Final Portfolio

Final Portfolio Assignment for Writing and Composition

1.      In assembling a final portfolio for this class, you will choose 5 pieces of writing that represent your “best” work this year; choose pieces that show how you challenged yourself as a writer, not just pieces that are the most grammatically correct.  

2.      Then, you will significantly revise these 5 pieces. Revision does not simply mean editing and fixing grammar mistakes. To truly show that these represent your best writing, you need to address higher order level of revision as well as sentence level revision: revise for thesis, structure, organization, interesting language, creativity, critical thinking, a catchy opening hook, a strong conclusion, etc. as well as grammar, spelling, and clarity of ideas.

3.      To show that you have significantly revised your work, please identify all additions and changes you made in a different color, bolded, or underlined. I expect that you will have at least ¼ of your writing identified as revised in some way.

4.       Write a 600-800 word introduction to the portfolio that reflects on what you have accomplished this year and what the portfolio of your work shows about your growth and progress. For example, you might discuss your strengths and weaknesses at the beginning of the year and how those have changed – be sure to show specifically where you see those changes in the pieces you have included in the portfolio. You are making an argument about your own writing and using that writing as evidence to prove that argument. Be honest about how you have progressed and where you need more work.

5.      This introduction is the last piece of revised writing you will complete for this class, so make it your very best! Be sure to have an original title, strong thesis, detailed body paragraphs, and a conclusion that leaves readers with something interesting to take away from reading your piece. Because this is a personal reflection, this piece should also showcase your own ideas and your unique writing voice. Finally, make sure you proofread carefully for sentence level errors.

6.      Print out and assemble all of your writing into a portfolio. Include a title page and table of contents. The introduction should come first followed by the 5 revised pieces. This work counts as your final exam and is due on the last day of classes.

** For Ms Guarino’s Writing and Composition class, you need to choose 5 entries from the 30-Day Challenge posts. One must be the first entry, one must be the last, and choose any other 3 pieces in between. Make sure you include any photos as well citations from the blogs. You will need to also put these 6 revised pieces on your blog in the same order as in the physical portfolio.