1. Portfolio Information PPT
Go to the Portfolio Information Folder
on the Menu Bar and READ ALL THE instructions.
An incomplete or incorrect portfolio will result in the Testing Office Evaluation Team in discarding your portfolio and it will fail in its evaluation!
Construct your Portfolio very, very carefully!
Download the Portfolio Check Sheet to work with as you create your Portfolio.

2. About the Portfolio… The Portfolio evaluation will result in
one of three assessments: 
Clear Competence (CC): You have fulfilled the University Writing Skills Requirement, and no additional writing courses are needed.
Developing Competence (DC): You may move on to a second-tier writing course, e.g. ENGL to fulfill the University Writing Skills requirement.
Limited Competence (LC): You should retake English 3000 with a different instructor to create an entirely new Portfolio for evaluation.
It is possible to receive credit for ENGL 3000 and NOT receive a Developing or Clear Competence score on the portfolio.
Evaluations are from the Testing Office– NOT from the instructor. Scores are final and cannot be appealed.

3. Watch This Instructional Video:
How to Create Portfolios

4. Tips for creating the Portfolios:
Do Not add your name
to each file name
DO save each file as
NUMBERED so the zip file
will have the files in the
correct order.
Here is a sample:
Tips for creating the Portfolios:

5. Required Portfolio Components:
Cover sheet that looks like this:
Your Full Name
Net ID
Prof. Ziff
English 3000 & Section Number
Quarter and Year

6. Table of contents looks like this:
1) Questionnaire
2) Reflective Introduction Essay
3) Turnitin PDF Similarity Report for Reflective Introduction Essay
4) Certified Timed Essay One
5) Certified Timed Essay Two
6) Certified Timed Essay Three
7) Argument Position Essay Assignment Sheet
8) Position Essay Final Draft
9) Turnitin PDF Similarity Report for Final Draft of Position Essay
10) Second Draft of Position Essay with tutor comments
11) First Draft of Position Essay with instructor comments
12) Compare/Contrast Essay Assignment Sheet
13) Compare/Contrast Essay Final Draft
14) Turnitin PDF Similarity Report for Final Draft of Compare/Contrast Essay
15) Second Draft of Compare/Contrast Essay with tutor comments
16) First Draft of Compare/Contrast Essay with instructor comments

7. Portfolio Components, continued:
Portfolio Questionnaire:
This is provided in the Portfolio Required Documents folder and includes
your identification information required for
the Testing Office.
Be sure to put it in the Portfolio in the
correct order.

8. Portfolio Components, continued:
Reflective introduction essay
This is a single draft essay – no other drafts, just one.
This paper introduces the portfolio and argues why you should pass this class or the WST. Use examples and illustrations to support your argument: I learned this from the course, etc.
Include each Turnitin Similarity
PDF Report derived from the Turnitin
submission of the essays.

9. Portfolio Components, continued:
Three Certified Timed Essays -
Must be the certified copies in this order:
Certified Timed Essay One
Certified Timed Essay Two
Certified Timed Essay Three

10. Portfolio Components, continued:
Position Essay documents - in this order:
Argument Position Essay Assignment Sheet
Final Draft with Works Cited List – label on the page: “Final Draft Position Essay”
Turnitin Similarity Report -10% or less similarity
2nd draft with tutor comments
1st draft with instructor comments
DO NOT label each file with your
name, but number the files so they
are in the correct order in the zip file.

11. Portfolio Components, continued:
Compare/Contrast Essay documents
in this order:
Compare Contrast Assignment Sheet
Final Draft labelled “Compare/Contrast Final Draft” on the page
Turnitin Similarity Report-10% or less similarity
2nd draft with tutor comments
1st draft with instructor comments

12. Portfolio Checking You must submit your Portfolio no later than
5 pm Monday of Week Ten, so it can be checked.
Download the Portfolio zip file; check that the files are in the correct order, and they can be opened.
Only submit your Portfolio when it is COMPLETE and files are numbered accordingly in the zip file.
Portfolio status will appear in the feedback area of My Grades.
If any items require fixing, you will resubmit to the assignment link; this must be done quickly to meet the deadline.
When your Portfolio is ready to send to the Testing Office, instructions will be provided.

13. Portfolio Checking
Remember, you cannot get credit for the class unless you submit your Portfolio.
Portfolios are due to the course no later than 5pm MONDAY of Week Ten; late Portfolios are NOT accepted.
Once approved, are due to the Testing Office no later than Thursday noon. Late submissions ARE NOT accepted.
The class is OVER on Thursday: s received after that will NOT be acknowledged.

14. Contact Information
Please send s from Blackboard or include the class and section number in the subject line.
s will be responded to within 48 hours during the work week: Mon - Fri. before 5 pm. Those received after 5pm Friday will be responded to on Monday.
Before ing, be sure to read ALL the Orientation materials, FAQs, syllabus and the Schedule folders.
The class is OVER on the last Thursday when the Portfolios are due to the Testing Office; s or work received after that will NOT be acknowledged.

15. TO DO List:
Look at the gradebook to see what work you are missing – late work is accepted for partial credit (except for the Discussion Board).
Make sure you have ALL the necessary Portfolio documents: correct cover sheet, table of comments, questionnaire, certified timed essays, and all required drafts of essays with tutor and instructor comments.
Build your Portfolio, and, when complete, submit to the assignment link.
If necessary, FIX your Portfolio in response to the feedback in the Portfolio assignment, and then resubmit.
All errors MUST be fixed for it to be approved.

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