IUPUI/W231/Portfolio I Description

The First Milestone

Project One Portfolio

The Project One Portfolio may include these three documents (and other items to be announced):

Sequence A:

nterview with a Professional

Prepare a guide for an interview with a professional who writes on the job. The guide will contain the interviewee’s name, date, place, purpose statement, and list of questions.

2) Thank you letter

Follow up the interview with a thank you letter in conventional business letter format.

Sequence B

3) Analytical Report on Professional Writing

Read and evaluate instructor-supplied articles on professional writing. Create a 5-page research report on professional writing, integrating information from the interviewee as well as the articles.

Portfolio due date is generally about one month after classes begin.

The Project One Portfolio is accompanied by a transmittal memo which includes information on the following topics:

Introduction: Introduction of portfolio and summary of what student has learned thus far about professional writing.
My Writing Process: Discussion of what student has learned about his or her own writing process (hueristics, characteristics of personal writing, areas of improvmement needed, etc.)
Role of Revision: What student did to revise document in the portfolio, why those changes were necessary, what resources were used in the revision process (University Wrting Center, Anderson text, peer response, instructor response), how reader responses helped with revision, how revision impacted final products)
Conclusion: Reflection on student's level of satisfaction with portfolio contents and progress toward achieving course goals.

Evaluation of the W231 Project One Portfolio

Management of Purpose Excellent Good Acceptable Unacceptable

Audience Awareness Excellent Good Acceptable Unacceptable

Question Design Excellent Good Acceptable Unacceptable

Synthesis Excellent Good Acceptable Unacceptable

Analysis Excellent Good Acceptable Unacceptable

Organization Excellent Good Acceptable Unacceptable
Development Excellent Good Acceptable Unacceptable

Coherence Excellent Good Acceptable Unacceptable

Integration of Sources Excellent Good Acceptable Unacceptable

Clarity, Concision & Style Excellent Good Acceptable Unacceptable

Grammar and Punctuation Excellent Good Acceptable Unacceptable

Format/Document Design Excellent Good Acceptable Unacceptable

Spelling and Mechanics Excellent Good Acceptable Unacceptable

Comments:

Grade:

(For explanation of evaluation categories, refer to the W231 Rubrics page