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As you collect items for your portfolio, you will need a method to keep the
items clean, safe, and organized for assembly at the appropriate time. A large
manila envelope works well to keep hard copies of your documents, photos,
game screen shots, awards, and other items. Three-ring binders with sleeves are
another good way to store your information. Plan to keep like items together
and label the categories. For example, store sample documents that illustrate
your writing or artistic skills together. Use notes clipped to the documents to
identify each item and state why it is included in the portfolio.
1. Select a method for storing hard copy items you will be collecting for your
portfolio.
2. Write a paragraph that describes your plan for storing and labeling the
items. Refer to this plan each time you add items to the portfolio.
Visit the G-W Learning mobile site to complete the chapter
pretest and posttest and to practice vocabulary using e-flash
cards. If you do not have a smartphone, visit the G-W Learning
companion website to access these features.
G-W Learning mobile site: www.m.g-wlearning.com
G-W Learning companion website: www.g-wlearning.com
CTE Career Ready Practices. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle
has an impact on how you function physically and mentally.
Choosing healthy foods in appropriate amounts is an important
component of a healthy lifestyle. Use the US Department of
Agriculture’s MyPlate (www.choosemyplate.gov) to help you
create a personal healthy eating plan. How do the MyPlate key
behaviors align to the way you eat now?
Reading. Consider how the author uses the term theme
throughout this chapter. How did your understanding of this term
change as you were reading? Look up the word theme in the dictionary. How
did the author shape this definition to fit the subject matter in this chapter?
Write a few paragraphs about what the term theme means to you after reading
this chapter.
Speaking and Listening. Research the use of dramatic tension in a
variety of media (for example, plays, fictional stories, and movies). Compile
information about the ways in which dramatic tension is used to move a
story forward, how dramatic tension is created in these different media,
and any other interesting information you find. Use this information, along
with what you already know about dramatic tension, to storyboard a video
game level. Using various elements (visual displays, written handouts,
Gamer Portfolio
G-W Learning Mobile Site
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