English 120 Final Portfolio

Dear All,

Below is the necessary information that you need for your final portfolio for English 120, which you will hand in to me on Monday at the final exam (your final draft of your research paper should be placed in the portfolio along with all the other items).  The portfolio is pretty simple:  You must compile some of your work from the semester, put it in a folder, and add a cover letter in which you will look back on your work, in the style of that fancy word I introduced a few classes ago, "metacognition," meaning self-reflection on your own thinking and learning.

Here is a link to the Cover Letter Instructions, which include two sample letters from past English 120 students.

And, here is a link to the Portfolio Checklist. You should print this sheet, check it off as you put your items in the folder, and then place the sheet itself within or outside your portfolio folder.  As you'll see, you must include:
1. Your diagnostic essay (from the first day of class)
2. One of your short essays, with the rough draft (1,2, or 3 - whichever you prefer)
3. Your Midterm Essay
4. Your Annotated Bibliography
5. Your Research Paper - Final draft and Rough drafts

And that's it!