Capstone Portfolio and Reflection

Due Date: Friday, April 28, 2017

Submission Instructions: Share assignment materials on Box

Assignment Description:

This assignment asks you to think about your development as a writer this semester.

The approach includes both reflection and revision. To earn an A on this assignment you must complete the following components

- collect and organize small pieces of your written work

- revise excerpts in specific and meaningful ways

- discuss your early drafts and revisions by answering specific questions

Component	Due Date, Submission Method	Grading Scheme	Percent of Total Grade
Collection of Examples from Past Work	Turned in via Box	Scored on 100-point scale (see rubric )	33
Collection of Trageted Revisions	Turned in via Box	Scored on 100-point scale (see rubric )	33
Discussion of Materials and Revisions	Turned in via Box	Regrade. Scored on 100-point scale (see rubric )	34

Collect, Unedited from Any Major Assignment:

• One introductory paragraph (with thesis statement)
• One body paragraph that highlights a clear, central example
• One paragraph that you wish you could have proofread more carefully
• One sentence from the end of a paragraph and one sentence at the start of the next where a change in topic occurs.
• One sentence that has exceptional stylistic qualities but quite doesn't fit the assignment.
• One sentence that is too long, or unnecessarily wordy.
• One conclusion paragraph

For each of these, title the selection with the name of the assignment and the topic, like this:

Introductory paragraph from videogame review:

Each selection should be unique. Do not chose the same or overlapping items for more than one category.

For Each Collected Item, Do a Revision from Below:

Introductory paragraph (with thesis statement)

• revise opening sentence for audience OR
• revise thesis for focus, argument, or clarity

Body paragraph that highlights a clear, central example

• revise to improve description OR
• revise to make connection to thesis statement clearer OR
• revise to use a better central example OR
• revise to acknowledge a counter-argument or differing interpretation

Paragraph that you wish you could have proofread more carefully

• revise for precision, word choice, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling

Sentence from the end of a paragraph and one sentence at the start of the next where a change in topic occurs.

• Revise for transition/signposting

Sentence that has exceptional stylistic qualities but quite doesn't fit the assignment.

• Revise for clarity, genre, and/or audience

Sentence that is too long, or unnecessarily wordy.

• Revise for concision and/or relevance to the topic

Conclusion paragraph

• Revise for a sense of closure OR revise to better articulate key ideas from the assignment

Reflection (3-5 paragraphs):

1. Dedicate at least one paragraph to describing your development as a writer in this class.
2. Dedicate at least one paragraph to how you might set goals to develop as a writer. What are some things you now know you can focus on? What strategies will you use to address these changes?
3. Dedicate at least one paragraph to your selections and revisions for this assignment. What pieces did you select and why? In what ways do your revisions strengthen your writing? Are there cases where you would go back to the original? Or keep revising? If so, why? If not, why not?