Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Writing Portfolio

Fiction
Writing Forms and desired lengths:
• Short Story (V: 600 - 1000 words)
• Monologue (V: 600 - 1000 words)
• Script (V: 600-1000 words)
• Fictional Diary Entries (V: 600-1000 words)
• Series of Fictional Letters (V: 600-1000 words)
• Series of Poems (V: min.50 lines)
Term Requirements:
Term I
• Three complete writing pieces (rough drafts)
• One polished writing piece
o Self-editing
o Peer-editing from two classmates
• Reflection (200 words)
Term II
• Three complete writing pieces (rough drafts)
o At least two different forms
• One polished writing piece
o Self-editing
o Peer-editing from two classmates
• Reflection (200 words)
Term III
• Three complete writing pieces (rough drafts)
o At least two different forms
o At least four different forms out of all your writing
• One polished writing piece
o Self-editing
o Peer-editing from two classmates
• Reflections on every writing piece throughout the year
• Self-evaluation letter (450 words)
Non-Fiction
• Students are expected to maintain a blog
• By the end of each term students are expected to have written a minimum of three blogs and a minimum of 600 words. Blogs are expected to be free of spelling mistakes and obvious grammatical errors.
• Students must follow the blog guidelines provided

1 comment:

  1. Mr.kent i know its a bit late but writing my reflection is hard i never know what to put down because i am very visual and i need a plan so if you could just put questions on a paper for the next term it would help me alot... thank you mr.kent if you can do that for me

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