Activity 2 Self-Assessment

Name: Michael Abbott

Date: 5/17/2016

Anticipated Grade Second Semester: B

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.

Throughout most of
my essays i have all
the necessary
concrete details, and
the correct amount of
commentary, but they
sometimes lack the
depth required to get
an A.

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

Most of the time my

structure is pretty
good, but sometimes it
varies.

3.I can analyze an

authors assumptions
and appeals (e.g. ethos,
logos, pathos)

I occasionally use
ethos, logos, and
pathos, but not
enough.

4. I can analyze the

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

I am actually pretty
good at using rhetorical
devices, and figuring
them out and applying
them throughout my
essay.

5. I understand the key

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

I understand the key

concepts and apply
them correctly,
especially in my
portfolio essay and my

Brave New World

essay.

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

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.

Based off of my brave

new world essay i do
this very well.

My racial profiling
essay incorporated
this really well.

8. I can edit for clarity

and for standard written
English grammar, usage,
and mechanics.

I always re-read my
essays multiple times to
try and catch my
mistakes.

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

I am always able to
identify with audience
and can always
identify the purpose of
my essay.

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.

My writing has grown

vastly over this year,
especially this
semester.

Listening and Speaking Rhetorically Outcomes: Explain how you are able to achieve these skills.
I am able to initiate and
participate effectively in a

I always find our

fishbowl discussions

interesting, and i
always try to participate
in every discussion.

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 am motivated to get
all portions of an essay
correct.

13. I persist during

difficult academic tasks.

I usually am very
diligent about doing
my work.

14. I see new ways of

thinking and being; I see
other points of view.
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 use many points and

thinking to get my point
across.
I always try to do a
good job on peerediting because then
they do a good job in
return.
Mrs. Stegners edits
always make sense
and help me improve
my writing.