English Portfolio 2010-11 Putting together your portfolio Mrs. King WCS English I
First Thing is First: Designing Your Cover Sheet Creative Colorful Attention grabbing Glogster.com Original artwork Clip art and Google images
Second: Creating a Table of Contents Typed Double spaced 12 pt. Times New Roman
What order to I put things in? 1. Cover Sheet 2. Table of Contents 3. Introductory Statement 4. Notes/Handouts 5. Assignments 6. Projects/Essays 7. Test/Quizzes 8. Unit Reflection
Notes/Handouts Character Grid PowerPoint Notes Forms of Government Microcosm/Macrocosm Notes Thesis Statement/Introduction/Conclusion Notes Poems/Song Lyrics
Assignments Chapter Questions Quote Sheets Quote Activities Island Journal Entries
Projects/Essays Compare/Contrast Essay Guidelines and Rubric
Quizzes/Tests Chapter 1-2 Quiz Chapter 3-5 Quiz Chapter 6-8 Quiz Chapter 9-10 Questions Chapter 11-12 Questions Wordly Wise 1 Quiz
Unit Reflection Typed Double spaced 12 pt. Times New Roman Font May be in 1st person 1 page about your reactions to the novel and the unit as a whole What you liked or didn’t like Which characters you identified with Respond to a theme Discuss a symbol What questions does the book leave you with? Etc.
Frequently Asked Questions What do I do if I am missing something? Does my work need to be complete? How creative does my cover sheet need to be? Do I need tabs? Do my papers need to be 3 hole punched? What happens if my papers are not in order? How many points is the portfolio check worth? Any other questions?
When is the portfolio due? Friday, September 30th (during class)