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Like many colleges and universities, OSU-Okmulgee is using a portfolio assessment system for writing classes. Portfolio assessment enables you to present your best, revised writing to a committee of writing instructors who specialize in teaching writing skills. The portfolio system increases consistency in grading among participating teachers; writing for an audience of several teachers instead of just one also prepares you to write for other instructors. You should feel confident that if you pass your portfolio review, your writing compares favorably with that of most students who complete English 1113 at OSU-Okmulgee. Portfolio Rationale As 20% of your final grade, the portfolio is designed to achieve several purposes:
A committee of English 1113 instructors, including your instructor, will evaluate your portfolio and judge it a Pass (A, B, or C work) or a No Pass (D or F work). Your instructor will then assign it an appropriate letter grade to account for the 20% of your overall grade in the course. Self-Evaluation Essay for Portfolio Your self-evaluation is an important part of your portfolio grade. There is no "right" answer; instead, you should honestly evaluate your strengths and weakness as a writer and critically assess your progress this semester. Your self-evaluation essay must be at least 1½ pages long. The following four points must be addressed in your essay, and each body paragraph must discuss one of the issues raised. Make sure that your essay has an introduction and conclusion as well as a clear thesis and clear topic sentences
Portfolio Guidelines Please arrange your papers in the following sections as listed below. In the upper right-hand corner, label the first page of each section of the portfolio with the appropriate heading listed below (bold type). Bind your portfolio in a folder with metal prong fasteners (no 3-ring binders) and place clearly marked dividers between each section (your instructor has an example)
Example:
Wesley Crusher Essay B--Illustration Picard - 10:30 Engl 1113-008 October 24, 2005
Applications of the Prime Directive Essay Analysis of Essay 1 for PortfolioPart of being a good writer is knowing how to control what you write. In order to accomplish that, you must first analyze and explain your writing process. When you write this analysis, visualize a group of teachers wanting to hear an explanation about how you control your writing process. That's exactly what they'll want to read in your portfolio. Remember, you must have an introduction with a thesis statement, a body with topic sentences and support, and a conclusion. The body of your essay should discuss the following: • Prewriting and Planning What kind of strategies did you use to get started? How did you narrow your topic? How did you come up with a main idea? Was that difficult? Why? Did you have a purpose when you began? If you didn't have a purpose, how did that affect your paper? • Drafting Did you have trouble with the introduction? If so, what did you do about it? How did you decide which examples to use? Did you consider what readers might know about the topic? How did that affect what you wrote--or did it? How did you decide which information to include and which to leave out? What kind of organization did you use? • Revising What was the biggest problem with your essay? How did you revise so you could eliminate that problem? If you had one more day to work on your essay, what would you change? The essay analysis should be 1½ to 2 pages in length.
English 1113 Portfolio Scoring Guidelines OSU-Okmulgee Portfolios will be evaluated either as Pass (A, B, or C work) or No Pass (D or F work). The following criteria will be used in determining grades:
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