Expected Schoolwide Learning Results (ESLRs)

Color Key
Lord of the Flies (Q1) = Lord of the Flies
Anne Frank (Q2) = Anne Frank
Poetry and Teen Life (Q3) = Poetry and Teen Life

Critical Thinker

Identify, evaluate and use resources effectively for the purpose of problem solving

Build meaning and understanding for themselves using prior knowledge and new information
(Gaining understanding by using old knowledge such as experiences and previous work in addition to new information.)
Example: Class discussions and Lord of the Flies project.
Self-Evaluation: Fair

Apply problem-solving skills to facilitate learning

Gather, analyze and process information from a variety of sources
(Collect and study information from an array of places.)
Example: When working on poetry I got information from teachers and peers. When I did the Teen Life Project, I got information from the internet.
Self-Evaluation: Satisfactory

Solve problems using a variety of strategies

Select, monitor, and adjust problem-solving strategies

Academic Achiever

Demonstrate progress in all curricular areas

Continually assess, evaluate and adjust work to maintain high standards
(Revise and go over work a few times to make sure that it is the finest quality.)
Example: I’d make a few drafts of all my poems .
Self-Evaluation: Good

Demonstrate the ability to work both independently and collaboratively
(Show that you are capable of working well in a group and by yourself.)
Example: I did the Teen Life Project as a group, but I worked alone when writing my poems and doing the poetry book.
Self-Evaluation: Good

Access information from a variety of sources
(Acquire information from many places such as people, books, and the internet.)
Example: I got information from friends and the internet.
Self-Evaluation: Fair

Demonstrate technological literacy and the use of technology as a tool for the efficient and creative completion of a project

Involved Citizen

Seek to improve the lives of others in their community

Demonstrate care and concern for their environment
(Show that I care for the environment and world.)
Example: My Teen Life Project was based on poverty, and some of the poems that I’d written were about the environment.
Self-Evaluation: Satisfactory

Demonstrate responsibility in active decision-making
(Show that you can make responsible decisions that help add to the assignment.)
Example: In the Anne Frank Project, I made decisions on our movie and the write-up.
Self-Evaluation: Good

Interact respectfully with people of diverse cultures
(I don’t insult people because of their culture and I respect everyone, and I work together with them and I treat them as I would treat any other person.)
Example: In group activities and discussions.
Self-Evaluation: Good

Demonstrate awareness and respect for the rights of others
(Show others that I know their rights and give all of them equal respects and rights in your mind.)
Example: In the Teen Life Project, I worked with different people, respecting them and their rights.
Self-Evaluation: Good

Effective Communicator

Demonstrate their creative talents to convey ideas

Incorporate/Utilize technology as a tool for communication
(Use technology to communicate with others.)
Example: When working on our Teen Life Project, we communicated through blogs, email, and the Wikispace.
Self-Evaluation: Good

Listen respectfully and ask questions to facilitate understanding and achieve insight
(Listen while others talk and not interrupt, and ask questions whenever I don’t understand something.)
Example: In discussions I never interrupted.
Self-Evaluation: Good

Demonstrate the skills of effective collaboration
(Show that I am cable of working well with others.)
Example: I did my Anne Frank project with others.
Example: I did my Teen Life Project with others.
Self-Evaluation: Good

Collaborate with others in appropriate learning situations to achieve group goals

Understand and convey written, oral and visual information using appropriate media
(Understanding and properly sending written, oral, and visual information)
Example: I read and wrote poems . I took pictures for my poetry book, I received the above information from my Teen Life Project group.
Self-Evaluation: Good

Demonstrate awareness of the role of audience

Self-Directed Learner

Accept responsibility for their own learning
(Be responsible for my own education and do my work voluntarily without being asked or nagged.)
Example: I read the books at home.
Self-Evaluation: Good

Identify their needs and apply appropriate learning strategies

Participate in a wide variety of co-curricular programs and activities which develop social, emotional and physical talents

Take creative risks in developing untried ideas

Demonstrate competency in goal setting, time management, and organizational skills
(Show that you can set goals, manage time, and be organized.)
Example: My group and I were able to finish the Anne Frank project on time.
Example: I finished the poetry book on time without having to do everything on the last night.
Self-Evaluation: Good

Monitor, adjust and document work in progress

Develop, prioritize and continually revise personal goals

Apply practices that promote and support the safety and health of self and others

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