Virtues Scrapbook
“Let your actions speak louder than your words”
Each month we celebrate,
pray about and discuss the virtues rooted in Catholic Christian Tradition,
within our class and school community.
We make an effort to treat other people in our lives according to the
qualities of these virtues. Through
reflection, we visualize and think about something carefully. Every day, you learn about, observe and
practice examples of the virtues in your actions and experiences with the
people in your life.
On a monthly basis, you will
be required to complete a virtue reflection. Your reflection will be based on your own
personal ideas and opinions, relevant to the monthly virtue being
examined. You will also be required to
have 3 pieces of evidence of this virtue in action. The evidence can be displayed through
photographs, drawings, mementoes or a note from someone explaining how you
completed the virtue. With the
reflection and evidence you will create a scrapbook. The scrapbook will be marked at two separate
times. Once in January covering
September to January’s Virtues. The
second time will be in June covering February to June’s virtues. The goal is to show how you have grown
throughout the year. It will be
important to not fall behind each month.
You will be given class time to start the rough draft of each reflection.
You may use the following criteria to give you direction
and help as you write your thoughts feelings and understanding of the virtue as
well as the virtue in action:
- Explain your understanding of what the virtue is and what it means
- Identify and explain the significance of the virtue (why do we need this?)
- Explain your evidence and reflect on your feelings that you gained about the virtue
- Check your writing. Does it make sense? Proofread for spelling, punctuation and grammar errors.
Your
reflection should be a minimum of one
page, double spaced.
Evidence
examples:
-Helping around the school (teacher, other students) -caring for a younger sibling
-caring for the environment
- helping a neighbor
Try to be creative each month. Examples should not be repeated from month to
month
Virtue
Scrapbook Rubric
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Level 4
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Required Elements
-all 10 virtues are included
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Student is missing several virtues
Project is incomplete
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Some virtues are missing
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1 Virtue is missing
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All virtues are included
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Understanding of the virtues
-uses own words
-demonstrates understanding
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Student defines virtues with limited or no use of
own ideas to demonstrate understanding.
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Student defines virtue with simple ideas.
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Student defines virtues in own words using relevant
and thoughtful ideas.
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Student defines virtues in own words with complex
ideas.
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Evidence of Virtues
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Student provides limited or no examples of the
virtues
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Student provides some examples of the virtues.
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Student provides examples of the virtues
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Student provides examples of the virtues and
thoroughly explains
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Significance of the Virtues
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Does not identify with the importance of the virtue
in relation to Christian values
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Identifies with the importance of the virtue in
relation to Christian values, with a simple explanation
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Identifies with the importance of the virtue in
relation to Christian values, with a clear and relevant explanation
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Identifies with the importance of the virtue in
relation to Christian values, with a clear and thoughtful explanation
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Personal Reflection
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Little to no reflection using limited or thoughts,
feelings and opinion
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A simple reflection using some thoughts, feelings
and opinion
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A reflection using a considerable amount of detailed
thoughts, feelings and opinion
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An in depth reflection using detailed thoughts,
feelings and opinions
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Presentation
-Appearance
-Creativity
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Little attempt to add color or
originality. Project has sloppy appearance. Rushed to complete.
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Some attempt made to add color and
originality. Project is neat, but appears to be rushed.
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Good creative effort. Project is neat
and shows evidence of time spent on it.
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Project is excellently presented
reflecting creativity and a lot of thought.
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