Here is a link to the UWHS ENGL 131 Portfolio Requirements.

Portfolio Instructions

Raisbeck Aviation High Schools - UWHS ENGL 131 - 2023-2024

Portfolio Components

A Cover Letter
- One of the main concerns of this class has been to assist you in constructing a critical and analytic perspective on your own writing, thereby allowing you to take that viewpoint into other writing situations beyond the classroom.
- The cover letter is an opportunity for you to demonstrate your proficiency in this area. By showing where your writing fulfills each course outcome, you will be simultaneously proving your ability to effectively critique your own writing.
- Be mindful of your audience and their purpose in reading.

Make an introduction to your portfolio and yourself as a writer.
Explain what your reader is about to see when they review your portfolio, and what you hope they notice about your work, and you as a writer.
Explain your understanding of the course Outcomes and your level of proficiency for each.
The main goal of the content of the cover letter itself is to argue for a specific interpretation of your performance, and to tell why you have achieved a certain level of proficiency. Be aware that while you are arguing, you are also directing the reader to the strongest points of your writing.

Compendium

FINAL drafts of ALL short assignments and major papers.

Outcome Reflection & Evidence
- Include one showcase paper for each Outcome.
- Include at least one of the two major papers.
- You may include earlier drafts in addition to the final draft for Outcome 4 only.
- You should NOT use the same paper for more than one Outcome.
- On rare occasions 2 papers are acceptable, but you should justify this decision.

For each Outcome, include 1 showcase paper selected by you to be evaluated on the basis of the outcomes.
For each Outcome, include a 1-3 page paper explaining how your showcase paper illustrates growth in the Outcomes.
Recommendations
About one paragraph per outcome point (some may be longer than others)

Can be organized with outcome points as sub-headers OR
Outcome points can be woven into a paragraph structure organized around the essay(s)

Include direct quotations from essays that are contextualized and explained in support of a specific claim about your learning/progress in an outcome
Include direct quotations from instructor and/or peer feedback that are contextualized and explained in support of a specific claim about your learning/progress in an outcome

Portfolio Guidelines

Warning: Any portfolio that does not include all of the above will be considered incomplete. Furthermore, any portfolio in which assignments fall significantly short of their requirements will also be considered incomplete. Remember that turning in an incomplete portfolio means that you cannot pass the course.

Format Requirements: This is standard for most of the papers in class, unless the audience/venue necessitates a different format:

Times New Roman Font, 12 pt.
Double spaced
1-inch margins
MLA standards of documentation - In-text citations and a Works Cited page (as needed)
A title for each piece, so that you can refer to the title in your cover letter, instead of, for example, “Short Assignment 1”

Submission Format Requirements

All parts of the Portfolio will be submitted via Canvas.
They must be in a printable format.
Previously submitted papers will not count toward the final Portfolio requirement
All work must be submitted prior to 9:00am, Wednesday, Jan 24, 2024
All Portfolios will be scored using the UWHS Portfolio Rubric and scoring guide.