Kathryn Clark

Rough Copy: E-Portfolio Essay

Explain the organization of your e-Portfolio. Include how you utilized various modes of communication. My portfolio is organized through different pages. I have a page for each assignment. My blog page for instance is organized in order of each blog. My home page discusses what was taught in this course and what will be found in my portfolio. Explain how each piece of your portfolio contributed to your learning in the course. Each piece. Not just final drafts of major assignments. Blog: The blog helped me get my ideas for assignments written down so that I could develop them. It also helped me better understand what was expected for the assignment. The comments from Mrs. Ingram and other students helped me know what to improve and what was liked in my writing. Midterm: The midterm paper allowed me to analyze a previous students portfolio. I discovered different ways student of the past had organized their portfolio. This gave me a few ideas of what I wanted to include in my portfolio. I also got to think about my exploratory essay topic and who my target audience would be. I had the chance to discuss who would be at my round table, which really made me think about the direction I was heading in with my project. Lastly the midterm made me think about the grade I felt I deserved thus far in the course. This wasnt very difficult because the grade is based off of MY work and I know better than anyone how much effort I put into each project. I still took a look at the syllabus to compare my thoughts with the grade scale. Exploratory Essay: Through the process of the exploratory essay I learned how to develop a passion into a research paper and then transfer my information into two genres. I had so much fun researching and putting this project together and I know this was mostly because I was researching something I was passionate about. This was the first time I really understood how MLA works. Annotated Bibliography: I had never done an annotated bibliography before this course. The annotated bib helped me stay organized with my research. It also helped me figure out which parts of my source I wanted to use for my project. RRLs: The reading response letters have helped me further develop my understanding of what I read in the textbook. I feel that my connection to the text grows deeper when I write about it. I learned to respond to what I had just read. These letters also helped me figure out how to change my writing to improve it. Journal: Journaling at the beginning of class got my brain thinking about what we would discuss in class that day. Writing about Writing: I have really enjoyed reading our textbook Writing about Writing. The authors did a fantastic job with making the text relatable to students. The pictures and captions helped tremendously with explaining these different topics in writing. For the first time I was able to understand the modes of communication and the appeals in writing. 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.

Kathryn Clark Explain how you were engaged with at least 2 of the key concepts from the course. 1. Making connections: 2. Risk taking: Explain the grade you deserve, based on what youve presented and according to the e-Portfolio grade scale (as seen on the syllabus).

Based on the grading scale in the syllabus I believe I deserve and A. My portfolio is arranged in a way my reader can easily navigate. I understand how I have grown as a writer as explained above through evidence I have quoted from my work. I am also able to discuss my engagement with key concepts covered in this course. Each required piece can also be found within my portfolio.