Documentations of Learning

Documentations of Learning (DLP's) are portfolios that contain documentation of what each student has learned and completed during a week or during the time since the last DLP was written.

DLP's should include:

1. All home work and class work for the week. The homework and class work should all be titled and dated. The work should be placed chronologically with the narrative learning essay first.

2. A narrative on what the student learned during the time period covered in the DLP. "Learned" here means what the student gained in thought, skills, experience or ideas from the assigned work and class activities and discussions. The essay should be a discussion of the ideas upon which the student reflected, any facts or connections the student can relate to other readings or authors, and any questions which remain from the discussions and readings.

The narrative should pinpoint where, when and why your learning took place. For instance, don't just write "I learned that authors can use symbols to increase meaning." Add to that what symbol you learned that from, where you thought about it, and why you made the connection at this point in time.

The narrative should pinpoint where, when and why your learning took place. For instance, don't just write "I learned that authors can use symbols to increase meaning." Add to that what symbol you learned that from, where you thought about it, and why you made the connection at this point in time.

The DLP will be evaluated first for its quantity and quality. Any late writings will result in a loss of 10 points, a missing writing 20 points. The narrative learning essay will then be evaluated for depth and supporting details and be given a grade. Then the points for missing or late writings will be subtracted from that grade. Students may gain back points for missing work by doing or finding the initialed writing and stapling it to the front of the portfolio. However, the portfolio will lose 10 points for being incomplete when submitted for evaluation.