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School College of Marin
(COM)
Marin County Office
of Education
Special
Education – County SELPA
Marin Teaching Network
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ASSESSMENT
Reading Assessment
INTRODUCTION to the
CORE LITERACY PORTFOLIO
Your Core Literacy Portfolio will consist of:
Your Core Literacy Portfolio will be evaluated on the
following:
Range: You must demonstrate that you can read,
write and speak in a variety of subject areas in a variety of ways.
Literacy Approaches: You must demonstrate a variety
of skills. For example, when writing, you must be able to edit,
reorganize and rewrite to gain clarity; when reading, you need
to skim, question, summarize, reread, etc. When speaking, you need
to acknowledge your audience, speak clearly. See the Core Literacy
Handbook for more examples.
Technical Control: Your work should reveal that
you understand and can use standard English. Reflective Analysis.
You must demonstrate your ability to analyze what you read. You
will want to include work that shows your ability to be perceptive
and thoughtful.
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REMEMBER!
AS YOU ASSEMBLE the portfolio,
remember that neatness and organization count. An annotated Table
of Contents is required. We suggest that you use division
pages to separate the sections of the portfolio. Labels that
identify your work should be written neatly. This will help the
reader evaluate your portfolio and reward you for what you do
well.
See the Core Literacy Portfolio Handbook for
specific suggestions.
The information on this page is also available
as a PDF brochure. You need Adobe Reader,
a free browser plug-in, to view and print PDF documents.
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Literacy Portfolio brochure (pdf)
— SEE Core
Literacy Portfolio Handbook
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A Process Piece
This piece of writing has gone through a series of drafts.
You need to include:
- brainstorming, outlining, mapping, clustering,
etc.
- first draft
- second draft
- final draft
This piece
should demonstrate your ability to revise and edit your work.
2 Pieces
of Exposition
Exposition is writing about ideas. Most of the writing
you do in high school is expository writing.
Consider including:
- an
essay test from World History which summarizes the rise of
totalitarianism
- a
character analysis of Piggy in Lord of the Flies or
Paul in All
Quiet on the Western Front
- a letter to the editor describing the need
for a new skate board park
- a summary of a lab report in science
- a
film or restaurant review
- the conclusion to a research project
in science
You need to select 6 reading approaches from your
class work. These can be excerpts from a formal paper or
they can be taken from your journals or class work. One entry must
show your ability to analyze something you’ve read.
Consider including:
- a character
analysis from a short story, novel, or play.
- a comparison of two
countries which identifies important economic conditions,
social habits, etc.
- the
conclusions you have drawn after studying the data
in a scientific article.
The other 5 reading approaches should show a range of
techniques in a range of subjects.
Consider including:
- a graph,
map or drawing about what you've read
- a
summary which presents the main points
- a reading quiz which shows
that you have understood the assigned reading
- the inferences you
have drawn from a reading assignment
- evaluation of an article
- evidence
that you have gained or applied new information
You need to include
three Speaking Certificates in your portfolio. Teachers have
copies of these Certificates.
Consider including:
- a formal presentation
in class
- participate
in in a panel discussion
- presenting the solution of a homework
math problem
- meeting a foreign language requirement
- participation
in a theatrical performance
- participation in service organizations
which require you to present material to an audience
You choose. This piece should demonstrate your ability
to read, write or speak. It can be an additional English, science
or social studies report. It could as well be a song, poem,
film review, or the notes from a speech you made to a service group.
It could be additional excerpts from a journal you kept while
reading a particular novel or play. You decide.
Before you write your Letter of Reflection you need to
- select
the pieces for your portfolio
- identify the strengths, challenges and solutions your work reveals
- evaluate
the skills which you have developed
- acknowledge the areas for improvement you wish to address before
your graduate from high school
Your Letter of Reflection should lead the reader to your strengths,
show your understanding of your skills, and establish your academic
goals.
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