The Portfolio System

AP Language & Composition

• Each portfolio will include five (5) final essays/think pieces
• All assignments must be typed
• All assignments must also be submitted to Turnitin.com
• Portfolios will be turned in at the end of the five sequence
• Portfolios must be submitted in a pocket folder clearly identified with name and class period
• Drafts of these essays will due at the beginning of class (due dates will be announced and posted) and are necessary for admittance to class. We will use these drafts as the basis of our class discussion
• You may revise any draft prior to submitting the final portfolio. I would highly suggest this, especially after we have had a chance to discuss topics in class. Push your analysis and writing.

Grading

• Each portfolio is worth 100 points
• I will use the portfolio matrix that you print from the class website (these must be included in the portfolio)
• Indicate on the matrix one of the five assignments YOU wish to have graded for 60 points
• I will take this request into consideration when I grade the portfolio
• The remaining four assignments will be quickly reviewed for completeness and will receive 10 points each
• Missing assignments will count for one of the 60 points
• Grading breakdown (see grading matrix for specifics)
• 40 points content
• 15 points style
• 5 points mechanics

Non-Negotiables – loss of 50% of grade if these are not adhered to

• Name, period, date, name of assignment in UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER ON FIRST PAGE and Last name and page # in UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF EVERY PAGE (learn to use the “HEADER” in Microsoft Word; it is under "View")
• Typed, double spaced
• Correctly punctuate all titles
• Indicate title and author in introduction section (if applicable)
• Use full name of author first time, only last name after that
• Correctly provide MLA in-text/parenthetical citations & Works Cited
• Correctly punctuate quotations according to MLA formatting
• DO NOT USE “YOU”
• Use present tense for all literature references
• NO STAPLES on final draft
• Don’t start sentences with and, but, so, well, like, then
• Spell out single digit numbers AND those at the beginning of sentences
• REMEMBER the other various writing elements we discuss in class