Final Portfolio

For this revision, you must do your revisions in Google Docs (with the exception of the Remix, if you worked outside of GDrive for that paper initially). Do not just upload the final revised document. 

Requirements

You will need to focus on both high/middle-order concerns and later-order concerns to have a substantially revised essay. I strongly recommend visiting the Reading and Writing Studio for revision suggestions. Also, take into consideration the comments I made on your paper and consider asking friends or family members for their suggestions. Remember, you are not just “proofreading” your paper, but are expected to do substantial revision work. 

Along with my feedback from your last draft, you are expected to assess your own writing and use the revision resources to help improve your papers. Your final copies should be the best version of these papers. 

Google Drive Instructions

We will go through this in class, but if you miss that day, you will need to do this on your own (or come to my office hours for help).

1. Open one of your drafts that you want to work on for your Final Portfolio. 

2. Go to File > Make a Copy

3. Click on the folder location and navigate to your Final Portfolio folder. 

4. Then check the boxes for "Share with the same people" and "Copy comments and suggestions

   1. • If your Genre Centerpiece was done in an external app/software, you can make those changes elsewhere and then upload the file.

5. Once the new copy opens, click on the title in the upper left corner and rename the copy “Final” and then the paper name, for example, “Final Genre Analysis Essay”. 

6. Make all revisions directly on that final copy.

   1. • As a part of your final grade on the revision, I will track the changes using “Revision History” to view your revision process.

7. When you are fully down with your revisions, clean up your final copy by clicking the checkmarks on any comments still left in the file and deleting any notes or highlighting you may have left on your draft while you were working on the revisions. 

   1. • The comments will still be accessible through the "Open comment history" icon in the upper right corner of the screen. 

If you have limited access to a computer/internet: 

• Consider completing the revisions on paper first, then you can make the changes to your draft in Google Drive.

• Plan on using a computer in one of Macomb’s computer labs (like the library). Do the work on paper, and you will be able to then make the edits once we are in the lab.

Your final reflection will be a thorough and insightful reflection on your writing in this course. 

You may write this in any genre you choose or make a video.

Requirements

There is no minimum word count/length, but the reflection must...

• Cover the prompts.

• Be detailed, and use specific examples to support your points. 

• Choose a clear genre to present the information (the genre can be visual or written). 

  • A list of the prompts and the answers will not be accepted as a final reflection. I want to see you make a thoughtful choice in genre, whether it's a video presentation or an infographic or something else.

• Be created using the conventions of the chosen genre (both with design and writing, if applicable). 

• Be written/created with a clear audience in mind. 

• Be proofread/edited and mostly free from errors, typos, and other later-order concerns. 

Genre Options

You can choose any genre you choose for your reflection (visual, video, written, etc) as long as a clear choice has been made. In other words, do not just list the answers and answer them. Choose a genre that you believe will work to reflect and answer these questions.

Some ideas: a video, a newsletter, a blog article, a podcast, an essay, etc. (This is not an exhaustive list—the sky is the limit with this project). 

Prompts

The following will need to be covered in your Final Reflection. These can be covered in any order. 

• Which papers did you choose and why?

• How (specifically) did you go about revising? (Be specific about what you revised.)

  • • Specifically, discuss at least one HOC/MOC revision (high/middle order concern) and at least one LOC (later order concern for each paper) for each paper.  

    • You can also use this section of the essay to discuss your understanding of the revision.

• Next, what are the strengths of your revised drafts? The weaknesses?

• How has your writing process evolved throughout this semester? What works for you? What doesn't? 

  • • Hint: look back at your self-eval/reflection forms from past projects to help you remember how you went about writing those papers. 

• Now that we're at the end of the semester, what are two or three concepts or skills that you learned this semester that you think are important? Why do those concepts/skills stand out to you as important? 

• How might you be able to use those concepts/skills in future writing assignments for other classes? How might you use those concepts/skills for writing outside of college?

• And finally, what advice would you offer to students taking this class next semester?

I will grade this reflection to the same standard that I grade your paper revisions, so put time into this, get feedback if you can, and proofread.