Writing and Submission Requirements
Due: Wednesday, December 10th by 9:35am
Format: Digital online medium
Submission: Turn in the revised essays via TurnItIn and email a working link to the portfolio to mikayla528@ufl.edu by the specified due date. In the email, indicate which assignment you would like to be considered for a higher grade.
Point Value: 75
Assignment Prompt and Context
For the final project in this class, students will choose 2-3 major assignments to revise (options include: Rhetorical Analysis, Media Analysis, Definition Essay, and Evaluation Essay). One of these essays can be submitted for a higher grade. After revising, students will construct an online portfolio that showcases their college composition skills, evidenced by their revised documents.
The purposes of creating an online portfolio are expansive. Common student purposes of a writing portfolio include:
- Additional element to a resume
- Track educational interests
- Track writing progress/collect writing samples
- Establish a professional online identity
- Advertise writing skills
Your portfolio should showcase your best work as a college writer. You will determine your method of showcase depending on what your professional/academic goal is.
(For instance, if you plan on using your writing this semester as supplementary material to your resume as a way to show your personality and creativity, you may consider creating a professional blog.) You can either upload your documents or provide your documents on their own, individual pages or posts utilizing one of the following sites:
If you'd like a portfolio you can easily access and share individual documents, you may opt to use a cloud service. Cloud services are considered e-portfolios for "storage." Utilize cloud storage if you have a lot of material you want to include in your digital portfolio (like a thesis, conference papers). Common cloud services that are free and easy to use include:
Review the following digital portfolios to gauge how professionals self-publish their work online:
- https://sites.google.com/a/g.clemson.edu/tylergraham/
- http://jessicashambra.wix.com/index#!
- http://www.logandelabarrehays.com/
- http://www.divinewrite.com.au/portfolio/copywriting/
- http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=353944
Oftentimes, Clouds and Websites are used in conjunction with one another, which you are more than welcome to do. (This is actually the most common form of digital portfolios: use of a website supplemented with documents stored on a cloud.) If there is a site or service that is not listed but you would like to use, you are certainly free to do so.
- About Me Page: This should introduce yourself, your educational experience and/or interests, your professional experience (if you have any), contact information, the purpose of your digital portfolio, and a brief overview of the writing samples included in the portfolio. Pay attention to your primary audience (this will become more clear as you recognize your purpose). Get creative with this portion -- this is your chance to truly show your personality. Play around with website design and structure.
- Essay #1: This page is dedicated to your first revised essay. You may consider providing contextualizing information, such as: "This essay was written in the Fall of 2014, for an Expository and Argumentative Writing course at the University of Florida. In this essay, I analyze the definition of 'hip-hop' as it relates to Black culture."
- Essay #2: Same as above, but for your second essay. You don't need to include any writing process materials -- you only need to post your final, revised drafts.
Grading Criteria
Please see the rubric.
Optional Reading: Secondary Resources
Assembling a portfolio.
For more information regarding document design, please read through this chapter.
Help utilizing Google Sites specifically for digital portfolios.
More examples.
Creating a portfolio with Evernote.