The Department of English

Composition & Rhetoric Sample Assignments

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Portfolios

Composition instructors meet at the end of each semester to assess writing portfolios and discuss ways of improving them. Based on National Writing Program Administration Guidelines, we have agreed that UNCG English 101 portfolios should include evidence for the following:

Rhetorical Knowledge

• Discusses a paper or project connected to rhetoric
• Illustrates changes in language use within her own texts

Critical Thinking

• Attempts to synthesize information rather than report or summarize it
• Understands the importance of providing evidence for ideas

Writing/Language Processes

• Illustrates revision through including and commenting on multiple drafts
• Discusses overall improvement in writing strengths and weaknesses
• Displays an overall range of writing in different genres

Knowledge of Conventions

• Organizes portfolio effectively for a reader
• Shows an understanding of the purpose of the opening statement/reflective letter
• Understands how surface features affect a reader’s response
• Knows how to recognize and use the academic skills of summary, paraphrase and direct quotation
• Understands the University’s plagiarism policy and consequences of non-compliance

Please note: some items require a free Microsoft Office Viewer. Please select the appropriate viewer and download it from the Microsoft web site. Each Office file type link is labelled as such.

Here are examples of writing portfolio assignments. Please note that all of the following are Word Documents.

Midterm Portfolio Assignment

Final Portfolio Assignments
Example 1
Example 2

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