Assignment: Self-Reflective Essay Portfolios
Length: 2-2 5 pages
Address the following elements:
1. Writing skills level at the beginning of the semester You might do one or more of the following:
a. Evaluate your past experience with writing.
b. Reveal personal perceptions about your own writing as they were the first day of class.
c. Did you find these perceptions to be true or false during the first few weeks of class?
2. Progress throughout the semester
You might do one or more of the following
a. How did your writing change throughout the semester? Consider providing specific examples.
b. Discuss your best qualities as a writer. How did you work to develop these abilities?
c. What essay are you most proud of? Why?
3. Current writing skills level
You might do one or more of the following
a. Where is your writing NOW?
b. Discuss qualities that you still need to work on. How are you addressing these issues?
Techniques to consider:
• Use chronological order
• Work backwards
• Use quotes from your writing if applicable
• Analyze your own thought process.