Final Portfolio

Guidelines for Final Portfolio

Due Sunday December 17 via Google Drive and Blackboard

NO LATE PORTFOLIOS ACCEPTED. 

THIS IS A FIRM DEADLINE.  I TOO HAVE A DEADLINE TO SUBMIT GRADES TO THE COLLEGE.  IF YOU DO NOT TURN IN YOUR PORTFOLIO ON Sunday December 17, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TURN IN A FINAL COURSE GRADE FOR YOU.  

Your final portfolio includes your STRONGEST writing for the Fall 2023 semester.

Your final portfolio consists of FOUR written pieces:  Unit 1 (revised) and Unit 2  and Unit 3 and Final Course Reflection Letter.  You may NOT turn in the Education Narrative Unit 1 Essay or The RAB Unit 2 Document  for the first time as part of your portfolio. Those deadlines have passed. — AND your podcast.

Checklist of What Should Be Included:

1. Unit #1 Education Narrative (label it accordingly “FD2, Revised for Final Portfolio”)
2. RAB Unit #2 Reflective Annotated Bibliography (here also if you revised,”FD2 Revised for Final Portfolio”)
3. Unit # 3 Genre Assignment with Creator’s Statement (plus Outline)
4. Final Course Reflection Written Letter (two pages, six paragraphs — See Assignment Final Course Reflection Letter)
5. Your Podcast: You will upload an mp3 in your Folder as a separate item.

REMEMBER: revision includes re-thinking, re-writing, more research, proofreading, understanding your patterns of error and editing (working to correct errors and make changes at the sentence level). Note that while editing is part of revising, simply doing editing changes is NOT revising and is NOT what I am looking for!

For the Education Narrative revision, include a PARAGRAPH at the beginning that explains the ways in which you revised your assignment and why. If you revised the RAB, likewise include a PARAGRAPH that explains the ways you revised.  Address what you learned from the feedback you received, and the suggestions you chose to incorporate (or not).  If you did not revise, just simply write that you did not revise.

Portfolio Format

In Google Drive: Go to the folder Final Portfolio.  Create your own FOLDER within the Final Portfolio folder.

Title your FOLDER First Name Last Name Final Portfolio

                            Example: Jessica Castro Final Portfolio

In this FOLDER, you will upload TWO items.

1. The first item in your Folder is a single MS Word file containing the FOUR WRITTEN PIECES listed above: (1) revised Unit 1 Ed Narrative, (2) Unit 2 RAB, (3) any written parts of Unit 3 (Outline and Creator’s Statement), and (4) Final Course Reflection Letter.   This file should be a MSWord document (no PDF).

Title your file Final Portfolio. 

Remember that presentation counts!  Organize your MS Word document clearly and structured in the following way:

• Put a header at the beginning of the first page and at the beginning of each Assignment.
• Use a NEW page to start each assignment Units 1, 2, 3, and Final Course Reflection. 
• size 12 font Times New Roman, Double-spaced and in MS Word — no PDFs.
• Put your Revision Statement at the top of your Final Portfolio.

2. The second item in your Folder is your podcast uploaded as an audio file (an mp3).

Give the title of your podcast as the title of this file.

 

See the example portfolio folder by Student Wendbenedo in the Google Drive / Final Portfolio Folder.

 

Some shortcuts to help you assemble the portfolio:

• Ctrl+A highlights all the text in a document
• Ctrl+C copies the text in a document
• Ctrl+V pastes the text you copied into final portfolio
• Ctrl+Z undoes the last change you made to document.

REMEMBER:  You must preserve the original final drafts of Units 1 and 2 in the Google Drive.  I need to be able to view those original submissions in order to evaluate your revisions in the Final Writing Portfolio.  If you disturb those original final drafts then I will not be able to give you credit for your revision work!  

Grading for Final Portfolio

• Truly and thoughtfully revised the Unit 1 Education Narrative Assignment
  • (knowing the difference between revising and proofreading)
  • Used teacher comments in revision
• Revision Paragraph at top of Final Portfolio
• Good clear presentation: organized and structured as instructed in the Assignment
• Carefully proofread with attention to grammar, sentence structure, punctuation.
• Submitted on time
• Worked with Writing Tutor

Portfolio Slideshow

Revision Slideshow

Revision vs Proofreading