In the Introduction Section, You Provide the Reader an Overview of What You Are Going

TO: FROM: DATE: RE:

Introduction [In the introduction section, you provide the reader an overview of what you are going to be discussing in this document. In addition, you will end the introduction with the magic sentence, “the purpose of this {insert word of your choice to describe the piece of writing} is to what is the purpose of the document? Remove bracketed/green text and brackets in your memo prior to posting the final.]

Contents and Connections

Writing Evidence Folder

[Guide the reader through the documents you have in this folder as writing evidence. What writings are in this folder? Over what time period were these created?

Choose one writing to discuss and connect to Student Learning Outcome 8: Evaluate the ways in which you have become a more reflective (mindful, self-aware, thoughtful) writer. This is an in-depth reflection on one individual piece of evidence that you believe best illustrates your connection with this SLO. Remove bracketed/green text and brackets in your memo prior to posting the final!]

Writing Process Folder

[Guide the reader through the documents you have in this writing folder. What writings are found in this folder? Over what time period were these writings created?

Choose one writing (and describe how it is named in this folder) to discuss and connect to Student Learning Outcome 4: Explain how this writing demonstrate your ability to locate, read, evaluate, select and use (integrate) effectively information from appropriate sources with your own ideas. This is an in-depth reflection on one individual piece of evidence that you believe best illustrates your connection with this SLO. Remove bracketed/green text and brackets in your memo prior to posting the final!]

1 | P a g e [Choose one writing (and describe how it is named in this folder) to discuss and connect to Student Learning Outcome 6: Explain how this writing demonstrates what (and how) you have learned from being a novice in new writing situations, which might include failure, and contributes to your willingness to accept new challenges as a writer. This is an in-depth reflection on one individual piece of evidence that you believe best illustrates your connection with this SLO. Remove bracketed/green text and brackets in your memo prior to posting the final!]

Polished Writing Folder

[Guide the reader through the documents you have in this writing folder. What writings are found in this folder? Over what time period were these writings created?

Choose a writing from your Writing Process Folder (and describe how it is named in this folder) to discuss and connect to Student Learning Outcome 7: Explain how this writing demonstrates your ability to collaborate effectively as a member of a writing team. This is an in-depth reflection on one individual piece of evidence that you believe best illustrates your connection with this SLO. Remove bracketed/green text and brackets in your memo prior to posting the final!]

Conclusion [Here is where you wrap the entire document up for your reader. Remember, what is the purpose of a conclusion? Would you bring in any new information? Perhaps you would provide an overview of what you have learned from the material in the portfolio and how you can see yourself using that new information in future writing opportunities? To write in this section, delete only the text within the brackets and insert your own words. Remove bracketed/green text and brackets in your memo prior to posting the final!]