You
do not need to make your portfolio into a book-binding or graphics project. The
ideal portfolio is easy to get into and neatly organized. There is no need for
an extra cover page. A simple collection of papers joined with a large paper
clamp or in a plain folder is sufficient. It is also lighter and easier to
carry, which your instructor will appreciate. Put your energy into the essays
themselves rather than the presentation.
Each
person’s portfolio must include the following to receive credit for the course.
Please follow the order indicated:
ü Cover letter/Evaluation—In this letter, which is the first page of the
portfolio, you will introduce your four chosen papers in order of quality, with
the best paper first, briefly explaining the strengths and weaknesses of each
paper as you see it, and including what you learned in the process of writing
it. One paragraph per paper is enough.
ü Final drafts of four papers—These should be clean copies with minimal or no
hand-written marks or corrections. Put them in the same order in which you
introduce them in the cover letter. It is these four papers that will be
evaluated to determine the bulk of your grade in this course.
ü The most recent draft of all seven papers—Include only one draft (the
most recent, with marks and corrections) of each of the papers you wrote this
quarter, in order, paper one through seven. Your portfolio score will be
reduced one letter grade for every missing paper. (e.g., If your four selected
papers earn an A and you only turn in six out of the seven papers in draft
form, your final portfolio grade will be a B.)
All
completed portfolios are due to me in person by 4:30 p.m. on December 10, 2004.
No late papers or portfolios will be accepted. I will keep your portfolio until
the 10th day of winter quarter. If you have not retrieved it from me
by that day, I will dispose of it in the shredder (or use some papers [without
names] as examples for future classes).