Portfolio
Directions
(Two best revised WR 20
writings & Cover Letter) - worth 20% of course grade
DUE Mon,
Dec. 3, 10:15 a.m., JEF 101,
at our scheduled Final Exam meeting: Your Completed
WR 20 Portfolio
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WR 20 Portfolio cannot be accepted late. If you anticipate a problem meeting this deadline, see Cora as soon as
possible to discuss!!
A
complete WR 20 Portfolio should include all the materials listed below and should be
submitted in a folder:
- YOUR TWO (2) BEST (REVISED) WR 20 WRITING
ASSIGNMENTS to be re-graded, chosen from Paragraphs #1, 2, 3, 4, and Essay #1.
*See also the *New Writing Option described below.
The final drafts of your two
(2) (revised) Portfolio writing selections must be typed or wordprocessed,
and double spaced, or they will not be accepted for grading.
- COVER LETTER-ESSAY
(see directions below). The final draft of your Portfolio Cover Letter must be typed or
wordprocessed, and double spaced, or it will not be accepted for grading.
Please proofread carefully.
- ATTACHMENTS:
Include in your Portfolio
the original graded versions (with Cora’s evaluation checklists) of your
Portfolio writing selections; and Outline/Preliminary Draft of
the Cover Letter/Essay
- FINAL WRITER’S PROFILE:
WR 20 LEARNING OUTCOMES SURVEY
(separate handout).
A.
SELECTING AND REVISING YOUR BEST WRITING for WR 20 this term: Your Portfolio should contain two (revised) writings
selected from the previously graded paragraph and essay writing assignments
completed this term in WR20.
“New
Writing” Option:
At least one
of your Portfolio writing selections must be a revised version of previously
completed WR .20 writing assignment (selected
from Paragraphs #1, 2, 3, Essay 1). However,
if you wish, you may choose to write one new paragraph or essay as your second Portfolio writing choice. If you choose this option, be sure to keep your preliminary
draft(s) and to submit them as attachments with your Final Draft of the new
paragraph or essay writing.
Selection Criteria for Choosing & Revising your Two “Best
Writings”
(To
be identified and developed in your Cover Letter/Essay):
(1)
Demonstrates your abilities to meet WR 20 standards of good
paragraph and/or essay writing and editing – Review relevant Odyssey chapters, past
assignment directions handouts, and evaluation criteria used in grading your
previous WR 20 writing assignments to help you identify the
strengths of your Portfolio selections;
(2)
Represents Improvement in your writing and/or editing skills since
the beginning of the term – see advice under #1 above to help you identify
areas of improvement;
(3)
Provided a meaningful Learning Experience in helping you achieve WR 20 course Competencies – See
Final Writer’s Profile: Wr 20 Learning Outcomes Survey (separate
handout) to help you identify relevant course learning objectives;
(4)
Any additional reasons of your own, and/or your own personal learning
objectives achieved may
also be identified and explained
to support
your Portfolio writing selections.
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Cora will be available
by appointment only during Finals Week, so contact me if you want to see me.
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The Writing Lab
operates through Fri., Nov. 30, the last day of regular classes.
It will be closed during Finals Week.
PORTFOLIO COVER LETTER/ESSAY DIRECTIONS
LENGTH: Your Portfolio Cover Letter-Essay should be at least
four (4) paragraphs long.
Suggested Length: about 500 words, or about two typed/wordprocessed
and double-spaced pages
AUDIENCE: General WR 20 readers, Cora and your future self,
say a year from now. Imagine
yourself looking back over your WR 20 Portfolio and reflecting on your WR 20
learning experiences a year from now.
Use
what you’ve learned about essay writing (e.g., review Odyssey Ch. 14) to help
you structure and develop your Cover Letter-Essay.
Paragraph #1 – Introduction.
- Introduce
your two Portfolio writings by their titles
- State your Thesis: i.e.,
these two writing represent your best work in WR 20 this term because . .
.
- .
. .and then explain Why you think so:
Preview, or give an overview of, all the main reasons (or selection criteria) why you
have chosen these two writings as representing your best WR 20 work. [NOTE
WELL: The selection
criteria that you preview in your introductory paragraph should be same
ones that you will discuss and develop in more detail in the body
paragraphs (see Paragraphs #2 & #3 below) of your Cover Letter essay.]
Paragraphs #2 and 3 (Body Paragraphs).
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Devote one well-developed paragraph to each of your two Portfolio
writings.
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Each
body paragraph should have a topic sentence identifying the
Portfolio writing by title and the main reason/s (selection criteria) why you
selected that writing to include in your Portfolio of “best writing.”
·
Then develop
each of your body paragraphs by explaining in more specific detail how and why
this writing represents one of your best.
Be as specific as possible in explaining your reasons, and give
examples from the selected Portfolio writing to support or illustrate your
reasons.
Paragraph #4—Conclusion. Reflect back on your WR 20 learning experience and sum up by
commenting on the following:
·
what you have learned (e.g. about your general writing strengths and
weaknesses, your writing process, your writing attitude) this term;
·
how you have improved as a writer this term; and
·
any writing and editing skills that you would like to improve further,
giving yourself specific advice to remember in tackling future writing
assignments (that is, what you want to remember about yourself as a writer so
that you can address future writing assignments successfully).
Directions: Read the following WR 20 Course Competency
statements, and do the following:
- Rate your end-of-term skills in each category using this
5-point scale:
5 = Excellent/A;
4 = Very Good/B; 3 = Adequate/C;
2 = Weak/D; 1=Poor/F
- Feel
free to Comment
in the spaces provided; and/or to LIST & RATE any additional course
learning goals of your own at the end of this survey.
- Circle any Competency statements that represent areas
that you have improved the most
Paragraph
Writing Skills
___Competency
1: Be
able to produce stand-alone paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting
details.
Comments:
___Competency
2: Be able
to maintain focus and coherence for stand-alone paragraphs of at least 200
words.
Comments:
___Competency
3: Be able
to distinguish between general support and specific evidence and to apply the
distinction to one’s writing.
Comments:
Sentence
Editing & Correction Skills
___Competency
4: Be able
to produce paragraphs containing a variety of sentence lengths and structures,
including some complex sentences.
Comments:
___Competency
5: Be able
to edit one’s own writing to avoid most major sentence errors.
Comments:
___Competency
6: Be able
to edit one’s own writing to avoid capitalization, spelling and confused
word errors.
Comments:
___Competency
7: Be able
to edit one’s own writing for generally accurate use of commas, semi-colons,
apostrophes, and pronouns.
Comments:
The
Writing Process
___Competency
8: Understand the principles of the writing process in its basic form:
generating ideas [prewriting], organizing ideas, drafting [composing],
revising and editing.
Comments:
Writer's
Workshops
___Competency
9: Be able
to assist other writers with accurate analysis of focus, coherence, and
specific development, at the paragraph level.
Comments:
List & RATE here
any other course learning goals of your own:
Portfolio
Evaluation
Evaluation: Final Portfolio
Name______________________
Worth 20% of Course Grade
WR 20, Agatucci, Fall 2001
Grade/Score_____________
Portfolio is complete:
YES or
NO
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2
“Best” Revised WR 20 assignments (must
be typed/wordprocessed & double spaced)
·
Cover
Letter/Essay (must
be typed/wordprocessed & double spaced)
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Attachments
(original
graded versions & Cora's evaluation checklists of "best"
writings)
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Final
Writer’s Profile (WR 20 Course Competency Survey)
Evaluation
Guide:
Based on how well relevant WR 20 Course Competencies are achieved
____
= Excellent; ____ = Very Good;
____ = Satisfactory; ____ = Weak
____1.
Cover Letter/Essay
____2.
“Best” Writing #1
