Mid-Term Portfolio

Your Mid-Term Portfolio must include ALL of the following:

1. Self-Assessment Letter

   Write a brief (200-300 words) assessment of the work you present in your portfolio.

   Your assessment should:

   • explain in detail how you have revised your work
   • analyze at least 2 strong points in your writing
   • analyze at least 2 specific aspects of your writing you want to improve

   Support your assessment with specific examples from your writing.

   Format your assessment as a Formal Letter (see SF Writer chapter 16a).

   Write your assessment in classic prose style: clear and concise, specific and engaging.

2. Revised drafts of:

   Essay 1 OR Essay 2
   1 Imitation
   1 Analysis

   NB: The Imitation must include a brief explanation of the stylistic features you found and imitated in the original text.

3. Rough drafts of:

   Essay 1 AND Essay 2 (with Peer Critiques)
   The Imitation you chose to revise
   The Analysis you chose to revise

Submit your portfolio in a two-pocket folder. Write your name on the front of the folder. Put the self-assessment letter and polished drafts in the right pocket and the rough drafts in the left pocket.

Due: March 12