English 101
Alex Gouirand
Winter 2015

Writer’s Portfolio

Due: Thursday, March 19 by class time.

For this assignment you will focus on one aspect of your writing that you have identified as needing attention. With the help of students, librarians, and other community resources, you will practice this skill and demonstrate improvement.

In the completed portfolio, you must have: 1. Identified the skill you hope to target. 2. Found a sample of your writing from this quarter that shows the need for improvement 3. Made a list of resources you might use to help you improve in that area. Resources could be in the community (your friends, peers, family), at school (librarians, textbooks, the Writing Center), on the internet, or etc. 4. Done the fieldwork. This could mean talking to librarians, doing research, having others critique your work… 5. Revised the passage or written a new sample to demonstrate your growth in the target area. 6. Written a narrative evaluation detailing everything you did in steps 1-5.

The portfolio is worth 5% of your grade. Late work will not be accepted.

Portfolio Rubric

Steps are clearly labeled. | No | Yes | Sections are clearly divided. | No | Yes | 1. Target skill. | Basic: the skill is identified. | Superior: A reason for choosing the skill is given. | 2. Writing sample—before | Basic: A writing sample is provided. | Superior: Comments are included at key points to further illustrate the problem with the target skill; if the writing sample is long, key areas are highlighted. | 3. Resources | Basic: The list includes at least 2-3 resources. | Superior: Books and online resources are cited using MLA; Each item is followed by a brief description of how this particular resource will be used. | 4. Fieldwork | Basic: For each resource, a brief description of the work completed is included. | Superior: Conversations are summarized; books are online resources are briefly paraphrased. | 5. Revised writing sample | Basic: A writing sample is provided | Superior: If the writing sample is long, key areas are highlighted; Comments are included at key points to further illustrate how the target skill was applied. If the sample is new, some context is provided (i.e., the assignment it is taken from is named) | 6. Narrative | Basic: The narrative summarized the process. | Superior: The narrative includes a reflection of what points in the process were the most (or least) helpful; whether this process helped you acquire the target skill; and what the next steps are in continuing to improve in the target area. |