Portfolio Time

For my portfolio, the essay of choice will be my media review essay. Not only do I think that is reflects some of my best writing for the semester, but I liked it. Of all the essays that I wrote this semester it had a lot of personal investment in it. As for the portfolio grade I am honestly not sure what grade I think I should receive. I do think that I have met the requirements of sufficient mastery, how well real depends on which essay. I feel very good about my media review essay and think would qualify in the superior to strong range. Where the reflection essay I do not feel as good about and may just be a competent essay. So it will mostly come down to how well my research essay does. I fairly good about it, I think that it is a good essay, I just don’t know how good. So all in all I would guess that I will fall some were in the strong range, but were I don’t know.

                I didn’t get the chance to look at to many portfolios, so I can’t give a good comparison of to many different portfolios. Though of the ones that I read I like Stephanie’s the best. She always had such descriptive writing that would draw you in to the work. I found this made her work very satisfying to read.

Portfolio Workshop

The essay I chose as part of my portfolio is "Success without Formal Education."  I chose this essay because the thesis is identifiable and somewhat arguable, and that it is also properly backed up with supporting detail and information.  With this essay I learned how to become a better writer.  I learned to keep track of the main idea without going off tangent with irrelevant information in relation to the thesis.  This essay also helped me understand how to use proper chronological order when including supporting detail and how to include in text quotations.  I also learned that I write best when I am passionate about something.

At the end of the semester I went back to compare and review all the essays and blogs I have written in this class.  I have definitely seen improvement in my writing.  I understand how to use commas better, focus on my grammar and understanding what a thesis is and how to support it correctly.  I have also seen improvement in my work cite using proper MLA format and in general how to place ideas correctly in words.  After looking back, and from the teachers feedback during the semester I feel I should receive a B.

I have not had the chance to look at other peers portfolios except for my English class partner Austin Hennigan.  I feel he has a strong point when he writes and gives a satisfying feeling when you are done reading.  He creates a good connection with the reader, and can express his thoughts through his work.

Portfolio Post Dec. 02

Final Portfolio

The essay that I chose for the final portfolio was my descriptive essay. I decided to include this essay in the final portfolio because I feel like it was one of the best essays I wrote, and where I got the best feedback from my classmates and professor. I learned that I need to watch my tenses, which I did not know that I was doing wrong.

Over the past four months I feel like I have become a better writer and have learned many new things about writing that I did not knew in the past. I have learned new writing skills that I will definitely use in future classes. Although I have learned new writing skills there are a few things I could have improved on, and worked on harder. I think that the grade I will get on this portfolio will probably be a “C” I think that my writing skills are still improving and are not yet at the level I wish they would be.

So far I have only looked at one of my classmate’s portfolio. I liked her portfolio because she chose the essays that she felt the most proud of. She is confident that she will get a good grade based on the choices that she made. Her writing was excellent and I definitely think she will do well in her final portfolio.       

-Cristina A.

Today in English our class is beginning to wrap up, and by Thursday with the handing in of our portfolios it will be over. For our portfolios we had to put in three different essays. One of the essays was our choice, and I chose to put my descriptive essay (I'm not sure that's what it was called now that I think about it). I chose this essay because I felt i accomplished describing something well, and I feel like I acquired a good grade on it the first time around.
 Now, about h portfolio in general I feel like I deserve a c or a b. I would hope for an A but I'm keeping myself more pessimistic because I can't handle disappointment very well and I know my essays are not as polished as they could be. They are a lot more polished than they were when they started though! So that's something.
 My favorite portfolio that I read is probably my group member Christine's. I read all of her essays as the year progressed and got to see the rough drafts and the finished products and can compare them, even if I didn't quite read the whole portfolio. I saw the drafts grow and change and so I feel like she definitely did self improvement and I hope she's satisfied with it.