Emma Dean 

Mrs. Davis 

Honors Comp II

24 April 2021

Portfolio

The first artifact that I chose is a paper called “Poverty and Mental Illness.” I wrote this

paper at the end of my senior year of high school. I chose this paper as an example of my lack of

organization skills. Although I had good ideas and I was able to get it all on paper, it is evident in

the paper that I struggled to organize my ideas and thoughts. This paper had to be eleven pages.

Although it was a topic that I am passionate about, I still found myself struggling to organize

everything that I wanted to say. I enjoyed writing this paper, but I wish my organization skills

were better. 

The second artifact that I chose as an example is the paper that I wrote this semester. It

was called “My America.” I was proud of this paper as the organization skills had improved.

This is a good example of a paper that I was passionate about and was able to organize well. I am

proud of how this paper turned out and I plan to keep improving my papers to be more like this

in the future. 

The third artifact that I want to share is called “My Dream.” I also wrote this paper this

semester. Although I enjoyed writing this paper, I feel that it lacks organization skills, good

ideas, and a lack of evidence. I had to do more research for this paper. The research found was

good, but not enough. I feel as if I could have added more evidence to back up my claims.

Research is often hard for me as I get impatient. Overall, this paper was fun to write, but I could

have improved it by a lot. 

 The fourth artifact that I chose as an example is called “Protestqant vs Catholicism.” I

wrote this paper my senior year of highschool in my history class. I enjoyed writing this paper

because it was something that I could relate to my life as a christian. Even though this paper is

short, I was able to give good evidence and had good organization skills. I was proud of this

essay. I was able to relate it to my life when writing it, which made me passionate about the

topic. This is a good example of how I want to write in the future. 

I have grown a lot as a person over the years, and it has indeed helped my writing skills.

All my trials in life have helped me the most. After dealing with something hard in life, I can

form an opinion or express feelings in papers about how that experience changed my life. This

has shaped my growth as a writer in many ways. I am a very passionate person and I love to

share my life with others. Writing has taught me how to express myself in an organized paper.

An example that I can give you is my passion for the mentally ill to receive better care in life.

Although I do not have a specific mental illness, I have watched others endure a mental illness. It

breaks my heart to watch people go through this. I have written about mental illness in most of

my papers. It is something that I am very passionate about and I will continue to write about it. 

My writing process consists of writing it all on paper in the beginning and then

organizing it later. This allows me to get all my ideas on the paper and then make sure it looks

and sounds good. It has evolved a lot over the years. I have become a better writer overtime. I

have also grown to love writing more and more. If I had a toolbox, I would add better

organization skills and better research skills. 

I enjoy writing very much. Although I enjoy it, it can often be hard for me to organize my

papers. Overtime, I have gotten pretty good at getting my ideas on paper, but I struggle to

organize it. I also can struggle to find good research in some of my papers. I used to hate writing,
but I have grown to like it quite a bit. I am very happy with where I am today with my writing

and how far I have come. Although I have improved, I often still struggle to master my

organization skills. I have tried to work on this quite a bit in this class. 

Next, I plan to write more and not just for class. I plan to write more letters in the future

because I have enjoyed that a lot in this class. I need to address my organization skills and find

more evidence rather than my own opinion. Research is something that I struggle with doing

because I have a strong opinion about most of my topics. I plan to write more about my passions

and what my goals are.