Semester 2, School Year 2008-2009
Guidelines for the Second Semester Alternative Assessment Project
General Rule: YOU ARE TO CHOOSE ONE AMONG THE FOLLOWING MEDIA OPTIONS THAT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU. YOU CAN MIX MEDIA (USE ONLINE JOURNAL AND VIDEO BLOG FOR THIS PROJECT) PROVIDED THAT YOU USE ONE MEDIUM PER MONTH (FOR EASIER, EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE CHECKING). FOLLOW THE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES PER OPTION. ALL OPTIONS ARE TO BE DONE INDIVIDUALLY. REFLECTIONS AND JOURNALS SHOULD BE PRIVATELY DONE. NO PAIRED OR GROUP JOURNALS, PLEASE!
A. TRADITIONAL JOURNAL
1. You are required to have only one journal notebook/diary where you will write all your reflections for the semester.
2. Just like any journal or reflection entry, you have to specify the date and title of your entry.
3. A journal entry must have a minimum of twenty (20) sensible sentences. Make sure that you write with sense, complete thought and clarity.
4. You have to make a minimum of 15 journal entries for the entire semester.
5. Journal notebooks will be collected for checking during InTACT class. The HA or SF will announce the collection of journal notebooks through email or text.
6. Journal notebooks will be returned either on Monday before the next InTACT session or during the next InTACT session itself. Changes in collection dates, if ever, will be announced in class.
7. Entries may come in the form of a poem, drawing, scrapbook, comic strip, caricature, essay, story, or simply a diary entry. When you choose to do an alternative journal (aside from writing an essay), make sure that you support your drawing or anything with a reflection. Make sure that you tackle up the specific theme given for the week. Other entries to complete the minimum number of required entries may not specifically be about the theme for the week.
B. ONLINE JOURNAL
1. You are required to create a blog for InTACT purposes only. Personal blogs cannot be used for this requirement.
2. Blog whatever way you want! Each blog entry must consist of a minimun of twenty-five (25) sensible sentences.
3. You have to make a minimum of 15 journal entries for the entire semester.
4. Online journals will be checked on a weekly basis. Deadline for weekly blog entries will be every Friday, 6:00pm.
5. The HA and SF will check your blogs after the said weekly deadline.
6. You have the option to set your account to private (only you, the HA and SF can view your blog) or public.
C. VIDEO BLOG
1. You are required to create an account in You Tube. You may want to set your account to private if you don’t want to share yourselves to other people worldwide.
2. You may choose this option only if you have a webcam and, if you are not yet of legal age, you are aware of the intellectual property rights that you might violate if ever.
3. You are to speak about the week’s theme for a maximum of only 3 minutes per entry. Please do not exceed the maximum number of minutes for video blogging.
4. You have to make a minimum of 15 video blogs for the entire semester.
5. Video blogs will be checked on a weekly basis. Deadline for weekly video blog entries will be every Friday, 6:00pm.
6. Please be aware of the laws or the people that you might violate when you choose to do a video blog entry.
GRADING SYSTEM
The general grading system that follows will be true to all options. They might vary in some instances. If there will be variations in the grading, the HA or SF will announce it during class time.
10 points PERSONAL REFLECTION/PERSONAL TOUCH
7 points DEPTH AND CLARITY
3 points CREATIVITY
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20 points Total per weekly entry
THEMES FOR WEEKLY BLOGS
Below is a complete list of themes for your weekly blog/journal/video blog entries. Make sure that you write or reflect something on them.
November 24, 2008
Thanksgiving: What is the one greatest thing that you are grateful for in your life?
December 1, 2008
Prayer Session: What does silence mean to you?
December 8, 2008
Self-Awareness (Part 1): Academics
• Subjects I am good at
• Subjects I had difficulty in
• What helped me in my studies
• What didn’t help me in my studies
December 15, 2008
Self-Awareness (Part 2): Interpersonal Relationships with others
• What others liked about me
• What I can improve on
• What helped me make friends
• What kept me from being with others
Christmas Break
What does Christmas mean to you now that you are in a stage of life where everything seems to be a blur?
January 5, 2009
What is/are your New Year’s Resolution/s?
January 12/19/26, 2009
InTACT Social Awareness Weekend Module
• Expectations for ISAW: Baka, Sana, Dapat
• Psychological Preparation for ISAW
• ISAW Experience Reflection
February 2, 2009
Me and My Family
February 9, 2009
Free Entry
February 16, 2009
What does LOVE mean to me (in terms of relationships: crush, fling, etc)?
February 23, 2009
InTACT Synthesis: How did InTACT impact my college life?
*Other entries’ themes to complete the required number for the semester are up to you.
