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