Portfolio+Outline

=**PORTFOLIO**= For your summative assignment you will complete a portfolio which is due one week after we have finished reading "My Masai Life". A portfolio is a collection of work that demonstrates the journey you have taken in your learning throughout this course. Your portfolio will include 5 assignments chosen from the list below. Each assignment will be accompanied by a list of success criteria or a rubric. You may hand each assignment in individually over the course of reading the book in order to get feedback form the teacher ("Window of Opportunity") if you wish. There will be some additional due dates included to help you manage your time.

Choose 5 assignments from the list below. Create a title page and table of contents. Your title page should be gripping and should sum up what your collection of work will illustrate. Your table of contents will list all of the work that you have included in your portfolio and the date that it was completed.
 * STEP #1**

Complete the assignment by the appropriate due date to ensure you get feedback from the teacher. If you choose not to hand the assignment in before this date your assignment will be graded as part of your portfolio but you will not get feedback on your assignment.
 * STEP #2**

Ensure that you have checked the success criteria that has been provided or the rubric to ensure that you have included all necessary information.
 * STEP#3**

Write a summation that is a reflective summary of your journey through the creation of the portfolio. You should also include a copy of your self evaluation (see the link below). The following are some reflection questions that will guide you in your summary.
 * STEP#4**
 * What have you learned?
 * What do I know now that I did not know before?
 * How am I a different person?
 * How have my views or values changed?
 * Have I grown?
 * Where has this growth led?
 * Where do I go from here?
 * How does this story connect with my life?
 * What am I going to do differently from now on?



=__﻿ASSIGNMENTS (CHOOSE 5)__=
 * 1) Imagine you are travelling to stay with the Masai people as Robin has done. What items would you pack in your suitcase to take with you and why? What could you not live without? Write a 1-2 page paper that describes your connection to this object(s) and how/why they are important to you. What impact do they have on your life? What would your life be like if you had to live without them?
 * 2) Imagine you are Robin and you have been living with the Masai. Write a letter to someone at home describing how this experience has changed your life.
 * 3) Imagine that you have been living with the Masai. Write a journal for 1 week, as Robin has done, and describe your experiences, your thoughts and feelings. Be specific and include details from the book to back up what you are writing.
 * 4) Imagine you are an anthropologist and you have been studying the way of life for the Masai people. You are there when Robin joins the tribe. You are interested to see what effects Robin has on the tribes way of life. What do you think you would see? Write a 2 page report that identifies what you see. Use examples from the book to back up your statements.
 * 5) You are a sociologist and are interested in studying the differences between the two social worlds that have been a part of Robin's life. In what ways have these two very different societies affected Robin's way of life? How? Why? Write a 2 page report that identifies what changes you see and how where she lived has affected those changes. Use examples from the book to back up your statements.
 * 6) You are a psychologist and you are interested in examining Robin's personality before and after living with the Masai. Write a two page report using the book to help you identify characteristics of Robin's personality at the beginning and end of the story.
 * 7) How does this book provide evience for the statement "You'll never understand a man until you walk a mile in his shoes"? Using evidence from the book, write a 2 page paper that illustrates how Robin Wiszowaty demonstrates the truth of this statement in her book. Include examples from the book as evidence.