Manifesto: Introduction

Canal Coy at the Alamo (San Antonio, TX)
San Antonio, TX | March 2004 | T. Duckart

The Way of the Program
Guidelines and Resources for Composition Faculty at Humboldt State University

The Manifesto:
An Instructor's Guide to All Things Portfolio

Updated: 07/08/04

Introduction: History ("A Brief History of First-Year Composition Student Competency Evaluations" compiled and written by Marlene Chinello for the Composition Program Self-Study), What to Expect (what instructors can expect from the portfolio process)

Eligibility: Student eligibility criteria for submitting a portfolio

Portfolio Format: How to format a portfolio for submission to the Portfolio Committee, including a downloadable student handout

Scoring: Round 1: Directions for scoring our own students' portfolios and preparing those portfolios for the final reading

The Reading: Preparation (preparing yourself for the final portfolio reading, including what to bring), Round-Two Scoring (how to read and score portfolios during the final reading), The Score (how table leaders determine and record portfolio scores)

After the Reading: Collecting scored portfolios, completing and submitting the Batch Control Sheet, and reporting E portfolios

Contesting Scores: How and in which circumstances to contest a portfolio score

If It Fails . . .: What to do with failing portfolios, how to assign a course grade to students who fail portfolio