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Portfolios |
ENGL
1 / Writing
Make sure to REFRESH the page each time you visit!
- No paper may be submitted
as part of a portfolio unless it has been seen by your instructor at each
of the draft stages before the portfolio deadline.
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| Mid-term Portfolio | Final Portfolio | Portfolio Rubric | |
Mid-term
Portfolio This portfolio is 20%
of your final grade.
The mid-term portfolio must contain the following:
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Table of contents (The table of contents should list your papers by
title and identify the essay assignment type [comparison, rhetorical analysis,
etc.] )
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Two of the three papers completed so far (to be
selected by you, the student)
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An afterword
The papers and portfolio will follow a specific format and there is no extension!
The afterword, written in prose form, should be approximately one to two pages and should address the following issues:
· Why the two papers selected were chosen (and why the third was not)
· What strategies were adopted while writing the two papers selected
· What strengths are demonstrated by the papers selected
· What weaknesses the selected papers demonstrate
· What strengths or weaknesses the paper not selected demonstrates
· What aspects of writing the student would most like to improve in the remainder of the course
· Anything else the student would like to say about his or her writing
The two papers will be evaluated holistically as products and should be selected as representative of the kinds of writing the student can produce at this point in the semester.
The
portfolios should conform to the following format:
· All writing should be placed in a manila folder (available at the bookstore for about $0.15). The student's name as well as the professor's should be written neatly on the outside of the folder
· The table of contents should be the first document in the and should identify the kinds of essays included as well as their titles
· The afterward should be the last document
· Each individual paper should be a clean (not written upon) copy
· Each paper should have the student's name, professor's name, date, and course name and section number (this is English 1 section 003) in the upper left hand corner of the first page
· Each paper should have page numbers (please use the format of your last name and page number) in the upper right hand corner of each page
· Each paper should be titled
· Each paper should be stapled or paper-clipped together
· MLA format should be followed for parenthetical citations, etc.
Portfolios are due in the big red box outside Sitterly 109 by
5:00 PM on Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Late papers will not be accepted or graded.
If you have any questions or concerns about the portfolios or revising your
papers, please speak with your instructor or the Director of Composition.
Final
Portfolio This portfolio is 40%
of your final grade.
The final
portfolio must contain the following:
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Table of contents (The table of
contents should list your papers by title and identify the essay assignment type,
which for this portfolio must include your research paper.)
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Your research paper and one of
the other papers completed so far (to be selected by you, the student), not
submitted for the midterm portfolio.
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An afterword
The papers and portfolio will follow a specific format and there is no extension!
The afterword,
written in prose, should be approximately one to two pages and should
address the following issues:
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Why the prewriting and revising strategies
used in the preparation of the research paper were selected, and how they
helped you to write the paper;
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What general strategies you adopted while
writing the two papers in the portfolio;
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What strengths are demonstrated by the
papers you selected;
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What weaknesses the selected papers
demonstrate;
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What strengths or weaknesses the paper(s)
not selected demonstrate;
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What aspects of your writing you feel you
most improved in the course;
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What aspects of your writing you feel you
still need to improve;
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Anything else you would like to say about
your writing.
The two papers will be evaluated holistically as products and should be selected as representative of the kinds of writing the student can produce by the end of the semester.
The
portfolios should conform to the following format:
· All writing should be placed in a manila folder (available at the bookstore for about $0.15). The student's name as well as the professor's should be written neatly on the outside of the folder
· The table of contents should be the first document in the and should identify the kinds of essays included as well as their titles
· The afterward should be the last document
· Each individual paper should be a clean (not written upon) copy
· Each paper should have the student's name, professor's name, date, and course name and section number (this is English 1 section 003) in the upper left hand corner of the first page
· Each paper should have page numbers (please use the format of your last name and page number) in the upper right hand corner of each page
· Each paper should be titled
· Each paper should be stapled or paper-clipped together
· MLA format should be followed for parenthetical citations, etc.
Portfolios are due in the big red box outside Sitterly 109 by
5:00 PM on Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Late papers will not be accepted or graded.
If you have any questions or concerns about the portfolios or revising your
papers, please speak with your instructor or the Director of Composition.
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ENGLISH 1 Rubric for
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Basic Requirements (to be
confirmed by instructor before papers are included in the portfolio):
Each portfolio contains two (2) papers and a meta-analytic
preface, none of which violates the Academic Integrity Policy.
Both papers satisfy the
assignments given by the instructor; and have been read and approved by the
instructor (and ideally, but not necessarily, revised)