English Language and Composition Final Exam: The Electronic Portfolio
Electronic portfolios are a way to showcase your work and your interests. Your e-portfolio should be a reflective piece that incorporates your best writing and ideas, and it should be a personal piece that gives the viewer some insight regarding who you are and what you’re about.
The Process: Use webs.com or weebly.comor some other free website generator to create your own website.
The Content: The items you choose to include in your e-portfolio are calledartifacts.
Mandatory (you must include the following artifacts)
_____Self-Reflection
_____ Personal Narrative (College Essay or Revised Blog Post)
_____ Research Paper
Choices (choose a minimum of TWO of the followingto include)
Information and photos about your favorite musician/band, actor/film, sports team, TV show, book (or some other “favorite” that you have)
A list of your favorite online links/websites with commentary
Photographswith commentary (these can be personal photos, famous photos or photos from an event that you choose to upload and comment on)
Artwork (your own or by another artist) with commentary
Original fictionor essays (Are you a poet or a songwriter? Strut your stuff here!)
Photos, journals, mementos, maps, or other artifacts from your travels or from your dream vacations (Where have you been? Or where would you like to go? The itinerary of your dreams?)
Assignments from other courses of which you are proud
Your “Bucket List” (at least 25 items)
Goals (short term and long term) – Academic? Career-related? Fitness and nutrition? Social? Family? Other? What will help you reach them? What might get in your way?
A “Thank You Note” to people who have helped/affected you in some way
Otheridea? Clear it with me first.
Peer Edit Form: You must have at least one student peer edit your e-portfolio and you must peer edit the e-portfolio of at least one student.
The only print materials you will turn in will be evidence of these peer edits.
ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO SCORING RUBRIC
WRITING MECHANICS / The text has very few errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, or spelling. / The text has several errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and/or spelling. / The text has several errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and/or spelling that detract from understanding. / The text has so many errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and/or spelling that it is difficult to read.
CONTENT CHOICE / Samples show student progress and knowledge of information literacy. All artifacts and work samples are clearly and directly related to the purpose of the eportfolio. All mandatory assignments present. / Samples show student progress and some knowledge of information literacy. Most artifacts and work samples are clearly and directly related to the purpose of the eportfolio. All mandatory assignments present. / Samples show some student progress and some knowledge of information literacy. Few artifacts and work samples are clearly and directly related to the purpose of the eportfolio. Most mandatory assignments present. / Random selection choice; no knowledge of information literacy. Artifacts and work samples are unrelated to the purpose of the eportfolio. Most mandatory assignments present.
LAYOUT AND NAVIGATION / Easy to read. Fonts, point size, bullets, italics, bold, headings and sub-headings enhance the presentation. Layout is easy to navigate. All of the portfolio navigation links connect back to the main table of contents or Home page. All external links connect to appropriate websites. / Generally easy to read. Fonts, point size, bullets, italics, bold, headings and sub-headings enhance the presentation. Layout is fairly easy to navigate.A few minor format changes would enhance the presentation. Most of the portfolio navigation links connect back to the main table of contents or Home page. Most of the external links connect to the appropriate website. / Some of the portfolio navigation links and some sections connect back to the main table of contents or Home page, but sometimes the links do not connect to preceding pages or to the original index or Home page. Some of the external links connect to the appropriate website. / There are significant problems with portfolio navigation links and many sections (standards, artifacts, and reflections) do not connect back to the main table of contents or Home page or preceding pages. Many external links do not connect to the appropriate website.
OVERALL PRESENTATION / Innovative use of graphics, sound, e-mail, additional software, and Internet resources; superior presentation. / Several creative sounds, graphics, and links used; strong presentation. / Some use of interesting sounds and graphics; average presentation. / No evidence of independent resources; monotonous presentation.
SELF REFLECTION / Excellent evaluation of personal strengths and weaknesses. Thorough and honest reflection. / Accurate consideration of personal strengths and weaknesses. Honest reflection. / Somewhat superficial consideration of personal strengths and weaknesses. Good reflection. / Very little interest in own work.
No reflections illustrate the ability to effectively critique work. Poor reflection.