Post date: May 14, 2014 1:11:22 PM
Choose one Category Reflection Question from each category type and use it to tell a story about your artifact.
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade Artifact Reflection Questions
Reflection questions should be attached to the sample (or samples) of work which the reflection is addressing.
Why did you select this piece?
Why should this sample be included in your portfolio?
How does this sample meet the criteria for selection for your portfolio?
I chose this piece because ....
What are the strengths of this work? Weaknesses?
What would you work on more if you had additional time?
How has your ______ (e.g., writing) changed since last year?
What do you know about ______ (e.g., the scientific method) that you did not know at the beginning of the year (or semester, etc.)?
Looking at (or thinking about) an earlier piece of similar work, how does this new piece of work compare? How is it better or worse? Where can you see progress or improvement?
How did you get "stuck" working on this task? How did you get "unstuck"?
One skill I could not perform very well but now I can is ....
From reviewing this piece I learned ....
What is one thing you can improve upon in this piece?
What is a realistic goal for the end of the quarter (semester, year)?
What is one way you will try to improve your ____ (e.g., writing)?
One thing I still need to work on is ....
I will work toward my goal by ....
If you were a teacher and grading your work, what grade would you give it and why?
Using the appropriate rubric, give yourself a score and justify it with specific traits from the rubric.
What do you like or not like about this piece of work?
I like this piece of work because ....
How much time did you spend on this product/performance?
The work would have been better if I had spent more time on ....
I am pleased that I put significant effort into ....
What would you like your _____ (e.g., parents) to know about or see in your portfolio?
What does the portfolio as a whole reveal about you as a learner (writer, thinker, etc.)?
A feature of this portfolio I particularly like is ....
In this portfolio I see evidence of ....
Selection questions/prompts
Growth questions/prompts
Goal-setting questions/prompts
Evaluation questions/prompts
Effort questions/prompts
Overall portfolio questions/prompts