Thank you for the time in viewing my portfolio. I think of it as my stamp collection. A good stamp collector has stamps from wide time ranges and regions. Likewise, this portfolio contains all of my works in English 101, since the beginning to the last days. I have also noticed that some people aren’t as involved in stamp collecting as others. I noticed something similar when more than half the class dropped out. These students probably weren’t prepared academically or mentally for the challenges English 101 offers. Hence, the portfolio you’re about to explore is special, since only a handful got this far.

Before you go about exploring, you should know why this website was prepared and how it works. The primary reason this portfolio was created is because our instructor assigned it. Besides that fact, the portfolio proves to be an assessment of individual student progress. Every student site shows how that person has improved their writing skills.

The setup of this site is simple. The ten numbered outcomes lead to ten different Outcome pages. Each page is headed by its principal outcome, like “Student learns to write clear prose.” Below this is a reflection on how each student has accomplished the outcome. At the bottom of the Outcome page, there is a link to the Artifact page. This page gives you a taste of the student’s achievement. Near the top you will find a link to a student document, which is the artifact. Below the link, there are two sections that describe how the artifact was produced and how it demonstrates student competency.

As the producer of this portfolio I encourage you to open up all of the outcomes and artifacts. This way you’ll obtain a richer view of how English 101 has helped me. You will see many feats (like writing an eight-page report) and defeats I have encountered.

Open at your own risk*!

*The risk of becoming more enlightened in English 101.

Please click on the course outcomes above to access information about how the they have been met.