Friday, October 23, 2009

The English Portfolio - Part 1

The English Portfolio

As part of English class this year, you will create an end-of-year portfolio. This portfolio will consist of four pieces of writing you complete over the course of the year, pieces you consider your best, most polished work. Each portfolio will include the following:

• 2 Analytical Pieces (Literature Essays, MLK Speeches, Persuasive Essay, Etc)
• 1 Creative Piece (Monologue, Memoir, Short Story)
• 1 Writing Piece of Your Choice

Be sure to hold on to all final, graded written work this year. You will revise four of those final pieces so that they represent your best work. In the winter, you will begin to make choices as to which four pieces you will include in your portfolio. At the end of the year, on our last day of triplets, students will hand in and read excerpts from their final portfolios to celebrate all of accomplished writing you completed this year!

More information to follow shortly!

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