The portfolio represents the culmination of the writing you do for this
class. It will include at least 4,500 words (15 pages or so) of your
best writing, along with the drafts of papers that I have graded
previously. That amount of writing can come from two, three, or
four papers. The portfolio should include graded first drafts of
each portfolio paper (with my comments), and all revised papers
should clearly indicate the location and nature of your revisions.
Portfolio papers should use MLA style for documentation.
In addition to the papers, and not included in the word count,
the portfolio will include a short account of how you see the
work you've done. In that brief essay you can consider questions
such as these: What problems did you address in preparing the portfolio?
How did you struggle? What insights pleased you most?
Were you particularly happy with the way a given paper progressed?