Writing in the Mathematics Classroom
Portfolio Worksheet
The portfolio is a sample of your work from Standard ___ that includes:
- a selection of ___ pieces of your work (staple them together)
- the rest of your work (again, staple it)
- a cover letter
Your Selected Work
Choose pieces of work from your folder that best show what you learned while working on this Standard. You may want to choose an assignment that you didn't understand at the time it was assignment but can now go back and revise because of what you have learned. You may want to select an assignment you are particularly proud of or one on which you worked particularly hard. Be sure you have reasons for what you select.
The Cover Letter
On a separate sheet of paper, answer the following questions. You may answer them in essay format or you may list the questions and answer them individually.
- What did you learn from each of the assignments that you selected for your portfolio?
- Why did you choose each of these particular assignments? What do you hope they will show about what you have learned?
- Describe the mathematics that you have used and learned in this Standard. Make a list of the concepts that you explored and write a brief explanation of each of them.
- How do you feel about your progress through this standard?
- List two things that were particularly helpful to you or that you particularly liked while you worked through this standard. Be specific and describe what you like or how something was helpful.
- List two things that were particularly difficult for you to master in this standard. What do you think caused the difficulty for you? What has that taught you about how you learn math?
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