Third Trimester Writing

Portfolio

Words of IntroductionI am the kind of writer that has a big imagination and tries their hardest to make tears for the reader.

Link: Words of Introduction

Table of ContentsSlide #                           Title2          Words of Introduction

4       Universal Health Care?

5               Emily Jane Bronte

6     Money & Sensory Poem

Slide #                           Title7                   Outdoor School

8                               Tricked                       9            Sample Comparison

10                  Self Evaluation      

Artifact #1: Universal Health Care?

Date: April 27, 2011Genre: PersuasiveDefinition: A writing piece in which you try to persuade someone into agreeing with you.Reflection:  I included this piece because it was a really important topic to me because I believe that everyone should be able to have health care so they can live longer.

Link: Universal Health Care?

Artifact #2: Emily Jane Bronte Biography

Date: April 1, 2011Genre: ExpositoryDefinition: A piece of literature that fully describes a certain topic.Reflection: I included this piece because it really touched me that Emily Jane Bronte would purposely go through so much bullying just to change the world.

Link: Emiliy Jane Bronte

Artifact #3 & #4: Money & Sensory Poem

Date: April 14, 2011Genre: PoetryDefinition: Literary work that expresses words really deeply.Reflection: I included this piece because I think that it is true and that rich people should share their money.  I also wanted it to be strong and stick in their heads, so I wrote it in the form of poetry.

Link: Money

Date: April 12, 2011Genre: PoetryDefinition: Literary work that expresses words really deeply.Reflection: I included this piece so people can get a vision of what I love.  Also this piece really touched me.

Link: Sensory Poem

Artifact #5: Outdoor School

Date: May 20, 2011Genre: Personal narrativeDefinition: A piece of literature that is a true story of the authors life.Reflection: I really was affected by Outdoor School, so I wanted to include it in my writing portfolio.

Link: Outdoor School

Artifact #6: "Tricked Continued...."

Date: May 31, 2011Genre: Science FictionDefinition: A piece of writing that includes parts of the future, for example aliens or ghosts.Reflection:  I chose this piece to be in my portfolio because I wanted to put something fun in my portfolio.  I also chose it because in my last portfolio I put "Tricked" so I am putting "Tricked Continued".

Link: "Tricked Continued"

Sample Comparison

1st trimester piece: Mathography

3rd trimester piece: Outdoor School I think that I improved in....

1. sentence fluency2. ideas and content3. organization4. word choiceLink: Sample Comparison

Self Evaluation

In this piece you get to know what I improved on and what genres I like to write in.

Link:  Self Evaluation