San Antonio, TX | March 2004 | T. Duckart

• A complete portfolio consists of one cover letter and two to four (2-4) pieces written expressly for English 100A/100/200.
• At least two submissions must include sustained, substantial analysis. The cover letter must also reveal sustained writing self-analysis.
• Neither poetry nor fiction may be included in the portfolio.
• YOUR PORTFOLIO MUST CONTAIN A MINIMUM OF 13 FULL PAGES and should not exceed 16 full pages (excluding bibliography / works cited pages). Please note:
• Partially filled pages are counted as fractions of pages. This includes pages with extra lines around titles and between paragraphs.
• A page in single-spaced documents (like letters) is counted as one page, not two.
• Portfolios that fall below thirteen full pages will not be accepted.
• Essays / papers must be double spaced; letters must be single spaced.
• Be sure to make your font a 12-point version of Times—Times, Times Roman, or Times New Roman—and to maintain one-inch margins on top, bottom, and sides.
• The portfolio submission date must appear on the first page of each piece of writing.
• Your portfolio number and a page number must appear within the header (top margin) of every page in your portfolio. This information may be either typed or handwritten.
• The portfolio submission date must appear on the first page of each piece of writing.
• Your portfolio number and a page number must appear within the header (top margin) of every page in your portfolio. This information bay either be typed or handwritten.
• Please number each page in your portfolio consecutively. That is, if your cover letter is two pages long, the cover letter’s second page becomes page 2; then the first page of the first submission becomes page 3, the second page of the first submission becomes page 4, and so on.
• In double-spaced texts (like essays), indent the first line of each paragraph with the tab key. Do not skip additional lines between paragraphs. In single-spaced texts (like letters), do not indent the first line of the paragraph; instead, separate the paragraphs by a single blank line.
• Each submission that includes research must have its own in-text and bibliographical reference section. If the bibliography / works cited list fits on the bottom of the essay’s last page, please use that space rather than devote a new page to it.
• Please include only final drafts in your portfolio and only one copy of each submission. In other words, do not include previous drafts as you would in a working portfolio.
• Staple INDIVIDUAL submissions separately in the upper left-hand corner (no paper clips, please).
• Neither your name nor your instructor’s name should appear on any part of your portfolio.
• Present your portfolio in an 8½ x 11 inch manila folder (no envelopes, report covers, or PeeChee folders, please). On the folder's tab, clearly print your portfolio number in ink.

Faculty: Please print the student's portfolio number on the line reserved for it on the reverse of the scoring guide. Thank you.

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