The English Portfolio - Part 2

The English Portfolio

It's time to start thinking more about the end-of-year portfolio. Remember that your portfolio has to include 4 pieces total.

For you analytical pieces, you can choose from the following:

- Short Story Essay

- Curiosity Essay

- MLK Speech (8th Grade)

- Upcoming Essay on Love in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

For you creative piece you can choose from the following:

- Memoir

- Upcoming "Curious Incident..." Creative Piece

- Short Story (8th Grade)

- Autobiography Chapter (7th Grade)

By Thursday, March 11th, you need to tell me, in writing, what you plan to submit for one of your analytical pieces and for your creative piece.

Remember that your Final Portfolio will make up a significant part of your final English Grade!!

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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!