Choosing Evidence

Examples of work that may be used as evidence in Portfolios

• Video of individual/ group presentation, debate, speeches, monologues, skits, assembly participation, teleconferencing, Academic Decathlon, ACE, MESA, dance, drama and musical performances.
• Original artwork
• Interpretive dance (photographs or video)
• Original musical piece (video or audio)
• Original poetry
• Original stories
• Write-ups of scientific experiments (lab reports)
• Research projects (formal papers, PowerPoint presentations, photograph of poster or project)
• Essays
• Individual fitness plans/ exercise programs
• Business Plans
• Evidence (letters, ledgers, final product or service) of fund raising for ASB, Clubs, etc.
• Articles published in the school newspaper, yearbook
• Web pages created by the students
• Multimedia presentations
• Letter, videos, photos to verify community service or other performance presentations

Students are not limited to this list. It is merely a starting point to generate ideas of what may be included. Remember, you are selecting at least one meaningful assignment per course you have taken that you want to include.