Introduction to Portfolios English 101-107 - Introduction...

Introduction to English 101/107 Portfolios
English 101/107 is a portfolio-based class. In practice, this means instead of a final exam, you’ll be asked
to collect, revise, and present work that you have produced throughout this semester. Part of presenting
that work will require that you write a reflective essay that explains the choices you made throughout the
process of writing, revising, collecting and selecting.
Your final portfolio will consist of the following elements:
1. Revisions to any of the first three major assignments
. Although you will already have received a
grade on your previous writing projects, you still have the opportunity to continue to revise one of them,
taking into account what you have learned throughout the course and through the feedback you have
received. You may make as many revisions as you like, as we will discuss later in the semester.
2. A reflective essay
explaining the choices you made in your redesign and also explaining what you have
learned throughout the semester. This reflective essay will be based on the course learning outcomes and
key concepts (more on that below).
3. Additional work
that you’ve written during the semester that supports what you have to say in the
reflective essay and/or demonstrates your learning. This can be anything related to class--homework, in-
class writing, short writing projects, peer review comments, etc.
Why this matters now
Because the portfolio represents your writing throughout the entire semester, it will be useful to start
thinking about it from the beginning. As you complete activities and projects, consider whether you might