Notes on Portfolio Contents

1. Letter of Reflection

            1^st paragraph

Expectations at beginning of semester

                        Overall, how you feel about the semester? Home & school

                        What were your goals?

                        Did you meet those goals?

            2^nd paragraph

                        Strengths & weaknesses & areas of Improvement – (academic & personal)

                        Areas that need improvement now

            3^rd paragraph

                        Attitudes—toward school & life

                        Accomplishments (academic and personal)

                        Goals—short term/specific; long term/general

                        How you will use your abilities in the future

            Wrap it up

2. Paragraph about writing process

• Discuss the writing process and each step.
• OK to add in what you do vs. what Mrs. Robison requires
• You need to have a good topic sentence – then discuss steps -1  at a time, support with detailed info. & reference your evidence specifically
• You can also add post-it note analysis on yur actual evidence for more support

            Prewriting process— notes, webs, outlines, etc.

            Rough Draft—What do you do? Where do you start? How have you improved?

            Editing & Peer Editing

            Revising

            Final Draft

            Citations

            Publishing

REFER TO EVIDENCE & IMPROVEMENT IN EVERY STEP

Throughout this paragraph, cite instances/give evidence (A, B, C,) from your

written work and discuss improvement you’ve made throughout the semester.

3. Paragraph about Accomplishments/Improvements

This is about academic growth in one subject.  Include evidence at least 2 pieces (A, B) and analyze how you’ve improved and explain why.  What steps did you take to improve?

Remember – topic sentence, reasons/details/facts followed by supporting info., and reference to your evidence.