ESL 096
Portfolio
Instructor: Chris Conley
What is a portfolio?
 An opportunity to learn more and reflect
 A tool to self-assess and judge your learning
 An indication of your successes, advancements, and/or failures
 A deeper look at what you learned in class
It is not
 An unorganized folder of all completed assignments and handouts.
Who uses them?
 Financial companies
 Businesses-managers, employees
 Education-students, classes, teachers
Why?
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In order to get a deeper understanding on your learning
To be accountable; show your progress
To reflect on your work and learning
To find your strengths and weaknesses
To set new goals
What you need:
1. Small folder with attachments (not a 3 ring binder)
2. Cover page
3. Index with page numbers or organizational system
4. Introduction writing
5. Paragraphs of Learning
6. Documents of Support
Introduction
The introduction is paragraph explaining 1) What you learned in class this
quarter, 2) what you learned or noticed making the portfolio, 3) What you need to
do/improve next.
Paragraphs of Learning
These are paragraphs that you need to write that explain how you worked
on or completed a competency (listed below). In other words, it tells the reader
what competency or competencies it relates to and what you learned with the
document. It may even give your struggle to learn it or if you want to work harder
in this area.
Documents of Support
These are the actual items that you created or completed in class. They are
evidence of your learning or advancement. They are explained in your Paragraph
of Learning.
Competencies
For each competency below, you need to write one paragraph of learning and enter
documents of support. Find materials in your portfolio that show your learning in
these areas. You can say that documents helped you to complete learning (goals)
or helped you to advance your learning.
 Identify the main idea and summarize the main points of a reading
 React to a reading with reflection towards how the article affects you and the
world around you.
 Locate information in a reading and make inferences, conclusions or
predictions about the outcome.
 Build vocabulary
 Increase reading speed and accuracy.
 Work in groups to accomplish tasks.
 Locate materials from a variety of sources, use citations and make
bibliography.
 Take responsibility for your own learning.
Technical Stuff
 Due date: Last 2 days of class, March 15 or 16.
 Late: It will be late and marked off by 10% on March 16th at 12:00 noon.
Any portfolios submitted after 12:00 noon March 19th will be a “0.”
 The portfolio is 10% of you final grade, as stated in the syllabus.
 Make a copy of your portfolio before you turn it in just in case it is lost.
 Pick up the portfolio on Wednesday March 21st or the first few weeks of the
next quarter (April). It’s your success, and you should keep it to show your
grandchildren. If you don’t pick it up in the following quarter, I’ll recycle
the paper or show other students as a sample.
Grading:
Organization: 10 points
Grammar: 10 points
Introduction: 25 points
Paragraphs of Learning: 25 points
Total: 70 points