Looking back at Term 1: my portfolio paragraph
A portfolio is a collection of your best work. Today you reflect on Term 1: you think about what you learned and how you changed. Use the list of units to choose four or five points: a digital habit you changed (Unit 1 and 2), a challenge you faced (Unit 3), an art idea (Unit 4), a place you would like to visit (Unit 5), an invention idea (Unit 6) and a rule you keep. Plan a paragraph of about 60 to 80 words (up to 100 if you can): a topic sentence, three or four supporting sentences with because, so or although, one if sentence, and a concluding sentence. Use tenses correctly: the past simple for what you did, the present simple for habits, the present perfect for experiences and a conditional for dreams. Do not write private details. After you write, read your paragraph aloud and tick your self-check list.
| Unit | I can … | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Gen Alpha | use the present continuous | I am learning to draw these days. |
| 2 My Digital Footprint | use the passive and modal passive | Passwords should be kept secret. |
| 3 Facing Challenges | use the past simple and continuous | While I was running, I fell. |
| 4 Art and Expression | use because, so, but, although | Although I was nervous, I smiled. |
| 5 Around the World | compare places | This park is bigger than that one. |
| 6 Young Innovators | use if sentences | If I had a robot, I would use it. |
Looking back at Term 1, I learned a lot. I changed one digital habit: I now keep my phone away at bedtime, so I sleep better. A challenge I faced was a short talk in class. Although I was nervous, I did not give up. I also enjoy art, and I want to make a clay lamp. If I could visit anywhere, I would go to a rainforest. My rule is to ask before I share a photo.
Portfolio page. On a sheet of paper write the title Looking back at Term 1 and your paragraph. Add a small drawing for each of three points (a lock for a safe habit, a lamp for an invention, a globe for a place). Show your portfolio to a grown-up and say what you want to do better next term.