EN210 – Devine
Final Portfolio Cover Page
This Final Portfolio includes 10 pages of my best writing, including at least 2 poems and 1 short
story. In addition:
□ At least 2 drafts that led up to a final work (one first draft and one intermediate draft)
□ Reading Response Paper
□ Self-Assessment (see below)
□ Any other creative work written during our class that you feel speaks to your growth as a
writer/willingness to take risks in writing
□ This completed Cover Page
I DO / I DO NOT (please circle) want to receive written comments on my final work.
Signed:
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Print name:
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Date: ____________________
Self-Assessment (1-2 pages): A succinct and honest assessment of your creative work and effort over
the past semester. You may comment on: your writing process, how reading informs the way you write,
risks you took or challenges you took on, craft elements you've developed/added to your repertoire,
goals you met or weren't able to, difficulties you faced, how your “Why I Write” perspective may have
changed, how your understanding of creative writing may have evolved—including your understanding
of yourself as a writer.
Final Portfolios are due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, May 14th
EN210—Devine
Remaining Spring Syllabus
Tuesday, April 16th
Character sketch due.
Discussion of PLOT/STORY:
In-class: “No One's a Mystery” by Elizabeth Tallent (handout)
Thursday, April 18th
Read Chapter 6 in Burroway (on Story) including Hampl's “Red Sky in the Morning” (pg 176-179)
Quiz/Discussion of PLOT/STORY.
In-class: “Bullet in the Brain” by Tobias Wolff (handout)
Tuesday, April 23rd
First drafts of fiction are due (2 printed copies).
In class: Revision Roulette.
Thursday, April 25th
Read Chapter 7 in Burroway (on Development & Revision) including Hemingway's “A Very Short
Story” (pg 283-284) and Carlson's “Bigfoot Stole my Wife” (pg 287-290).
Discussion: REVISION.
Tuesday, April 30th
Revised fiction stories are due (5 printed copies).
In-class: fiction workshop prep.
Thursday, May 2nd
Peer letters are due (1 copy for author, 1 copy for Aaron).
In-class: FICTION WORKSHOP—be present and on-time.
Tuesday, May 7th
Fiction Craft Papers are due.
Discussion: Writing for Children/Young Adults
Readings TBA.
Thursday, May 9th
TBA.
Tuesday, May 14th
Final Portfolios are due at the beginning of class. Must be hard copy. I will not accept these late.
In-class reading and party: Bring a poem or up to 3 pages of fiction to share aloud with the class.