21st+Century+Skills+Evidence

Communication Ability:
Throughout my junior year of high school, I have gained the ability to communicate well with others through my writing. My writing samples consist of a persuasive and researched elements.Some of my best peices can be found by clicking this link: Writing Samples

Collaboration Ability:
In class we worked on a freeze frame project. We were assigned a story from within the text to act out as a group. In our freeze frame, we demonstrated 'The Mask of the Red Death' as a silent film. The pictures shown in the link represent the peasants in the story dancing and the clock striking twelve as the red death finally enters the castle and ends the party. http://cavsenglish11spring2011.wikispaces.com/Mime Also, as an end of the year history project, my group of three students researched the region of Latin America. Our product was posted on google and we presented to the class. []

Critical Thinking Ability:
In English I have gained the ability to think critically. We descussed the persuasive elements and demonstrsted our ability to apply them. The best way to descibe my ability to apply these elements is through my Critical Veiwing.

Creativity Ability:
My creativity has definatly imporved over the past year. In English 11 Honors, I worked on a multimedia project that expressed my ability to turn a short story read in class into a 21st century inturpretation. In the video we used very up beat dramatic music to express the insanity of the main character. Below is a link to my multimedia video: Multimedia