FINAL PORTFOLIO
Welcome to the end of the semester. We will be finishing the term with a portfolio that presents a persuasive, thoughtful analysis of your growth in this course. It is a reflection of the work you have done in and outside of our class. Lastly, your portfolio is a polished presentation of your work which demonstrates pride in your writing and awareness of your own capabilities.
CONTENTS
Your portfolio must contain the following:
1. Table of Contents (Indicate here whether or not you have revised any of your persuasive/argument essay)
2. Personal Statement (see samples)
3. Key artifacts that support the personal statement
Examples of artifacts to support your personal statement:
Narrative Essay, final draft only or portions of the paper, such as a thesis statement thoughtfully examined in the statement
Visual Analysis, final draft only or portions of the paper, such as a thesis statement thoughtfully examined in the statement
Textual Analysis Essay, final draft only or portions of the paper, such as a thesis statement thoughtfully examined in the statement
Arguing a Position, final draft only or portions of the paper, such as a thesis statement thoughtfully examined in the statement
A writing sample from another course
An annotated article that demonstrates knowledge of key concepts or terms (egos/logos/pathos, Rhetorical analysis, logical fallacies, etc.)
PERSONAL STATEMENT (at least 2 pages, double spaced)
The personal statement is an essay in which you examine yourself as a writer. You will reflect upon the choices you make as a student in terms of the writing you have done and what you have learned in this class.
A successful personal statement will address the course outcomes of the syllabus:
Rhetorical Knowledge & Purposeful Writing: Student work demonstrates an understanding of the rhetorical nature of writing and language use and successfully addresses academic and non-academic audiences by adopting clear and consistent purposes, as well as appropriate organization, tone, and format, according to genre.
Revision & Writing Process: Students produce multiple drafts. Student writing demonstrates careful revision in response to commentary from peers (when relevant) and the instructor.
Argument & Analysis: Students write persuasively and analytically. Student writing contains convincing arguments and is supported with evidence.
Critical Reading: Students read to inquire, learn, think, and communicate. Student writing demonstrates understandings of assigned readings, and when requested, incorporates outside readings.
Research: Student writing evidences understandings of citation and website validity, and avoids plagiarism.
Technology & Multimodality: Students function in electronic writing spaces, and use technology to compose, revise, and present their writing.
Here are some questions to consider while writing your personal statement:
What are your strengths as a writer? Your weaknesses?
Do you have writer role models? Is there specific writing that you emulate? Why?
How has the study of rhetoric changed your understanding of writing?
What do you need from your teachers to become a better writer?
In what ways has your writing changed since the beginning of this class?
You will use your own writing, the pieces contained in the portfolio, as the artifacts for your essay. Cite them as you would articles, and use quotations from them as evidence for your argument. For example, if you are going argue that you now have a much better grasp of what makes a strong thesis statement than you did in August, it would be a good idea to quote something you wrote at that time, and compare it to a thesis statement you have done more recently.
Remember that you are still writing an academic paper, and that your essay should be structured accordingly. You will have a specific thesis which echoes throughout the body of the paper, and a meaningful conclusion.
Personal Statement Thesis Examples:
“Though I have little trouble demonstrating my ability to critically analyze an argument,
my non-confrontational nature often prevents me from writing a debatable thesis.”
“Improvement of my knowledge of rhetoric and writing strategies is easy to see when examining pieces of my work from earlier in the semester beside papers that I have written more recently.”
“I have learned to effectively separate myself from the issues about which I write, to the extent that I can now establish ethos as a writer and present much more rhetorically effective arguments.”
GRADING
Your portfolio is worth 15 points.
All components are included and presented in a neat, orderly fashion. The personal statement is a well-crafted and convincing argument about your own writing. Evidence is used effectively in support of a specific thesis statement, and
Welcome to the end of the semester. We will be finishing the term with a portfolio that presents a persuasive, thoughtful analysis of your growth in this course. It is a reflection of the work you have done in and outside of our class. Lastly, your portfolio is a polished presentation of your work which demonstrates pride in your writing and awareness of your own capabilities.
CONTENTS
Your portfolio must contain the following:
1. Table of Contents (Indicate here whether or not you have revised any of your persuasive/argument essay)
2. Personal Statement (see samples)
3. Key artifacts that support the personal statement
Examples of artifacts to support your personal statement:
Narrative Essay, final draft only or portions of the paper, such as a thesis statement thoughtfully examined in the statement
Visual Analysis, final draft only or portions of the paper, such as a thesis statement thoughtfully examined in the statement
Textual Analysis Essay, final draft only or portions of the paper, such as a thesis statement thoughtfully examined in the statement
Arguing a Position, final draft only or portions of the paper, such as a thesis statement thoughtfully examined in the statement
A writing sample from another course
An annotated article that demonstrates knowledge of key concepts or terms (egos/logos/pathos, Rhetorical analysis, logical fallacies, etc.)
PERSONAL STATEMENT (at least 2 pages, double spaced)
The personal statement is an essay in which you examine yourself as a writer. You will reflect upon the choices you make as a student in terms of the writing you have done and what you have learned in this class.
A successful personal statement will address the course outcomes of the syllabus:
Rhetorical Knowledge & Purposeful Writing: Student work demonstrates an understanding of the rhetorical nature of writing and language use and successfully addresses academic and non-academic audiences by adopting clear and consistent purposes, as well as appropriate organization, tone, and format, according to genre.
Revision & Writing Process: Students produce multiple drafts. Student writing demonstrates careful revision in response to commentary from peers (when relevant) and the instructor.
Argument & Analysis: Students write persuasively and analytically. Student writing contains convincing arguments and is supported with evidence.
Critical Reading: Students read to inquire, learn, think, and communicate. Student writing demonstrates understandings of assigned readings, and when requested, incorporates outside readings.
Research: Student writing evidences understandings of citation and website validity, and avoids plagiarism.
Technology & Multimodality: Students function in electronic writing spaces, and use technology to compose, revise, and present their writing.
Here are some questions to consider while writing your personal statement:
What are your strengths as a writer? Your weaknesses?
Do you have writer role models? Is there specific writing that you emulate? Why?
How has the study of rhetoric changed your understanding of writing?
What do you need from your teachers to become a better writer?
In what ways has your writing changed since the beginning of this class?
You will use your own writing, the pieces contained in the portfolio, as the artifacts for your essay. Cite them as you would articles, and use quotations from them as evidence for your argument. For example, if you are going argue that you now have a much better grasp of what makes a strong thesis statement than you did in August, it would be a good idea to quote something you wrote at that time, and compare it to a thesis statement you have done more recently.
Remember that you are still writing an academic paper, and that your essay should be structured accordingly. You will have a specific thesis which echoes throughout the body of the paper, and a meaningful conclusion.
Personal Statement Thesis Examples:
“Though I have little trouble demonstrating my ability to critically analyze an argument,
my non-confrontational nature often prevents me from writing a debatable thesis.”
“Improvement of my knowledge of rhetoric and writing strategies is easy to see when examining pieces of my work from earlier in the semester beside papers that I have written more recently.”
“I have learned to effectively separate myself from the issues about which I write, to the extent that I can now establish ethos as a writer and present much more rhetorically effective arguments.”
GRADING
Your portfolio is worth 15 points.
All components are included and presented in a neat, orderly fashion. The personal statement is a well-crafted and convincing argument about your own writing. Evidence is used effectively in support of a specific thesis statement, and
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