What This Document Is
This resource offers comprehensive guidelines for a crucial component of college coursework: a portfolio-based self-assessment. Specifically, it focuses on helping students reflect on their development as writers throughout a foundational college reading and writing course. It’s designed to guide students through a detailed evaluation of their work, prompting critical thinking about their writing process, strengths, and areas for improvement. This isn’t a prescriptive writing guide, but rather a framework for *analyzing* existing work and identifying growth.
Why This Document Matters
This is an invaluable resource for students enrolled in, or recently completed, a college-level composition course – particularly those with portfolio requirements. It’s especially helpful for students who find self-reflection challenging or who struggle to articulate their writing progress. Understanding how to effectively assess your own work is a skill that extends far beyond the classroom, benefiting you in future academic pursuits and professional settings. It’s most useful when you’re preparing a final portfolio submission and need a structured approach to self-evaluation.
Common Limitations or Challenges
This guide does *not* provide model answers or examples of strong self-assessments. It won’t write the assessment *for* you. Instead, it provides a series of probing questions and a suggested structure to facilitate your own thoughtful analysis. It also doesn’t offer direct instruction on writing techniques; it assumes you’ve already completed the writing assignments and are now focused on reflection. It is specifically tailored to the experience within a Foundations of College Reading and Writing course.
What This Document Provides
* A framework for evaluating multiple writing assignments (Narrative, Analysis, and Argument).
* Guidance on assessing your overall writing performance and identifying key strengths.
* A series of reflective questions regarding your writing process, revision habits, and response to feedback.
* Prompts to consider the impact of the course on your writing development – both in terms of skills and confidence.
* A section dedicated to analyzing the role of research in your writing.
* A suggested outline for organizing your portfolio self-assessment.
