In the final portfolio you need:
 

1. Everything you have written for this class (if I still have something you wrote, you can assume that I will put that in the portfolio, but if in doubt, print out another copy).  This includes:
1. Your final draft of the research paper including a works cited list at the end, but without a separate cover page (if you also made a webpage or brochure I need the "linear paper");
2. Your annotated bibliography;
3. All drafts of your research paper;
4. Notes, notecards, printouts of web resources if you have any, etc--impress me with bulk!
PLUS:
2. A copy of each page of the website if you made one (to ensure that I see the whole thing without having to worry about broken links or network failures!!);
3. A copy of the brochure if you made one.


FINALLY:

An introductory preface in which you reflect on your experience as a research writer.  You may write what you want here, and the style may be informal.  To the extent that they are significant, consider including any or all of the following:
1. Describe/explain what you have learned about research (print and electronic); the processes of writing (things to do before you start, drafting, revising, editing, etc); the impact of writing (audience, purpose, the creation and sharing of knowledge through writing, the importance of accuracy and clarity, etc.) the mechanics of college-level writing (style, punctuation, introductions, conclusions, organization, citation, etc.); the technologies of writing (computer use, making web pages, making brochures, etc.), and anything else I've forgotten here! 
2. Describe/explain what knowledge or skills you will be able to take from this class and apply to other classes at Drew, to your work in graduate school, or to your life in general (at work, in your personal or civic life at Drew--writing letters, email messages, reports, and other documents; making and designing web pages; etc.)
3. Describe/explain what you still need to learn about writing, research, or related issues.
4. Discuss your writing process, any work that is not in the folder, or anything that you'd like me to know that you think I might not know--about what you've learned, how hard you've worked, any technological problems you've had or other frustration that somehow impinged on your work for this class, etc. (I'm not asking for grand confessions of personal details that you'd prefer to keep personal; however, if there's something you want me to know, this is your chance to tell me!!)
5. How you feel about writing at the end of this course, how you feel about research at the end of this course, how all this compares to how you felt at the beginning of the course.
6. Anything else you want to tell me, bearing in mind that this preface acts like the intoroduction to your portfolio and may influence how I read the material inside.  
NOTE:  please be honest in this preface, I will not hold anything you say against you--the purpose of the preface is twofold, first to encourage you to step back and review your own learning process, and second to give me more insight on the writer that you are so that I can judge your progress as a writer as accurately as possible.