1.

Learning  Reflections  
Course:  OLC4O  
Task:  After  an  assignment  has  been  marked  and  return,  the  students  are  to  complete  a  Learning  Reflection  on  that  assignment  
(example  below).    
Learning  Reflection  #3:  Series  of  Paragraphs  
Go  to  your  completed  series  of  paragraph.  (It  is  the  one  where  you  wrote  about  your  favourite  
characters  in  Freaks  and  Geeks.)  
 
Review  all  of  the  comments  I  left  on  your  series  of  paragraphs.  
 
Answer  the  following  questions:  
What  was  one  of  your  series  of  paragraphs’  strengths?  
What  was  something  you  need  to  improve  on  for  the  next  series  of  paragraphs?  
What  was  the  easiest  part  of  writing  the  series  of  paragraphs?  
What  was  the  most  challenging?  
What  is  your  goal  for  the  next  series  of  paragraphs?  How  will  you  work  to  reach  that  goal?  
 
Show  Mr.  Lindsay  your  completed  reflection,  then  turn  it  in.  
 
Purpose:  In  the  literacy  course,  students’  writing  and  critical  thinking  skills  are  often  developing  at  a  much  slower  rate  than  other  
students.  In  a  last  effort  to  improve  these  student’s  literacy  skills  before  they  finish  high  school,  it  is  crucial  that  the  students  
deliberately  reflect  on  their  work  to  understand  where  they  are  excelling  and  where  they  need  to  improve.  The  purpose  of  this  
reflection  is  to  help  students  reflect  on  their  work  and  set  realistic  goals  to  improve  their  writing.  
Type  of  Assessment:  AS  a  tool  for  setting  goals  (AS  a  way  to  monitor  your  own  process  to  make  adjustments).  
 
2. Writing  a  news  report  
Course:  ENG1D  
Task:  Write  a  news  report  in  25  minutes  that  will  be  marked  using  the  OSSLT  rubrics.    
Purpose:  The  students  in  the  grade  9  academic  class  are  all  expected  to  write  the  OSSLT  next  school  year.    
This  assignment  is  completed  for  students  to  understand  if  they  are  writing  at  a  passing  level  according  to  the  OSSLT  
expectations.  The  teacher  may  record  the  marks  according  to  the  OSSLT  rubric,  however,  on  early  attempts  return  the  student’s  
papers  with  P(pass),  BL(borderline)  or  NQ(not  quite).    
Type  of  Assessment:  AS  a  way  to  monitor  your  own  process  to  make  adjustments  (FOR  the  teacher  to  provide  you  with  
feedback).  
  
3. Kahoot  (https://create.kahoot.it/l/#)    
Course:  ENG1D  
Task:  Using  your  own  electronic  device,  answer  the  questions  that  appear  on  the  projector  screen  in  a  competition  against  your  
classmates.  Points  are  awarded  to  those  who  input  the  correct  answer,  and  more  points  to  those  who  do  it  quickly.  The  scores  are  
tracked  and  displayed  quickly  after  each  question  and  the  overall  standings  are  displayed  at  the  end  of  the  game.    
Purpose:  This  exercise  is  useful  during  a  novel  study  unit  to  recall  important  information  while  summarizing  sections  of  the  novel.  
The  purpose  of  Kahoot  is  to  have  students  engage  in  a  fun  review  activity  where  they  can  guage  their  level  of  understanding  (and  
in  comparison  to  their  classmates),  and  work  in  pairs  or  groups  to  provide  feedback  amongst  their  peers.  At  the  end  of  the  game,  
students  will  see  their  score  as  a  reflection  of  how  well  they  knew  that  section  of  the  book.    
Type  of  Assessment:  AS  a  way  to  monitor  your  own  process  to  make  adjustments  (AS  a  way  to  provide  feedback  to  your  peers).