Final Project - Writers Workshop: Portfolio

Portfolio- Due on the Day of your Final.  We will have a Gallery Walk and Author's Chair

1) Choose your collection of work and assignments based on the compiled list of writings below.
Your portfolio will contain edited and re-shaped original pieces from this course.  I want to emphasize that these selections should be edited. Sometimes you need to start over; sometimes it is just a tweak of a difference.  Hint: Read them aloud to yourself and/to others. Take advantage of WRG time to revise your work.

2.  Organize your pieces with a mind toward "thread" (theme of reoccurring idea).  What keeps showing up in your pieces?  Is there a progression?  If it seems like all the pieces stand apart, then that is fine too!

3. Choose a title

4. Submit:  Here are a couple ideas on how to do it - but speak with me if you want to propose something else.
* Word/Google Document that includes: Title page, table of contents, dedication, introduction, your pieces, and an about the author.  Arrange and organize your works by how you'd like them to appear.
* Include photographs
* Cover: collage, paint, print, etc..
* Binding: It can be as simple as a staple or folder, but you can do any sort of fancy binding/stitching

Final Project: (20%) 
Criteria for Evaluation: Did the student exhibit creativity with color, design, title, binding?  Did the student assemble a body of his/her work, did the student edit his/her work, is the student showing continual progress throughout the workshop?

Assignments (Assignments that have an * are mandatory and must be included)
1. Six Word Memoir(s) *
2. Charlie Letters * (include 3-5 selections)
3. Perks free verse *
4. Walter Mitty *
5. Personal Statement/Memoir *
6. I Am ______ (Comic Sans) *
7. "21" poem
8. "I Wanna Be A Kid Again" poem
9. "Letter from ________ to ________" poem
10. "Honest Poem"
11. "My City" poem
12. Chuck Timeline piece *
13. "When you tell them my story" poem *
14. Partner Interview - news story/QA *
15. TEN pages of your choice - poems, prompts, novel excerpts, short stories, artwork w/writing *