrates original thinking about class topics.

unknown words.

Student is not afraid to make mistakes or try

Check

Check

Contributes new ideas clearly.

Check

new ways of speaking.

Shows improved passive vocabulary

beginner

(ability to understand new words)

Answers questions clearly.

Check

Check

Check

lanaguage
Box
Writes organized essays using academic

support

Articulates facts and restates ideas about

Shows comprehension of short fiction.

Speaks at length fluently without substantial

help from written work.

Check
Check

Contributes facts and restates ideas in a literal way.

Check

ideas to show essential meaning

Uses appropriate simple vocabulary.

Check

Contributes some simple phrases in discussions

from written work.

Check
Check

Score: 46 / 61

What aspects of your English do you think still needs more work?
I need to improve my ability to talk fluently when doing a presentation.
How will you improve those aspects?
Trying to practice what I'm going to say before time.
What aspect of your portfolio are you most proud of so far? Why?
The organization, since I think the items or documents are clearly differentiated from one another.
What aspect of your portfolio do you think needs the most improvement? Why?
I would like to separate my documents depending on the themes presented in each one.

Check

Check

Explains facts and restates ideas or summaries

using some formal English writing conventions
Self-edits work on a basic and global level.
Uses paragraphs effectively.

Reads and understands longer works

Check

Check

Check

Check

Constistenly uses sentences correctly.

Gives facts and restates ideas clearly.

of fiction with teacher support and

demonstrates comprehension.

Answers questions clearly.

Check

Shows some basic self-editing in work.

Reads and understands short works

of fiction with teacher support and

Writes short summaries of other works in

complete sentences. Check

demonstrates comprehension.

Writes opinions in complete sentences.

Check

Current Level: 75

Check

Check

Can use written English in a variety of genres.

Check

Can dictate facts and restate ideas with

help from written work ( mostly reading)

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 improved the way I write things, making them sound more professional depending on the matters discussed.

Shows comprehension of non-fiction.

Speaks at length with substantial help

Check

Listens attentively to others.

Check
Gives short "yes" or "no" answers to questions

with substantial help from written work.

Check

Check

Shows comprehension of poetry.

Check

Articulates new ideas and original thinking

Can summarize reading, content or other people's

Check

Shows comprehension of longer fiction.

Check

without substantial help from written work.

Check

Check

Able to present synthesized information

in an organized, academic manner.
Check

academic material and offers opinions

Check

Check
simply giving opinions.
Demonstrates willingness to take risks with

conventions.
Asks and answers questions regularly.

intermediate

Achieving

and stylistic level.

Articulates new ideas and original thinking beyond

Understands language subtleties such as

humor, idioms and irony with teacher

Check

Check

audience.

Check

Shows improved active vocabulary

Developing
beginner

analysis of an academic topic without

substantial help from written work.

Check

humor, idioms and irony independently

Analyzes works of fiction effectively

Articulates new ideas and original

Check

Uses a wide range of techniques to engage the

Understands language subtleties such as

Check

Achieving

Writing
Expresses original, academic thinking with a high
command of language.

Uses and synthesizes information from

non-academic genres to enrich work

Uses a wide range of techniques to engage

Check

Check

Check
Check
Check

Check

Check