portfolio guidelines fa 2013

8/13/2019 Portfolio Guidelines Fa 2013

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Rieman, fall 2013, ENGL 1101

Portfolio Information

Due by the start of class on the last day of class:December 3, 2013. Working links to your Mahara portfolios must be posted to Moodle before you

come to class. No late work will be accepted. Failure to submit a portfolio results in a failure of the course.

Where: Post the link to your portfolio on Moodle under the Portfolio Work box where it reads Submit Your Final Portfolio Link Here. Make sure

its a hyperlink and that the link opens as you intend it to by checking it after you have posted it. Please have your name on your portfolios home

page so that I know whose portfolio I am reading when I begin.

Writers Portfolio: Its Purpose in this course:

Your digital portfolio counts as 60% of your final grade; therefore, it needs to be the best example of your work for the semester. Your portfolio is

for assessment purposes, so you need to think carefully about how you can show what you have learned this semester. The pieces you include and

your reflection on them are evidence of your learning. Your classmates and I are your primary audience for this work.

Your portfolios purpose is threefold (from Portfolio Keeping):

1) To convince me that this portfolio represents your best work for the course2) To show that you have succeeded in being a reflective learner3) To show that you have demonstrated writing abilities that fit the highest standards of the course.

We will talk as a class about what qualities of good writing you think I am likely to reward based on what you know about me as a reader and a

teacher. Some specific aspects of writing Ive stressed over the semester are: making connections between readings and your writing; thoughtful

responses as readers; effective use of digital composing tools; insightful reflection about your own writing; risk taking with your writing; awarenessof the rhetorical situation when you read and writemaking smart rhetorical moves; and making discoveries as you write (the idea of writing as

thinking). Because the majority of my response to your writing has been to drafts with my comments geared toward revision, one value youve not

seen rewarded is attention to proofreading. The fact that this is a final product in this course and counts for the majority of your final grade, I

expect your work to be meticulously proofread with an intent to eliminate all careless errors like misspellings, typos, and any other distracting

elements. You will have the penultimate day of class for portfolio peer workshop so that you have a second or third reader to help with this work.

A guiding force in the course design is the course description, so please re-read it as you prepare your portfolio:


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In Writing and Inquiry in Academic Contexts I (ENGL 1101) you will study the subject of writing since it is both the primary subject of inquiry and the primary

activity of the course. You will write, revise, edit and reflect on your writing with the support of your peers and me. You will also engage critically with the

opinions and voices of others, as you are encouraged to understand how your writing can have an effect on you and your environments. As the primary subject

of readings and discussion, writing is explored as it relates to different contexts, discourses, cultures and textual media. As you inquire into literacy, you will

understand your own writing and development with heightened awareness. Grades are derived primarily from portfolios that include work generated

throughout the term.

What is a writers portfolio?

A writers portfolio consists of three parts: the collectionof work (all the writing youve been doing over the semester), the selectionof work

(choosing particular examples of your writing to include) andreflection on that work (thinking and writing about what your work represents about

you as a writer / reader after you have revised and compiled your chosen pieces).

Here is the work this semester that you can pull from:

Reading Responses Your workshop responses to peers Day Book entries Writing to Explore pieces Peer workshop drafts of your essays Copies of your essays with my comments Talk backs to me that youve written Mahara Journal Entries SRTOL in Three Genres project One wild card piece. A piece of writing from outside this class that you want to include.

We will negotiate as a class exactly what we think the portfolio should include to show evidence of your learning this semester, your role as a

reflective learner, and your writing abilities that fit the highest standards of the course. Afterwards, I will type up what weve agreed to and we will

have the final assignment details.

Your portfolio will consist of sevenor eightsections, arranged i n the order you th ink sui t your p urposesin your portfolio.


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Title each section as follow:Title

What

this

sectioncan

include.

Introduction

Give context for the portfolio.

Orient your reader(s).

Provide thoughtfulcommentaryand make

connections between

the course and the

work you put forth in

the portfolio.

You may deal witheach piece of your

portfolio individually

(why you chose it,what was particularly

fulfilling or challenging

about it) or collectively

(what the portfolio as

a whole represents) or

a combination of the

two approaches.

This piece can takewhatever form youthink is most

appropriate for what

you want to say.

Reader

What will best show you as a

reader this semester? Choose 4

artifacts, at least one of which

is a Reading Response. You can

include more than one Reading

Response. Reflect on why you

chose each piece.

Some options:

Reading Responses Peer workshop

response, WTEs that

were about reading an

article

Whether or not youincluded everything

that was supposed to

be in an assignment,

Examples of how youengage with a text

(highlights/notes etc.)

WTE

Include 4 WTEs. Dont revise them.

Write a refection for why you chose

each one.What you hope to show. From the WTE

assignment sheet:

Real engagement with thetopic

Connections between the WTEand what were reading,

talking and writing about in

class

Risk taking with your writing. Writing in an electronic form.

Use hyperlinks to connect

your reader to references you

are making, include pictures,

links to videos etc.

Process

This is your Literacy Memoir assignment.

Show your process work, the

development of your paper. What did it take for you to get

from the beginning of thinking

about your literacy history to

that final paper? What do you

think about all of this work?

This section should include allthe writing that helped you

formulate your paper (think of

daybook entries, WTEs,readings, notes etc.), the

working drafts (including

comments from your peers and

me), and your Talk Back.

Clearly indicate the FINAL,revisedand carefully edited and

proofread final draft.

Its often helpful to havecommentary about each draft totell your reader what writing

decisions you were making along

the way.

Put this work in the order inwhich it was written so that your

reader can see what it took to

produce that final draft.


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Title

What

this

section

caninclude.

Product

Include 1Final Draft of a

piece--just the product,

carefully revised, proofread

and edited. Include a reflectionon why you chose this piece.

Options:

SRTOL An expandedWTE A revised reading

response

Daybook

Include6daybook entries.

Scan, and upload. Do not

rewrite. Reflect on why you

chose each particular

entry, what you think it

says about you as a

writer in this format,

and how this kind of

writing is alike or

different from other

types of writing youhave done this

semester.

Reflection

Include your midterm reflection journal

entry and a final reflection.

Read over your entire portfolioand your mid-term reflectionjournal entry in particular, then

write an end-of-year reflection.

Think about yourself as awriter/reader across the

semesterwhat has changed?

What has stayed the same?

What do you leave class

knowing you still need to pay

attention to as areader/writer?

Look ahead to your role as awriter at the university and

outside of school. How do you

see your alphabetic and digital

literacy continuing to develop?

Final Reflection Format Possibilities:

letter video audio piece (use Audacity) flow chart something else appropriate?

Wild Card (*optional*)

Include a piece of writing from

outside of class that you are

particularly proud ofthis can besomething you wrote for yourself,

something from another class etc..

Its wide open as long as its

appropriate for an academic setting.

Include a self-assessment / reflection

about what you like about it, why

you chose it, and maybe address how

it helps more fully shows your

writerly self.

Remember:

*I am happy to meet with you in or out of class to go over the pieces you are revising. Please also consider making an appointment with the WRC, using your

peer workshop session on , or sharing your work with your peers for review.


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How I will assess your portfolio as a whole :

Have you included all the required material? Is the portfolio presented carefully and thoughtfully? Does this portfolio include your best work for the course for the purpose you are trying to fulfill? Do you show rhetorical awareness? How writing works differently in different situations? Have you effectively utilized digital composing tools? Do you show an understanding of connections between the various pieces of work youve done this semester? Do you offer thoughtful reflection about yourself as a reader, including a reader of your peers work? Do you address any areas where you took risks with your writing? Have you shown some understanding of how you operate as a writer? Where and when you feel you write best, what your process is like? Do you give a real sense of why youve chosen the work you have, what purpose it serves? How thoughtful, insightful and complete is your reflection throughout? Do you show yourself to be a reflective learner? How polished are the final drafts in your process sequence and final product? Is your site easy to navigate and read (meaning careful attention to font colors/sizes, all links work as intended etc.) Is your entire portfolio carefully proofread and edited?

How I will get grades back to you: You will receive your final portfolio grade via Moodle.

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