I. Describe the Assignment and Goals
For Work sample 5 I chose the Hawaiian Hero's Project for Hawaiian Studies. The Hawaiian Hero’s Project was a quarter long project that had many parts that were due every 2-3 weeks. We had to pick a person and do a ton of research on them and write essays, journal entries, draw portraits of them, etc. We also had to do a debate against another Hawaiian hero on why our hero was better.
II. Why did you choose this Project for your Portfolio
I chose this work sample for this portfolio because we worked on this project throughout the whole 3rd quarter and still in the 4th quarter. It’s a whole semester thing so I thought it's a very important project.
III. How it Represents a 21st Century Skill
This project represents Self-Directional skills because we were given the project in the beginning of the quarter and the instructions then we had to go off on our own and complete each part of the project every 2-3 weeks.
IV. How it shows my Current Growth
This sample demonstrates my current growth because it shows that I can complete big projects such as this one by myself over long periods of time and still turn everything in on time.
V. Area of Opportunity for New Growth
Some things that I could improve on is getting the project done quicker. Even though I am still able to get everything done and turned in by myself I still want to work on it and get even better with Self-Directional skills.