Section 1 expand introduction rough draft (1200 words-1500 words)

According to sample Portfolio introduction, then expand introduction draft

• You should write as much as you need in order to craft detailed analysis of your writing, and compelling arguments about your learning in WR 39B.
• Your Portfolio Introduction should address all of the writing that you choose to include in your portfolio. In other words, if you include an assignment in your portfolio, you should discuss it in your introduction, and vice versa.
• Focus your analysis on how you have developed particular writing skills through class participation and engagement, reading and writing homework, the drafting and revision process (including conferences and peer review), and reflection. As much as possible, explain the relationships between the different assignments you completed this quarter. For example, how did particular CR or RIP exercises or in-class activities help you to develop and/or revise your RA and RIP?
• Your arguments should relate the development of your writing skills to the larger context of academic writing. Put another way, what do you understand about academic discourse (writing) and its conventions that you didn’t know before taking WR39B? As a college-level writer, how have you adopted (or adapted to) the conventions of academic discourse throughout your writing process in WR39B?
• Be as specific as possible! Quote directly from your own writing and feedback you received. Integrate screenshots and phone pics of handwritten work as appropriate. Before-and-after images work quite well.
• Don’t be afraid to discuss the negative aspects of your learning process as well as the positive. If you’ve experienced frustration, confusion, or failure, reflect on what caused the trouble and explain how you learned from it. Include your own responses to the class texts and how these readings informed your ideas and writing. Be honest about what skills you need to keep practicing. Your arguments about your learning should be supported with the evidence of your own work. The portfolio introduction should reflect your informed understanding about your writing, not hubris or pathos.
• Cultivate your personal voice. Feel free to write in the first person; use “we” when referring to your group’s activities. However, a personal tone should not lead to informality or vague ideas; remember to maintain conventions of good writing as you describe your personal experiences and individual learning.
• The Portfolio Introduction is a formal essay and as such, you should organize your essay carefully: begin with an introductory paragraph and end with a concluding paragraph; in between, craft (more than three!) body paragraphs that each develop a single main idea. Your introductory essay should go through more than one draft; revise carefully and make sure to proofread for any lingering errors or typos.
• You may choose to conclude with some discussion of your plans for writing after WR39B–what you want to work on and how you want to develop your skills in WR39C and/or your other classes.

Section 2 annotations for RIP project and RA (major assignment)

Captions are basically brief notes that accompany each process assignment in your ePortfolio. These captions or annotations (we will use these terms interchangeably) should appear at the top of the page, perhaps distinguished with a different color.

Captions/annotations can describe:

• why you’ve chosen to include particular assignments in your ePortfolio;
• how an assignment demonstrates your progress as a writer;
• what you learned from completing particular assignments;
• what challenges you faced and how you learned from those challenges;
• how particular assignments shaped and/or changed your reading and writing processes;
• and so on.

Your captions should not merely repeat what you say about your work and writing process in the Portfolio Introduction. Use your captions to comment on what you learned/struggled with in more detail and/or with a different focus. Free to use language from the rubric, pointing to places where we can see a skill in action, improvement in argument or expression, etc.

There’s no length requirement for your captions, but in general, they need to be straightforward, thoughtful, and specific.