Assignment #5: Portfolio
Due April 30th
Proposal Due: In conference with me April 16th or 18th (Not turning it in but I want to see it)
Purpose of chart and planning questions
Audience and purpose
As you finish English 250 and do this more in-depth self-assessment, you will 1) compose an overall reflection for your portfolio that introduces its contents and 2) explain in individual section reflections how the artifacts you’re including show your communication abilities.
Portfolio contents
Please submit the following in two, 2-pocket folders. You may also post them to your blog, especially if you have videos or color photos in your portfolio. They are due April 30th.
1. Table of contents and introductory reflection
Write your overall reflection in the form of either a letter (addressed to your instructor), using the following questions as a guide to help you generate ideas.
Communication development
· What talents or strengths do you possess in the following areas?
o W—writing (context, substance, organization, style, delivery)
o O—oral (interviews, large group discussions, small group discussions, presentations, etc.)
o V—visual (Place or Artifact analysis, brochure, etc.)
o E—electronic (word processing, e-mail content, ethical use of the Internet and electronic images, etc.)
· What new discoveries have you made in these areas?
· In which area(s) do you wish you’d been able to do more?
2. Revision of an assignment with reflection
For this part of the portfolio, you will revise one of your earlier assignments (1-4). As you think about which piece to revise, choose one that 1) allows you to focus on writing and 2) you can easily see ways of improving. You need to do a significant amount of rewriting. Importantly, envision and specify a likely audience for your piece and think about what you can do to facilitate their understanding of your communication. The piece you submit here should clearly be more successful in achieving its purpose and reaching its intended audience than the earlier version.
3. -OVE piece(s) with reflection
In your reflection for this section, discuss the following:
· Why you chose this/these piece(s) as evidence of your best work in the oral, visual, and electronic modes
· What, if any, changes you made to the original versions, why, and to what benefit
· What you believe the piece/s demonstrate about you as an oral, visual, and electronic communicator
Portfolio Evaluation Criteria
· The portfolio includes all required components (see above).
· The reflective pieces (introductory letter/essay, individual section reflections, and closing letter/essay) accomplish the following:
o Include specific references to prior work (examples) to support your discussion
o Demonstrate a thoughtful, honest, thorough and coherent analysis of your progress
· The written revision (Pocket 2) better satisfies the criteria of the original assignment:
o Substance: demonstrates a thorough rethinking of the subject
o Context: contains additional material appropriate for audience and purpose
o Organization: achieves improved focus, structure, and coherence
· Other OVE piece/s (Pocket 3) demonstrate/s competence in these modes
· Revision and reflection avoid errors distracting to the reader
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