Portfolio Assignments

AP English: Portfolio

The AP English Portfolio is 25% of your overall grade. This is a tremendous way to raise your grade at the end of the quarter. The Portfolio is a place to demonstrate all of the work that you have done in this class.

A major aspect of the Portfolio is REVISION. You need to re-read your papers and revise them. All of the pieces in the Portfolio need to be proofread, revised, and typed.

Your portfolio should include the following:
• Personal narrative (10 points)
• Odyssey Analytic Essay (10 points)
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? Film Analysis (10 points)
• Spiritual/Cultural Memoir (10 points)
• Ceremony Analytic Essay (10 points)
• Epiphany (10 points)
• Siddhartha Analytic Essay (10 points)
• Two creative poems (10 points)
• Poetry Analytic Essay (10 points)
• Two In-Class AP Essays (10 points)

You should also turn in your journal. This should be separate from the rest of the Portfolio (25 points)

Your Portfolio should have a cover with a title and your name. It should also include a table of contents page. Every page in your Portfolio should be numbered. You do not have to write your name at the top of each piece of writing, but each piece should have a descriptive title. You should print out and put together your Portfolio. This shows your progress throughout the quarter and is something tangible you will have that demonstrates your writing progress.

Reminder: This is 25% of your final overall quarter grade.

Due Thursday 10/20






Composition IV: Portfolio

The Portfolio is 50% of your overall grade. This is a tremendous way to raise your grade at the end of the quarter. The Portfolio is a place to demonstrate all of the work that you have done in this class.

A major aspect of the Portfolio is REVISION. You need to re-read your papers and revise them. All of the pieces in the Portfolio need to be proofread, revised, and typed.

Your portfolio should include the following:
• Autobiography (10 points)
• Wisdom Project (10 points)
• Two creative poems (10 points)
• Personal Statement (10 points)
• Reading Project (10 points)
• Scholarships/ College Applications Progress (10 points)
• Creative Short Story (10 points)
• Journal (30 points)

Your journal will be separate from the rest of your Portfolio.

Your Portfolio should have a cover with a title and your name. It should also include a table of contents page. Every page in your Portfolio should be numbered. You do not have to write your name at the top of each piece of writing, but each piece should have a descriptive title. You should print out and put together your Portfolio. This shows your progress throughout the quarter and is something tangible you will have that demonstrates your writing progress.

Reminder: This is 50% of your final overall quarter grade.

Due Thursday 10/20