1. Portfolio Cover Letter Questions

2. Norms Every paper must have the proper heading and header. Every paper must have a title. Every paper must be typed in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, double spaced

3. Order for Portfolio 1. Cover Letter 2. Table of Contents 3. The Kite Runner Essay - 15 EEJ’s completed 4. Essay #1 of your choice 5. Essay #2 of your choice 6. Essay #3 of your choice 7. Creative Writing Piece #1 8. Creative Writing Piece #2

4. Portfolio Cover Letter Questions What do you remember learning about writing last year in English? What do you remember reading in English? What have you learned this year about writing? What have you read this semester? What did you like the most? How have you grown as a writer and reader from last year to this year? Specifically, what have you learned about thesis statements, organization, use of evidence, and use of support? What is your goal for writing? What is your goal for reading? How many books do you want to read

5. Thesis Statments According to Hosseini, a friendship is fragile, as in the case of Amir and Hassan, and although it fell apart for some time, Amir was able to redeem himself and he symbolically rebuilt it. Although Amir betrayed Hassan, their blood bond was so great that their friendship symbolically prevailed. Although Amir loved Hassan, it wasn’t until he stood up for himself and faced his nightmares that he truly embraced their friendship.

6. Introduction 1.Intro Statement 2.Guiding Statements (In The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini… Introduce important characters, important ideas) 3.Thesis 3 -Body Paragraphs 1. Topic Sentence (Use transitions into each new topic sentence) 2. Evidence (3 quotes) 3. Explanation (3 quotes) 4. Concluding/Tying Sentence Conclusion 1. Restate Main Point 2. Final Ideas (Why this matters) 3. Final Jab (Leave us with something to think about) Include all of these parts in your essay