Hawaiian Hero Argumentative Essay - MODERN HAWAIIAN HISTORY
Name of the Assignment: Hawaiian Hero Argumentative Essay Subject: Modern Hawaiian History Facilitator/Teacher: Mr.Adam
Describe the assignment and goals for the work sample you selected.
Each person in the class had to write their own five paragraph argumentative essay based on their hawaiian hero and explain why their hawaiian hero is the most important hawaiian hero, and how it shows that is important to hawaiian history and the culture. This essay is also based on the amount of research done on their hawaiian hero. Then each student had to go ahead and read everyone's essay in another class and vote on their essay so no one could cheat; this also went for every other class in the ninth grade. We voted on which essay had the best argument of why their hero is the most important.
Explain why you chose to select this work sample to share on your portfolio.
I chose this work sample to be on my portfolio because I knew it represented the Information 21st Century Skill . This essay definitely shows that is represents the Information 21st Century Skill because I personally had to do a significant amount of research on my hawaiian hero. I selected this essay to be on my portfolio because I had fun learning a lot more about my hawaiian hero, George Helm , and also being able to learn more about writing an argumentative essay. How does the work represent a 21st Century skill?
This project addresses the Information 21st Century Skill. The 21st Century Skill, Information is to use many different ways to research information whether that is through a book or a computer.. My project falls under the Communication 21st Century Skill. This is because my essay shows that I research and got the information I needed to complete the argumentative essay.
Explain how the sample demonstrates your current growth (how did this challenge you, how does it showcase your interests and abilities).
The most difficult thing about this essay/assignment was to research, the research always takes the longest. I wanted to make sure I knew a lot about my hawaiian hero before I argued about my hero so it could be a good essay. This shows my interest because I chose to put it on my portfolio and definitely enjoyed this essay. I enjoy writing essays and also learning about the culture ,history and people of Hawaii.
Describe at least one area of opportunity for new growth (how would you like to improve from this point, what could you do better next time).
I could improve on this assignment by simply proofreading it to make sure it is the best it can be. This is something that for sure makes a difference on any essay or paper. It is very simple but definitely improves your work by a lot.