Example Begin by opening Google. Click the waffle in the upper right corner and select Sites. Start a new Blank site:
Rename Document (top, upper left): First Last Name | Étude Portfolio
Change Header Title (directly below document name): First Last Name
Change Home Page Title (center of header): First Name’s Étude Portfolio
Theme: Students may choose a theme that reflects their individual personality, however these general rules must be followed:
No brand logos (Nike, Green Bay Packers, etc.)
No memes or gifs
No copyrighted images
No full image of student’s face (may use aesthetic images that enhance overall professional presentation of portfolio)
Curriculum Vitae The Curriculum Vitae is a collapsible group. This means rather than being a clickable page, it drops down into a menu bar. The menu bar consists of the four academic credit areas: IDEAS, Humanities, Mathematical Reasoning, Science + Technology.
Credit Pages: Students will publish final projects on appropriate pages. Each project needs to consist of several components:
Credit Area + Standards addressed in final project
Artist Statement that presents thematic overview and meaning of project
Research/Essay credit while learning about topic of study
Visual/Video of final project
About Me
The home page will consist of the student’s personal statement throughout their years in advisory. This statement/introduction will change over time and may include several different personal statements based on the year of construction. Page name should be About Me.
Click on Pages
Click the three dots of the Home Page and select Properties
Rename Home Page to About Me
Create a Title header for the year of the person statement. Put the newest personal statement at the top of the page with each preceding year below
Personal Statement Definition and Purpose A personal statement is a brief text that describes who you are as an individual. Generally, there are two purposes behind a personal statement. The first is to express who you are as an individual and how you view the world around you. The second is to explain how you understand this to be true.
For example, I might feel compelled to use my experiences with competitive swimming in my personal statement. In order for me to use swimming successfully, I would need to explain to my audience why swimming has offered me valuable life lessons; explain what swimming has taught me about myself; explain how swimming has helped me understand the world and how I can be an active participant in it.
Although your personal statement is an extension of your resume, it should not repeat things from the resume. That is redundant and boring for your audience. Instead, it should reveal a deeper side of you that may not be recognizable from the skills addressed in the resume.
If we go back to my swimming example, this would mean that I would want to explain specific experiences or moments with swimming. I would not want to list all the teams I have swam with or coached for.
Now that you understand the definition and purpose of a personal statement, please select one personal statement to read and analyze.
While reading, consider these questions in order to share with the group:
What is the personal statement about?
What evidence or personal experience did the writer describe to support their message?
What was the message the writer was attempting to portray?
Based on the personal statement, what is the personality of the writer? How do you know?
What was unique about the writing style?
Every strong personal statement should have a metaphor. An experience, passion, object that is compared to life in order to offer a greater message. Pick one of the essays that you found more meaningful, inspirational, intriguing….
What is the metaphor in this personal essay?
What was the writer passionate about or what was their experience?
How was this compared to the world around them in order to offer a greater message?
Complexities: What complexities do the parts and purposes reveal about the author? What do we learn about them as a person through the essay?
Draft Please create a new Google document and save it in your Advisory folder. Title the document Personal Statement and the current academic year (example: Personal Statement 2021). You may not use any personal statements created in previous years unless you are a senior. Other general information:
one to two pages in length
essay format with indented paragraphs, no title
written in first person (not academic third person)
utilizes many components of personal narrative (sensory details, figurative language, characterization, etc.)
generally in response to a prompt
You can begin writing your personal statement in three ways. One way is to Google a college or university you think you might want to apply to in the future. Find the admission office’s most recent personal statement prompt and answer it. The second option is to write personal statement about a discipline you are passionate about. The third option is to select a prompt from below:
Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn? ( Stanford University)
The ancient Romans started it when they coined the phrase “Carpe diem.” Jonathan Larson proclaimed “No day but today!” and most recently, Drake explained You Only Live Once (YOLO). Have you ever seized the day? Lived like there was no tomorrow? Or perhaps you plan to shout YOLO while jumping into something in the future. What does #YOLO mean to you? ( Tufts University)
Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. (University of Pennsylvania)
In the spirit of adventurous inquiry, pose a question of your own. If your prompt is original and thoughtful, then you should have little trouble writing a great essay. Draw on your best qualities as a writer, thinker, visionary, social critic, sage, citizen of the world, or future citizen of the University of Chicago; take a little risk, and have fun. (University of Chicago)
Revision First sentence: Consider the following examples from student essays. What is interesting about each sentence? What does it suggest about the writer? Have the students write down their own opening lines and collect them. Read them out loud. Have the student review them and offer advice.
Unlike many mathematicians, I live in an irrational world; I feel that my life is defined by a certain amount of irrationalities that bloom too frequently, such as my brief foray in front of 400 people without my pants.
I almost didn't live through September 11th, 2001.
When I was in eighth grade I couldn't read.
While traveling through the daily path of life, have you ever stumbled upon a hidden pocket of the universe?
The spaghetti burbled and slushed around the pan, and as I stirred it, the noises it gave off began to sound increasingly like bodily functions.
I had never seen anyone get so excited about mitochondria.
I stand on the riverbank surveying this rippled range like some riparian cowboy—instead of chaps, I wear vinyl, thigh-high waders and a lasso of measuring tape and twine is slung over my arm.
I have old hands.
Big Picture: Have the students answer the questions: What is my metaphor? What message does my metaphor reveal to my readers? How does my metaphor reveal this? Descriptive Language: According to medical science there are five senses: taste, feel, see, smell, hear. In literature and writing, a sixth is added. The sixth sense is oftentimes referred to as organic or sense of being. Have you ever walked into a room and instantly realized the people in it were just talking about you? Have you ever felt a sense of foreboding only to then have something terrible happen or receive bad news? That innate sense is considered the sixth sense in writing. Reread your paper and consider areas that would be enhanced using sensory details. Share and offer feedback at the end of class.
Presentations of Learning
Example The Presentations of Learning page is the publication of each trimester's PoLs. It is completed and published in Advisory. PoLs should be organized by Semester, Year (for example, Fall 2022 or Spring 2021) with the most recent PoL at the top and the rest in preceding order beneath.
Peel the Fruit
Learning Statement Construct a reflective statement that considers the learning you have experienced this past trimester at Étude High School. While some questions are required, others are not. For the ones labeled optional, select the ones you are inspired by or the ones you feel are directly related to the Artifacts you identified in your Peel the Fruit. *Reminder: These reflections are public. They are not meant to be embarrassing or used for harassment in any way. They are meant to showcase you as an individual learner. To celebrate yourself! Required: What claim are you making about your learning and growth this trimester?
Required (pick one): Habits of Professionalism Select at least one prompt to respond to below. Then provide direct evidence to support your reflection.
Collaboration: How did you collaborate this trimester and how did it extend your learning?
Work: How did you demonstrate responsibility and organization in your learning this trimester?
Self-Discipline: How have you become more independent and self-directed?
Communication: How did you show professionalism in your communication habits this trimester?
How have you contributed to a culture of professionalism?
How have your Habits of Professionalism improved this trimester?
What was your area of greatest growth (HOPS or Academic)?
How has the quality of your goal-setting improved and how has that affected your learning?
Required (pick one): Habits of Mind Select at least one prompt to respond to below. Then provide direct evidence to support your reflection.
How have you grown in your ability to create and innovate?
How have your Habits of Mind improved?
How have you contributed to the intellectual culture?
What was your area of greatest growth (HOPS or Academic)?
How have you improved the quality of your work this trimester (example: revisions)?
Optional: I Used to Think.....Now I Think
How has your thinking changed this trimester?
How has high school been different from your initial thoughts?
How have you contributed positively to a culture of decency and trust? How is this different from the past?
Global Scholars Program
Example
Resume
Example **NOTE: Your official resume needs to include your address, phone number, email, and contact information for References. HOWEVER, none of this should be published in your portfolio. Your portfolio resume should merely include your EXPEREIENCES--Education, Curriculum Vitae, Work History, etc. Resumes Day 1 Thinking Routine | Image Cards
Image Cards are used to help express thoughts and ideas with abstract thinking.
Directions
Spread the image cards out on the tables and have the students circle around it.
Ask a question and have the students select the card that represents their answer.
Once everyone has a card selected, have students share what card they chose and why.
Prompts
Pick a resume you think represents your personality
Pick a resume you find interesting or creative
Pick a resume that immediately grabbed your attention
Resumes Day 2 Thinking Routine | Circle of Viewpoints There are three elements that writers need to consider when creating a resume. A resume is only effective if consideration and application of these three exist:
Purpose: The intent the writer has in constructing the resume. What they hope to obtain through it.
Audience: A reader is someone who happens to come across a piece of writing, the audience is who the writer actually intends to read the text.
Format: How the resume is setup, its physical appearance, chronological experiences vs. skill based experiences, order of information, large/bold text vs. standard, images, personal branding.
Circle of Viewpoints: consider the elements of the resume through these perspectives:
A professor
An employer
A college recruiter
Consider some sample resumes through the lens of these three.
What do you think their expectations would be?
What do you think they would want to hear? Word choice and language? Experiences and skills?
What would they want to see in presentation and design?
How do you think they would select a candidate?
Writing Conferences | Finalize components of resume, visually enhance resume based on CSI
Resumes Day 3 Thinking Routine | See, Think, Wonder
What do you see in the resume?
What do you think when looking at the resume? What do you think about the person portrayed throughout the resume?
What wonders or questions do you have about the person portrayed throughout the resume?