Take a look back through the blog at the assignments we completed this year. Choose a variety for your portfolio (particularly in the non-fiction and special projects areas).
Sample special projects we completed:
- Prezi/Powerpoint on the History of Journalism
- Student newspaper project (can also be used for non-fiction)
- Ekphrastic poetry (can be used in your poetry selections...)
- Magazine project
- Podcast project
- Biography project
- Series Photography project
- Propaganda Poster project
- PSA Project
- Book Club project
- Comic Book Project (your comic book script can be counted as a script...)
- Media Prezi Project
Books We "Read"
- Chew On This
- Black Like Me
- Patricia Smith poetry
- The Other Wes Moore
- Paul Robeson biography
- Student selected biography
- Black Boy, Breaking Night, or Barro Genius
- Maus
There are two (2) parts to your final portfolio:
A. A 4-5 page, double-spaced, typed self evaluation essay
B. A variety of your best work chosen from all your CW classes
Your final portfolio will count for both 9th grade creative writing classes and will be reviewed by Mr. Craddock and Ms. Gamzon. It will constitute 25% of your final grade.
Part A. Self Evaluation Essay (see details below)
Part B. Portfolio
Select work that you created this year in Ms. Gamzon’s or Mr. Craddock’s classes. All work should be copies of original work. No journals will be accepted. Follow the guideline below.
Table of contents. Your table of contents should order your portfolio into the following parts:
a. Poetry
b. Fiction
c. Non-fiction
d. Scripts
e. MEDIA projects (magazine, podcast, photo essay, PSA, Transmedia project, propaganda poster, etc.)
Poetry. Choose 4-5 of your best poems. Select work that shows your understanding and growth in the field of poetry. Each poem’s title should be listed on the table of contents.
Fiction. Choose 4-5 of your best fiction pieces. Select work that shows your understanding and growth in the field of fiction. Each fiction piece’s title should be listed on the table of contents.
Non-fiction. Choose 4-5 of your best non-fiction pieces (articles, autobiography, biography, etc.) Select work that shows your understanding and growth in the field of non-fiction. Each non-fiction piece’s title should be listed on the table of contents.
Scripts: Choose 1-3 of your best scripts. Select work that shows your understanding and growth in the field of script writing. Each script’s title should be listed on the table of contents.
MEDIA Projects: Choose 4-5 of your special projects (documentary, newsletter, brochure, literary magazine, online blog, etc.) that show your growth and creative ability. Each project should be listed on the table of contents. If you have been working on a project not assigned in class, you may include this work in your special projects. (Example: I am working on a novel, and I haven’t told my teachers or I have written a musical, etc.) Please do NOT print your special project, unless you already have an extra copy. Instead, please write about these projects in your reflection.
Self Reflection Non Fiction - Creative Essay:
Examine the writing rubrics below and the material in your portfolio. Reflect on your work this year.
Reflective piece: 4-5 pages, double-spaced. Write about what you learned about the Craft of Writing and Media Studies this year. What has been easy/hard for you, what areas you feel you need more work in; reflect on your progress as a writer, a reader, and as a student. Write about each selected piece you have chosen to include in your portfolio (per genre): why did you include these pieces in your portfolio? How does the piece show your growth and development as a writer in this particular genre? What did you learn about yourself concerning writing from this assignment or project? Discuss the writing process you used to create the work, where you got your ideas, what you learned about the form or genre of the work as you wrote and revised it, what you learned about yourself as a writer, etc. Discuss special projects and reading that had an impact on you. Which books you read were of high interest and what did you learn about writing from reading them? What did you learn about writing and about yourself through these assignments and courses this year?
Rubric
_____ Table of Contents 10 points
_____ Reflective Essay (4-5 pages) 30 points
_____ Poetry (4-5 poems) 10 points
_____ Fiction (4-5 short stories) 10 points
_____ Non Fiction (4-5 creative essays or articles) 10 points
_____ Scripts (2-3 scripts) 10 points
_____ MEDIA Projects (4-5 special projects) 10 points
_____ Grammar (Work is clean, copy-edited, free of errors) 10 points
Penalty: (-1/2 point for each grammar error. Up to -10 points)
_____ Portfolio turned in complete and on time: bonus 10 points
Penalties:
• Late portfolios (-10 points per day late)
• Handwritten work (-1 for each handwritten page)
• Grammar errors (see above) & missing required components of your portfolio
