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Melissa Vanderstappen TEC-546 Student Reflective Assessment: Part 2 (e-Portfolio Signature Assignment)

**Writing:**
Standards: Text Types and Purposes
 * Writing Standard 1 : Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., //because, and, also//) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.
 * Writing Standard 2: Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section
 * Writing Standard 3: Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.

Standards: Conventions of Standard English (Utah Core Curriculum, 2002)
 * Language Standard 1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
 * Language Standard 2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

__**Assignment:**__
In this assignment students are learning how to write a paper with paragraphs from a writing prompt. Students are given a writing prompt where they are to brainstorm five ideas that they want to write about. Once they have brain stormed their ideas on the brainstorming paper then they are to complete a graphic organizer using question words like what, where, when, how, and who to help them know what to write about. They will be using rainbow writing by using different colors to keep their papers organized. After completing their graphic organizer they transfer their information to a four square organizer that will than help them write their first draft. While writing their first draft they need to follow a student checklist to make sure that they are staying on topic and using correct conventions of English language. Once, they have completed the four square they begin writing their first paragraph and continue on to their 2-3 paragraph. In this assignment they are just learning how to write 1-2 paragraphs on their topic. This will complete there first draft. Once the draft has been completed they will go to the computer lab and finalize their paper by typing it in a Word Document. This will then be shared with the class and be graded with a writing rubric.

__**Artifacts:**__

 * Student Writing Checklist: [[file:Editing-Checklist.doc]]
 * Student Brainstorming and Graphic Organizer: [[file:Brainstorming and Graphic Organizer.pdf]]
 * Student Four Square Organizer:[[file:Four Square Organizer.pdf]]
 * Student First Draft: [[file:First Draft.pdf]]
 * Student Final Paper: [[file:Student A Final Paper.docx]]

__**Reflection Questions:**__

 * 1) Did you understand what you were being ask to write about?
 * 2) Was the writing prompt easy or hard to write on?
 * 3) Did you find it easy to follow the student writing checklist?
 * 4) Did the rainbow writing help your paper stay organized?
 * 5) What did you find most beneficial for your future writing skills that you learned during this assignment?

__Reference:__
Utah Core Curriculum. (2002). Retrieved June 30, 2013, from []