Due: December 13, 6:00 am

Purpose:

Your final assignment offers a number of benefits on several levels:

Serves as a storage collection of your work
Encourages self-reflection
Showcases your writing skills
Promotes technology skills

Overview:

A portfolio is a collection of work meant to display the skills of the creative professional. Your task is to critically examine your own writing in English 100, and to share versions of your compositions that you feel represent your very best work at the end of the course. Ideally, your portfolio should exhibit your growth as a writer, reader, and critical thinker.

Portfolio Requirements

The portfolio must be presented on a Google Slides file.

In addition to the following requirements, feel free to add multimedia. I encourage you to be creative.

Cover slide with your name, course, and semester.

Introduction (1 slide): In about 100 words, Introduce yourself as a writer. Reflect on your starting point at the beginning of the course and where you are now. This slide should capture your overall experience and growth as a writer. Include a table of contents linked to the slides

Essay Showcase (1-2 slides per essay; 4-8 total for this section). For each essay, include the following:
- A brief summary of the essay,
- A reflection of how you applied feedback to revising the essay,
- A discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of each essay and what you learned from writing it. Use your reflection journals and essays to help you generate material.
- Paste an excerpt (1 or 2 paragraphs) from your revised essay. Choose a section that you feel best illustrates your writing skill.

Peer Review Reflection (1-2 slides) : Reflect on your experience with peer reviews. What did you learn from reviewing others’ work? How did feedback from your peers shape your own revisions? Include screenshots of peer feedback or specific examples of how peer reviews influenced your writing.

Final Reflection (1-2 slides) : Write a brief 300-500- word essay reflecting on your overall growth as a writer. Address how your writing process has evolved (prewriting, drafting, revising). What you have learned about writing, research, and rhetorical strategies. How you will apply these skills in future academic or professional writing. Paste the text directly onto the slide.

Grading Rubric

Sample/Template

This file is VIEW ONLY. You will need to make a copy to edit.
This Google Slide document illustrates one way the portfolio can be organized. I encourage you to use it as a template, and you are free to use any theme or choose any kind of personalization as long as all of the requirements are met.

Past Students' Works

Note: These past student portfolios had different requirements.

How to share a Google Drive link

More resources

Here is a quick guide for a few Google Slides functions: Google Slides Cheat Sheet
If you are new to Google Slides, This 12-minute video provides a comprehensive introduction to Google Slides, covering everything from creating a presentation to adding multimedia: