A Letter to the Reviewer Reflective Writing A Letter to the Reviewer… Is an important piece for your portfolio Is scored on an equal basis with the other.

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A Letter to the Reviewer Reflective Writing

A Letter to the Reviewer… Is an important piece for your portfolio Is scored on an equal basis with the other pieces in the portfolio

Provides an unifying factor that connects all the pieces in the portfolio Turns a folder of your best pieces into a portfolio

A Letter to the Reviewer… Is designed for a student to assess him or herself as a writer

A Letter to the Reviewer is NOT… An opportunity to praise or criticize KERA A generic description of stages in the writing process

A Letter to the Reviewer is NOT… A thank-you note to express gratitude to the reviewer for assessing your portfolio An elaborate table of content listing and/or summarizing every portfolio entry

A Letter to the Reviewer is NOT… An evaluation of your teacher A list of unsupported claims about your improvement as a writer

A Letter to the Reviewer is NOT… An unrevised, unedited piece written on the portfolio due date A persuasive essay to convince the teacher how much you enjoy writing

A Letter to the Reviewer is NOT… A final attempt to “schmooze” the teacher into giving you an “A” A voiceless response to every item listed above

Purpose of the Letter to the Reviewer A description of himself/herself as a writer including: A)Goals as a writer B)Progress and growth as a writer through the year C)Who or what has influenced the writing process and growth D)Approaches used by the student when writing

Purpose of the Letter to the Reviewer Selection of portfolio pieces including: A) How he/she arrived at his/her selections B) Role of the writing folder in portfolio selections C) Prewriting/thinking about the topic(s) D) Revision strategies that were helpful

Selection of portfolio pieces including: E) Editing strategies that were helpful F) Kinds of changes made and reasons for those changes G) Influence of teacher/peer conferencing

Any other comments the student wishes to make about this year’s writing

Things to Remember The Letter to the Reviewer… –I–Is the only piece written exclusively for the portfolio. –S–Students have only one Letter to the Reviewer, but have several choices regarding other categories

The Letter to the Reviewer… - Is the final piece for inclusion in the assessment portfolio! - is a self-assessment of the writer’s work

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