How Your Writing Has Improved Portfolio 2010-2011 How Your Writing Has Improved

Write an essay describing how your writing has improved over the 2010-2011 school year. Be sure to: • Thesis Statement—How my writing improved. • Describe and explain each assignment. • Describe and explain what you did well/need to work on.

The Orange Houses/Baseline Story A starting point to show where you are as a writer. A starting point to show your comprehension skills.

Reader Response Basic Skills, Genre, and Fiction as a Dream 13 Writing Tips An Evening with Ray Bradbury

Reader Response Where Does Creativity Hide The Fog Horn Hills Like White Elephants A Rose for Emily The Story of an Hour

Fiction Short Story

Creative Essay Union Street Dead Poets Society Reader Response Creative Essay Union Street Dead Poets Society

Creative Essay

Reader Response Burn Poems Of the Mean and Sure Estate Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Poem Essay

Original Poem

Reader Response Forgetfulness The Devil in the Details The First Draft 7 Things I’ve Learned So Far Night of the Living Syntax

Short Story