Writing Portfolio Checklist

Criteria

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Is the portfolio used regularly?

Is your writing fluent?

Are there details of your writing process, evidence of it (drafts, assessment scales)?

Is there variety?

Is there an attempt to use known conventions to communicate effectively?

Is there evidence that you as the Writer is Willing to Take Risks and Try Out New Ideas?

Criteria

Level

Basic

(0-3)

Marginal

(4-6)

Advanced

(7-9)

Proficiency

(10-13)

Your

Score

4 Steps of Writing Process:

Prewriting

Planning

Drafting

Polishing

All steps are not clearly illustrated, or not all steps for each assignment are represented. (More than 11 omitted or not clear)

All steps are not clearly illustrated, or not all steps for each assignment are represented. (6-10 omitted or not clear)

All steps are not clearly illustrated, or not all steps for each assignment are represented. (1-5 omitted or not clear)

All four steps of the writing process are clearly illustrated for each assignment.

Final Version & All Drafts

More than 3 previous drafts are missing, and/or there is not clear evidence of drafts for the assignment(s).

Some previous drafts are missing, and/or there is not a clear/logical progression from the first to the final version. (1-2 omitted or unclear.)

All previous drafts are present, but there is not a clear/logical progression from the first to the final version.

All previous drafts are present, and there is a clear/logical progression from the first draft to the final version.

Copies of Peer Assessment and other Assessment forms

There are some review forms missing for more than 3 assignments.

There are different review forms missing for 1-3 assignments.

There is at least one type review form for each writing assignment.

There are more than one type of review forms per each writing assignment.

Inspiration for Assignment

The purpose for writing the assignment.

There are less than 5 assignments that include the inspiring motive.

There is evidence of the inspiration for 5-7 of the assignments.

Most of the assignments have clear evidence of what inspired the writing assignment. (7 or more)

There is clear and undisputed evidence of what inspired the writer for each assignment. These may be apparent through the writing steps, or the reflection journal gives clear indication of the same, or separate evidence is included in the portfolio for each assignment.

Reflection

Essay

No /essay or

paper does not

include an

analysis of

individual works,

does not rank

work, does not

include strengths

and weaknesses

of your writing

overall, and does

not identify a

writing goal for

the near future

Essay does

not include an

analysis of

individual

works, does

not rank

work,

includes a

few strengths

and

weaknesses

of writing

overall, and

includes a

vague or

unrelated

writing goal

for the near future

Essay includes

an analysis of

three or more

pieces of work,

a brief reason

for ranking,

strengths and

weaknesses of

your writing

overall, and a

writing goal for

the near

future

Essay includes an

analysis of five

pieces of work, a

brief reason for

ranking, strengths

and weaknesses of

each, what you

learned from writing

the piece, and how

that will influence

your future writing

Cover and

Presentation

Evidence of a

point in time

Missing cover; or

cover includes

partial name, is

partly or entirely

incomplete,

missing date, no

signature on

honesty

statement

Cover

includes

name, partial

date,

incomplete or

no signature

on honesty

statement

Easy to read

cover with

name,

complete date,

and signature

on honesty

statement,

most important

work neatly

typed.

Attractive, easy-to-

read cover with

name, complete

date, and signature

on honesty

statement, all

important work

neatly typed

Table of

Contents

Completeness

of the work

Required pages

missing, no

pages numbered,

TOC missing or

incomplete,

required sections

not represented.

Some

required

pages

included, no

pages

numbered,

TOC missing

or

incomplete,

required

sections

incomplete or

not

represented

All required

pages

included,

pages

numbered,

TOC mostly

matches

numbered

pages, most

required

sections

represented.

All required pages

included, all pages

numbered, TOC

matches numbered

pages, all required

sections

represented, divider

pages or tabs

separating each

mode of writing.

Organi

Zation

and

Neatness

Materials are not in any discernible order, and there are no dividers and labels used, making it extremely difficult to follow the assignment from beginning to end.

Not all materials are arranged in a clear logical order from beginning to end. Use of dividers and labels is not used effectively, making it difficult to follow the assignment from the beginning to its end.

Materials are arranged in a clear logical order from beginning to end, but dividers, labels, etc., are not used effectively; hence detracting from the overall clarity of the portfolio.

Materials are arranged in a clear logical order, so that following the assignments from beginning to end is easy. Proficient and effective use of dividers, labels, etc., add to the overall clarity of the portfolio.