Writing+Portfolio



One requirement of English 11 is a completed writing folder. You will create a wikispace page (if you don't already have one) and create a page for English 11. You should already have pages for English 9 and 10. The items below must be uploaded to your writing portfolio by the end of the semester. We will complete most of the assignments in class, however it is your responsibility to upload the final drafts to your portfolio. You need one assignment for each type.


 * 1) Definition: Paragraph that defines the problem your social issue is on OR Genre fiction wordles OR paragraph that explains how "Yellow Wallpaper" and "The Story of an Hour" are genre fiction (7) OR Genre Fiction essay (8) OR //Ethan Frome// romance collage OR Voki that "teaches" rhetorical modes unit
 * 2) Cause/effect: essay on causes and effects of Texas passing the carry law for college campuses OR chart from Primary Documents 10
 * 3) Reminiscence: personal story about an adventure
 * 4) Reflective Responses: //The Scarlet Letter// review response worksheet (Genre Fiction 21) OR Reflection on US Communications Movie OR review of //The Crucible// movie
 * 5) Problem-Resolution Composition: Paragraph that states the problem with your community service and some solutions
 * 6) Research Report: SGP Paper (all drafts) OR //The Scarlet Letter// historical context outline
 * 7) Editorial: about your social issue your community service is on OR AP Courses New York Times article
 * 8) Analysis of Real-World Event: Postition paper on Texas state law to carry on college campuses
 * 9) Literary Analysis: //Ethan Frome// romance essay OR //Ethan Frome// essay test OR //Last of the Mohicans// essay OR //Last of the Mohicans// project OR //The Last of the Mohicans// writing prompts
 * 10) Poetry: found poem based on Olaudah Equiano's narrative OR image poem using phrases from //The Last of the Mohicans//
 * 11) Fiction: Mystery story OR myth you wrote OR //Ethan Frome// newspaper project
 * 12) **Dramatic Piece: Write a scene from a play that is between two figures from either US History or American Literature. Must read as a play (stage directions, names written correctly). For example: Jim from //Huck Finn// could talk about Freedom with Frederick Douglass. John Proctor and Hester Prynne and Ethan Frome could discuss cheating on their spouses, and their love lives. **
 * 13) Resume: resume for a famous person
 * 14) Community Service: Service Learning Research with works cited/annotated bibliography (upload essay or picture of poster)