Final e-Portfolio & Portfolio Essay Ingram 2014 Revisit the homepage of our class Weebly for some

e reminders about the e-Portfolio assignment. In this assignmentthe e-Portfolio and the portfolio essayI value your writerly (rhetorical) choices. Thats why Im not dictating everything you include or how you organize it. The e-Portfolio is a composition, and you are the composer. Audience/Reader = Me, your teacher. However, during the process of compiling your portfolio and writing this essay, you will find that you are also your audience. As you work, you will learn a lot about your learning in this class and will work through the best ways to articulate that for yourself and, subsequently, for me.

e-Portfolio (Weebly)
Purpose = to present your work from the course in a meaningful way that helps your reader understand what and how you learned What To Include Final Drafts: Portfolio Essay Exploratory Essay Midterm Annotated Bibliography (top 6 sources that you used in your Multi-Genre Project) Multi-Genre Project *All final drafts should be EMBEDDED with the exception of your Portfolio Essay. You may choose to paste that directly into Weebly so that you can utilize hyperlinks to other parts of your portfolio. Process Work: Your Blog (all posts) 3 Process Work artifacts (drafts, pre-writing, brainstorming, etc. that shows your writing process) 2 Feedback artifacts (feedback that youve given and/or received that helped you improve your writing) 2 Writers Notebook artifacts (anything from your notebook that you wrote that was important to your learning in the course: RRLs, notes from a class activity, warm-ups, etc.) 2 wild cards (any artifact from this semester, from this course or from another one, that was integral to your learning in ENGL 1102 that youd like to highlight) You can organize your Weebly site however youd like. What to keep in mind as you organize: Your Portfolio Essay (final draft) should be the first thing, or one of the first things, your readers can find, since it is the explanation of your e-Portfolio and your reader will need to read that first. You want your site to be navigable and easy to use. Readers typically read websites from left to right and from top to bottom. Consider the 5 modes of communication as you design your e-Portfolio. Captions, pictures, and overall design can help you convey information and emphasize your main points. Consider how youre appealing to pathos, ethos, and logos. Consider the purpose of your e-Portfolio. Each part of your design should help you fulfill that purpose.

Portfolio Essay
-You probably cant write a thorough Portfolio Essay in fewer than 5 double-spaced pages (MLA format). -Looking for trends in your learning experience and/or framing your essay with a theme might be helpful. -QUOTING from the work youre discussingfrom the pieces of your portfoliois crucial. Please note that according to the portfolio grade scale on the syllabus, you must amply quote from your work to show what youre discussing/to support the claims youre making about your work and your learning. -Consider using subheadings, bolded text, hyperlinks, or other rhetorical strategies to help your reader. Purposes (listed in no particular order) = Explain the organization of your e-Portfolio. Include how you utilized various modes of communication. Explain how each piece of your portfolio contributed to your learning in the course. Each piece. Not just final drafts of major assignments. Analyze & Explain how your writing has grown. This requires quoting from your work to show me not just tell meabout your experiences with writing this semester. Explain how you were engaged with at least 2 of the key concepts from the course. Explain the grade you deserve, based on what youve presented and according to the e-Portfolio grade scale (as seen on the syllabus).