Sample Rationale Statement = for=20 Supporting Artifact
English Education=20
Project
When you have chosen an assignment to = electronically=20 archive, at the TOP of the page indicate which standard or standards you = are=20 relating to your assignment. Indicate this by writing a statement = similar to the=20 one below. Make this statement as specific as possible; that is, list = the=20 specific number and accompanying written description of the
standard/s.
This artifact supports the completion of =
NCTE=20
Standards (insert number/s from Checklist)
______________________________
because_______________________
I earned a grade of ______ for this = assignment. =20 This course was taught by
_______________________ during the ______ = semester=20 and met at _____ on
________________. I earned a grade = of=20 _________ for this course.
For example your statement should look = something like=20 this:
This artifact, a Discourse Analysis = project completed=20 in Linguistics, supports NCTE Standards numbers 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.7, and = 3.1.8=20 because this analysis examined the interrelated nature of eleven = different=20 characteristics of an utterance, including morphology, semantics, = phonology,=20 morphology, and pragmatics. In addition, the video segment chosen for = this=20 discourse analysis project used Burke=E2=80=99s Pentad as a tool to = discover the=20 purposes behind language use presented in the transcript. I earned an A = for this=20 assignment. This course was taught by Dr. John Smith during the fall = semester,=20 2008, and met at 12 noon on Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I = earned a=20 grade of
A for the = course.
Your rationale statement must directly = connect=20 your selected assignments to specific standards and explain exactly = why/how the=20 artifact demonstrates your mastery of the knowledge and=20 skills.