Portfolio Checklist

___All the following items are placed neatly in a pocket folder w/students name on the front
___This checklist is printed out and placed in front of everything else
Assignment #1: Annotation Reflection
___Follows basic instructions
___Clever Title
___Organized around a central idea
___Central idea is discussed with clarity
___Student discusses the degree to which annotations allowed for better understanding of text
___Illustrations are based on the texts
___Significant revision is evident in more than one draft
___Each draft is stapled neatly
Assignment #2: Critical Narrative
___Follows basic instructions
___Clever Title
___Introduction offers a catchy hook, clear summary, & thesis
___Thesis is precise, debatable, & interesting
___Paragraphs follow a PIE (point, illustrate, explain) structure
___Illustrations are based on the text & prove the thesis
___Explanations inform the reader how the illustration works to prove the thesis
___Varied and appropriate signal phrases set up each quote
___Active verbs & vivid description are used to relate a narrative to the thesis
___Significant Revision is evident in more than one draft
___each draft is stapled neatly
Assignment #3: Critical Engagement
___Follows basic instructions
___Clever Title
___Two different texts are clearly summarized around a central idea
___Student reveals a new idea that is illuminated from the contextual discuss ion

Please help me clearly identify your assignments by labeling each in the following way:
Your Name
My Name
EOF *Critical Narrative
Date

Clever Title **(rough draft)

*Note that the third line on the left indicates which assignment this is (i.e., Annotation Reflection, Critical Narrative,
or Critical Engagement). **Also note that if the assignment is a rough draft that information is included in
parentheses after your clever title. If the assignment is your final draft then you do NOT need any parenthetical
information.