Composition 1
Portfolio Presentation
By: Jim Altringer
December 2000
Introduction
• I consider myself a so-so writer. There are
many things I do good and some I do bad.
Over the first semester I believe I became a
better writer.
• In this presentation I will tell about my
papers and the things I’ve learned over the
semester.
Changes/Skills Demonstrated
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I have learned to write an effective summary.
I know how to cite sources correctly in my writing.
I have learned four ways to organize essays.
I know the essential features of a good thesis statement.
I have learned how to use better grammar in my work.
I learned not to use the word “you” in my work.
Writing Skill/Levels 1 & 2
• Level One:
– Expresses clearly thoughts and ideas in informal writing
contexts.
– Composes structurally correct sentences in Standard
American English.
– Generates well-developed, coherent paragraphs.
• Level Two:
– Processes information to produce writing that clearly and
accurately summarizes and/or reports.
– Writes, well-developed, focused essays.
– Searches for information and inserts research appropriately.
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Conclusion
• I have fulfilled the expectations of the
Writing Skill/Levels 1 & 2.
• My goal for Composition 2 is to use more
feeling and emotion in my writing. I have
never been really good at showing emotion
in my writing so I hope this is something I
can improve in my writing next semester.
Home
I have learned how to write an
effective summary.
• I have learned that in writing an effective
summary you have to sum up everything
you’ve just read. You write the main point
in one sentence.
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I know how to cite sources
correctly in my writing.
• I learned how to use the MLA to cite my sources
correctly.
• “Sleep deprivation affects school performance in
teens, increases accidents and death rates, and, in
general presents a lower quality of life.”
• http://health.yahoo.com/health/diseases_and_con
ditions/disease_feed_data/sleep_disorders/
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I have learned four ways to
organize essays
• Four ways of organization I used were;
narrative, compare and contrast, persuasive
and powerpoint.
• I picked the persuasive essay because I had
the most fun writing that one. It helped
people understand more about sleep
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I know the essential features of a
good thesis statement.
• A good thesis report should say what the
main point of your paper will be. It should
not be long, but it should be specific.
• “I’ve had a lot of weird dreams in my day.”
This is a good thesis because it is brief and
tells what my paper will be about.
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I’ve learned to use better
grammar
• At the beginning of the year I would use
bad grammar. At the end of the year I was
using the right words in the right places.
• “I ain’t going there tonite.” Now I would
say, “I’m not going there tonight.”
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I learned not to use the word “you”
in my work
• I’ve learned not to use the word “you” in my
work because it is not proper.
• That’s not very long ago though. I’ve had sad
dreams, happy dreams, and of course scary
dreams. I’ll tell about the most memorable
dreams I’ve ever had.
• For example here I could have said, “I’ll tell you
about the most memorable dreams but instead I
didn’t use it.
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