First, like I said, this is my first ever portfolio. In finishing it I have a sense of accomplishment; I am really proud of my work this semester. In the beginning of the semester, I was terrified of the 20 page requirement. But I realized as the semester went on that when you take the time to break down the steps and do it in pieces, 20 pages isn't hard at all. I think I'll be able to apply this to other writing that I'll need to do in college and beyond. The only problem is that in class, I am required to get certain sections done by a specific date. It will take a lot more effort to make my own schedule and force myself to stick to it next time I have a semester-long writing assignment. So I think the actual process of breaking it up and writing it was a good learning experience.
Also, I think I'll take away from this the many ways we tried to come at our writing. Free-writing, for example, I never thought would work well for me. But the way we went back and made 2 outlines, one from our writing and one for the final draft, I realized that free-writing helps me remember to include a lot of things that wouldn't have occurred to me if I had been writing to a strict outline.
One other thing is that we were always expected to evaluate our own writing. We had to decide the format, what should be included, and how to put the end result together. The three extra essays for the portfolio were a way to tie all of it together in our own evaluation of the work we had done.
Now, I'm just excited to see how the end result turns out!
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I like your comments about the portfolio as a whole, because I feel very similar. I found that the 20 page requirements was easy to reach as well. I was surprised at how well the whole thing came together at the end considering that I had no vision of the end product when I started the semester.
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