EGL 097

BHAG Portfolio

Motivational Speech or BHAG Positive Event Chain / Get Involved! / First Steps Reflection
Making it Happen Scrapbook / Action Plan / Skill Demonstration
Children’s Book / Lecture / Get Involved!

For the BHAG section of your portfolio, you will choose and complete three of the nine possible assessments. The three that you choose must make a tic tac toe win, or in other words, they must be three in a row in a vertical line, horizontal line, or diagonal line.

Details about each assignment will be given out later on in the semester.

Get Involved!—Find an Oakton club, society, or group that is made up of people who share a BHAG-related interest, and participate in at least two group events. You may share about your community involvement experience by writing a 1½ to 2 page reflection, by giving a 3 to 5 minute speech about your experience, or by creating two flyers discussing why others should join the club.

Children’s Book—Write a 10 to 20 page children’s book for 1st graders about your journey of accomplishing your BHAG. Write the book from the perspective that it has already been accomplished. Include pictures and writing in your book.

Action Plan—Write a specific action plan detailing how you plan to achieve your BHAG. Follow the sample action plan when formatting your own.

First Steps Reflection—Write a 3 to 5 page reflection on your experience taking the first steps toward making your BHAG a reality. Discuss what you did, why you chose to take those specific actions, and what your plans are looking forward.

Making it Happen Scrapbook—Create a 10 to 15 page scrapbook (using at least 8 x 10 paper) showing photos and other artifacts of you on your BHAG journey. You must have at least one image with a short description per page, as well as a cover page.

Lecture—Now it’s your turn to be the professor! Present a 5 to 10 minute lecture on a topic that you researched related to your BHAG. Don’t forget to keep your audience interested! Be sure to have visual aids, and to submit a written version of your demonstration.

Skill Demonstration—Teach the class how to perform some skill that you learned about while researching your BHAG. 5 to 10 minutes total. Be sure to have visual aids, and to submit a written version of your demonstration.

BHAG Positive Event Chain—Create three different one-inch button designs and a one-page flyer to hand out to help inspire others to pursue their own BHAGs. Then, hand out all of your buttons and flyers (30 each) on campus one day. To share your experiences with the class, you can either write a 1 to 2 page reflection, or give a short 3 to 5 minute discussion in class.

Motivational Speech—3 to 5 minutes. Imagine you are speaking to a group of people who share your BHAG. Using all of the information you have gathered throughout the term, write a speech to motivate them into action to start making their BHAG a reality. Make sure to discuss important individuals who have accomplished BHAGs similar to your own in your speech.

EGL 097

Grading

In-Class Assignments / 40%
Final Portfolio (Your portfolio will be made up of multiple assignments that you will work on throughout the entire course. Details below.) / 60%
Attendance/Participation:You may miss up to three hours of class without it negatively affecting your grade. After that, your final class grade will be reduced by one percentage point for every hour of class missed. / Varies
Total / 100%

Your EGL 097portfolio will consist of the following components:

  • Introduction to the Portfolio
  • Rationale/Reflection Statement
  • BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal)
  • Three assessments of your choice (from Tic Tac Toe board, details to follow)
  • Writing
  • Narrative Essay
  • Cause & Effect Essay
  • Argumentative Essay
  • Idiolect Paper
  • Writing pieces of your choice
  • Future Plans
  • Personal Strategies Handbook
  • Personal study skills Handbook
  • Reflection

Please note that the work you do throughout the entire semester will fall under one of the two grading categories: In-class assignments, or final portfolio. Therefore, you will have ongoing opportunities to earn points toward your final grade throughout the class.

Think of the in-class assignments as short-term pieces of work that you will do to help develop your writing skills. On the other hand, your final portfolio will be made up of long-term pieces of work that you will work on throughout the entire course, and your final, published portfolio will be a concrete representation of your skills and abilities as a writer.