To Fudan Academic Writing Class

To change the order of Blogger items in your portfolio blog, follow these steps

1. Log in to your Blogger account
   
2. Click the Edit button for the item you want to change
   
3. Click the Post and Comment Option located at the bottom of the editing box
   
4. Change the time and/or the date to reset the order of the item
   
5. Click Publish Post
   

Set the time and/or date so that your portfolio begins with your introduction and ends with the reading log. The final order of items should look like this.

1. Introduction
   
2. Cover Letter
   
3. Essay draft one
   
4. Essay draft two
   
5. Essay draft three
   
6. Timed-writing
   
7. Reading log
   

Thanks to Allan for finding out how to do this.

Academic Writing Class: Portfolio Guidelines

Writing Portfolios are to be completed by 9:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 28. Final grades will be weighted as follows:

• 80% Writing portfolio
  
• 10% Final timed-writing
  
• 10% Class attendance and homework
  

The criteria weighting for papers in the portfolio:

• 30% content
  
• 20% organization
  
• 20% language
  
• 20% vocabulary
  
• 10% mechanics
  

Portfolio item weighting:

• 10% Introduction
  
• 30% Essay
  
• 10% Reading log
  
• 30% Timed-writing
  
• 20% Cover letter
  

Portfolio Items

1. Introduction. A brief piece in which you tell your readers who you are.
   
   
   
   • Name
     
   • Background
     
   • Major
     
   • Education objective(s)
     
   
   
2. Essay draft one. Include comments from peer group partners. Make no changes after posting this draft.
   
3. Essay draft two. Make no changes after posting this draft.
   
4. Essay draft three. This is the final draft.
   
5. Reading log. Select one of the reading logs you posted to the Nicenet Conference. Edit it to identify and correct as many errors as you can.
   
6. Timed-writing. Select one of the three timed-writings you did. Make no changes in this paper; it must be exactly what you wrote in the alloted time period.
   
7. Cover Letter. This is a reflection piece in which you discuss your writing in this class. For descriptions and samples of cover letters, see the links below:
   
   
   
   • Tracy Duckart's Instructional Website at Humboldt State University
     
     
     
     • Cover Letter Instructions
       
     • Sample Cover Letter One
       
     • Sample Cover Letter Two
       
     
     
   • Temple University Writing Center Sample Cover Letters