Activity 2 Self-Assessment

Name: Katarina Zambrana

Date: May 20th, 2016

Anticipated Grade Second Semester: A-

Please give evidence from your work in the appropriate box by each outcome that best represents
your level of achievement.
Learning Outcomes

Level 2
Demonstrates Partial
Command of Knowledge
and Skills

Level 3
Demonstrates
Sufficient Command of
Knowledge and Skills

Level 4
Demonstrates Deep
Command of
Knowledge and Skills

Reading Rhetorically Outcomes: Give evidence from your portfolio to support your response.
1. I am able to cite strong
and thorough textual
evidence to support
analysis of what a text
says and implies.

An example of a case
of suicide is Ryan
Patrick Halligan [who]
died by suicide at the
age of 13 as a result of
being persistently
bullied and humiliated
by peers at
school...Toward the end
of 7th grade, it was
rumored at school and
in IM conversations that
he was gay, which,
Ryan, along with other
children who have
committed suicide,
have been a shining
example of what
cyberbullying can do to
victims (Kowalski 15).
(A Growing Viral
Problem)

2. I am able to analyze
and evaluate the
effectiveness of the
structure an author uses
in his or her exposition or
argument.

In Brave New World,

our future is a dark,
dystopian world where
there is no freedom of
awareness, presence of
families, and history is
considered a threat to
stability. (Huxleys
Vision - Right or
Wrong?)

3.I can analyze an

authors assumptions

Many people have

said that Chris was

either idealistic or
foolish. (A Definitive
Example of a Foolish
Mindset)

and appeals (e.g. ethos,

logos, pathos)

4. I can analyze the

writers use of rhetorical
devices and strategies.
(repetition, figurative
language, sentence
structure, diction)

They found that students

discarded roughly 40% of
fruit on their trays and
60% to 75% of their
vegetables. (Washington
Post).
But despite children in
schools being taught
how to read, more
than 40% of
Americans under 44
did not read a single
book...over the course
of a year. (Huxleys
Vision - Right or
Wrong)

5. I understand the key

rhetorical concepts such
as audience, purpose,
context, and genre
through analysis of texts.

Learning Outcomes

Level 2
Demonstrates Partial
Command of Knowledge
and Skills

Level 3
Demonstrates
Sufficient Command of
Knowledge and Skills

Writing Rhetorically Outcomes: Give evidence from your writing to support your claim.
6.I can write readingbased arguments to
support claims in an
analysis of substantive
topics or texts, using
valid reasoning and
relevant and sufficient
evidence.

7. I incorporate the texts

of others effectively and
use documentation styles
suitable to the task,
genre, and discipline.

Cyberbullying is a huge
problem in todays
society because it causes
psychological problems
in the victims, takes
childrens lives, and the
large number of victims
found in studies. (A
Growing Viral Problem)

According to the
documentary Food
Inc., farmers feed has
antibiotics, in which
the bacteria in the
antibiotics is being
immunized by the
chickens immune
system, leading the

Level 4
Demonstrates Deep
Command of
Knowledge and Skills

chicken in chicken
nuggets that are
reserved in restaurants,
and especially in
school, not safe to eat
unlike other animals
that were raised
organically (Food).
(School Lunches, What
Should Be Done)
8. I can edit for clarity
and for standard written
English grammar, usage,
and mechanics.

Several of the negative

visionaries, including Neil
Postman, think that the
future in Aldous Huxleys
Brave New World is
becoming our reality.
(Huxleys Vision - Right
or Wrong?)
While there are some
people who are
misunderstood come
out famous for their
unique ways of
thinking, those like
Chris are often
considered foolish just
because of their
personalities alone,
which really shines
when he thinks that
living in a remote place
like Alaska makes him
crazy to most people.
(A Definitive Example
of a Foolish Mindset)

9. I am able to produce
clear and coherent
writing in which the
development,
organization, and style
are appropriate to task,
purpose, and audience.

10.I have the ability to

observe, evaluate, and
regulate my development
as a reader and writer of
expository texts,
including the
identification of areas
needing further growth.

Based on cyberbullying
research, studies show
that social media
websites such as
Facebook, create an
easy access to target
victims. (DQ) According
to studies, social media
websites, especially
Facebook, found that 8997.5% of teens have a

Facebook account when

it comes to social media.
Seventeen of 36 studies
were looked into, and
that 23% of teens
claimed they were
targeted. 15% said they
bullied someone else
online. (;) therefore
parents need to know
that Facebook is a huge
risk for teenagers to be
targeted or creates an
opportunity for bullies to
target others (Pappas 3)
(A Growing Viral
Problem)
Listening and Speaking Rhetorically Outcomes: Explain how you are able to achieve these skills.
I am able to initiate and
participate effectively in a
range of collaborative
discussion with peers.

Learning Outcomes

Level 2
Demonstrates Partial
Command of Knowledge
and Skills

Level 3
Demonstrates
Sufficient Command of
Knowledge and Skills

Level 4
Demonstrates Deep
Command of
Knowledge and Skills

Habits of Mind Outcomes: Explain to what degree you have achieved the following
12. I act as a motivated,
self-directed learner.

I have improved on
this skill greatly, but
there is still room for
improvement.

13. I persist during

difficult academic tasks.

I have learned to
endure difficult
academic tasks ever
since I came back to
public school.

14. I see new ways of

thinking and being; I see
other points of view.

Years ago I have only

saw one side of the
story to many
arguments, but as I
have grown and
matured, I have learned

to look at other points

of view and see things
from other
perspectives.
I thoroughly go through
my and my classmates
papers and make good
corrections and
suggestions.

15. I am able to critique

my own and others
academic work.

16. I can reflect on my

own learning and on the
processes that shape
knowledge.

I can do it for the most

part, I still need to
have my teachers or
other school officials
help me understand
several things.