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ENGL 1010: English Composition: Faculty Version: Resources for Instructors

Bulletin Description: Workshop in expository writing: strategies of, and practice in, analytical reading and writing about texts.

Portfolio Resources

Introduction to Portfolio
- From City Tech

Sample Portfolio Assignment Prompts
- From CCNY
- Sample final portfolio prompt from Prof. SB 

Sample Cover / Reflective Letters 
- From Diana Hacker’s AWR
- From the University of Georgia
- Sample final reflection assignment sheet from City Tech
- Sample portfolio reflection essay prompt from Prof. SB
- Sample reflection letter and cover letter from Prof. SK 
Sample Portfolio Rubrics / Assessment Guides 

-Sample rubric from the University of Washington 
- Assessment guide from the University of Georgia

Sample Portfolio Planning Exercise 

-Worksheet from the University of Washington that helps students  “isolate feedback from peers or from the teacher, brainstorm revision strategies, and locate strong evidence in [their] own writing that [the student] will use as supporting evidence in the critical reflection”

 

Additional Resources

Sample Literacy Narrative Assignment Prompt 

  • From CCNY: 

Literacy Narrative Assignment Prompt #1

Literacy Narrative Assignment Prompt #2

Literacy Narrative Assignment Prompt #3

Sample Literacy Narratives:

Sample Literacy Narratives from Norton Field Guide to Writing 

Additional sample from Norton Field Guide to Writing 

Sample Literacy Narrative Guides

Sample Literacy Narrative Guide from Prof. SK

Sample Literacy Narrative Guide from Norton Field Guide to Writing 

Sample Literacy Narrative Guide from CUNY Commons 

Sample Revision Guidelines / Assessments: 

Sample Reflective Writing Activities (in-class or at home): 

Sample Comparative Analysis