Analyze communication from a variety of sources.
Synthesize information from electronic and print sources.
Evaluate audience, situation, and purpose.
Create nuanced texts utilizing applicable writing skills and process.
Create written responses appropriate for the rhetorical context.
You will submit a four-item final portfolio that integrates prior feedback and shows effective improvement from prior assignment drafts. Your portfolio is expected to be the product of a complete and thorough writing process.
Title Page
Table of Contents
Personal Biographical Statement
Final Response Essay with Reference List
Final Proposal Document with Reference List
Final Report Document with Reference List
The arguments presented in your portfolio must be sound, valid, and based upon evidence from appropriate sources. Information and evidence must be integrated properly, cited accurately, and used with integrity. Each item must be appropriately aligned to the subject, occasion, audience, purpose, and speaker.
The entire portfolio must be submitted as a single file. Your assignment may lose its formatting when it is converted in the Waypoint grading system. To preserve formatting, please submit your assignment as a PDF file.
Personal Biographical Statement
You will include a one- to two-page, double-spaced, personal biographical statement. Your statement must be professional and should address questions such as
What makes you unique? How do you stand out from the crowd?
What is your educational background? What is your professional background?
How are you involved in your community?
Which experiences in life that helped shape you? Has overcoming personal challenges or hardships influenced you today?
How would you describe your soft skills (leadership, collaboration, communication, critical thinking, problem solving, work ethic, creativity, etc.)?
Final Drafts
You will include final revised, edited versions of your response essay, proposal document, and report document. Each final draft must integrate prior feedback and show effective improvement from the prior drafts submitted in Weeks 1 through 3. Your essay is expected to be the product of a complete and thorough writing process, including complete revision and editing.
The Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) provides you with information on how your assignment will be assessed. Please review the rubric and use it as a tool to help you check your work. If you have any questions about the requirements of this project, please contact your instructor right away. This assignment will be assessed on a 100-point scale and is worth 40% of your final grade. Your assignment may lose its formatting when it is converted in the Waypoint grading system. To preserve formatting, please submit your assignment as a PDF file.
