Putting Together a Portfolio that includes Self-Reflection

Though it's certainly possible to use an inquiry approach without using portfolio evaluations, we find that most teachers do use portfolios for this kind of work.

Here we include:

•     an example of directions to students for putting together an end-of-term portfolio, and

Though we modify the portfolio directions each term to reflect the specific assignments we've had students do, the basic form remains much the same: students are encouraged to write a critical analysis of their own work and arrange their final versions of the writing they want to have graded so that any writing teacher could follow what they've done.

•     an example of a student (Joelle Mendal) writing such a self-reflection

•     an example of student (Marice Mariano) providing evidence of her use of comments to shape revision

For a fuller discussion of why we admire Joelle's and Marice's writing, please see the Additional Resources section.

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