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English11FinalExamPortfolioCheck,DiscourseAnalysisandReflectiveEssay

Pleasemakeacopyofthisdocumentandshareitbackwithmeat
spartanenglish102@gmail.com

Part#1Portfolio
Pleasemakesuretohavethefollowingdocumentsonyouronlineportfolio:

Inyourportfolio,youshouldincludeall
draftswereapplicable.Forthe
IndependentReadingProjectincludeyour
essayandadigitalcopyofyourspecific
project.Forexample,ifitisapieceof
art,takeapictureofit.Alsomakesureto
updateyourbookson
Goodreads.com
beforeendingtheyearandtheHOME
pagewillhaveyourSuperHeroNarrative.
Pleaseplacethelinktoyouronline
portfoliohere:
http://meganminix6.weebly.com/

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Criteria
Completionof
yourEnglish11
OnlinePortfolio

Excellent

Allassignmentsare
postedontoyour
portfoliowebsite.
Allassignmentsare
laidoutandtitled
correctly,justlikethe
aboveexample.
Everythingis
professional,cleanand
understandable.
Youhaveincludedthe
Xfactorbyusing
pictures,videosetcto
illustrateyour
learning.(25pts)

Average

Mostassignments
arepostedtoyour
portfoliowebsite.
Mostassignments
arelaidoutand
titledcorrectly.
Notasclearor
professionalas
excellent.
Includesverylittle
Xfactors.(18pts)

NeedsImprovement

Missingmultiple
assignmentsfrom
yourportfolio
website.
Fewassignments
arelaidoutand
titledcorrectly.
Notclearor
professional.
Includesno
Xfactors.Just
stickswiththe
layoutofthe
templategivenby
Weebly.(5pts)
or(0ptsifnot
completed)

Part2:DiscourseAnalysis
Youwillcompleteadiscourseanalysisthe

article

CollegeWorthIt?Clearly,NewData
Say
fromthe
NewYorkTimes
.Usethepastdiscourseanalysiswehavecompletedin
classasaguide.Hereisalinktothe
discourseanalysisquestions.
Underthisplease
writea300400wordessayanalysingthearticleusingthediscourseanalysisquestions:
ThearticleCollegeWorthIt?Clearly,NewDataSaysisclearlycredible.The
thesisofthearticleissimplyputasYes,collegeisworthit,.Whilethethesismaybe
concise,theargumentoftheessaydoesindeedgoindepthandalsomanagestostayon
topic,insteadofjustbeinganoverview.Theessaytargetspossiblefuturestudents,as
wellasanyonewhowondersthequestioniscollegeactuallyisworthit?.Theauthoris
presumingthereadersareteeteringonthelineofifacollegeeducationissignificant
enoughornot,andthattheyneedorwanttoknowmoreaboutit.Thearticleiswrittenso
peopleofthegeneralreadershipareabletoreaditsinceitdoesnotuseanyfieldspecific
ortechnicalterms.Italsoincludesagraph,thatexplainssomeofthestatistics,anda
photograph,whichfurthersimplifiesit.Thesearebotheasytofollowandjustaddthat
extraoomphtothearticle.
Nowthecontextwithintheessayisdependablebecauseitistimely,consideringit
waswrittenin2014andtheoldestinformationincludedisonlyfrom2013.Theauthoris
DavidLeonhardt,whoiswritingforthe
NewYorkTimes
.The
NewYorkTimes
andits
reputationbuildsupcredibility,orethos,forthisarticle.Also,thefactthatLeonhardt
usespersonalexperiencewiththistopic,orpathos,meanshehasearnedtheabilityto
speakonthesubject.Hewrotethereportthroughaneconomicspartinthe
Times
called
TheUpshot.
Althoughaworkscitedpageisnotincorporated,therewasintextcitation
throughouttheentireessay,whichwerealsoallfromcrediblesources.
Overall,thearticleflowsnicely,withgoodsentencestructureandtransitions.Itis
notdividedupbyanysubsections,butinsteadjustdevelopsitsideasasitgoes.The
articleseemstobemainlydrivenbythecontentwithinit.Thereasonforthisessayisto
educatemoreabouttheneedandimportanceofacollegeeducation,anddoesjustthat.
WordCount:345

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Criteria
Discourse
AnalysisRubric

Excellent

Average

NeedsImprovement

Anexcellentessay,onethat
islargelyerrorfreein
writinganalysisis
interesting,insightfuland
organized.Theanalysis
bringsavividnesstowhatis
beingwrittenaboutit
servesasanexemplarto
deepenanotherpersons
understandingofhow
collegeisworthit.(25pts)

Thepaperaddressesthe
assignmentandmakes
somegoodpointsbut
thereis
confusionaboutcourse
concepts,theanalysisis
notsufficientlydetailed,
and/oropinions
areassertedratherthan
developedthrough
argument.Organization
ispartialwriting
errorsarenoticeablebut
limited.(18pts)

Thepapermisses
importantcomponentsof
theassignmentserious
misunderstandingof
majortermsandthere
aremanywritingerrors.

OR

Thepaperisnot
addressingtheassigned
topicoritismarkedly
shorter
thanexpected.
(10ptsorless)

Part3:Writing/ReadingReflection
A.Quotes
Choosetenquotesfromdifferentwritingandreadingassignmentsyoufind
interesting
.Makesuretohaveabalanceofquotesfromyourwritingsandfromthings
thatwerereadinclass.TheyshouldbesignificanttoYOU(notme)forsomereason.
Maybeonequotecontainsapowerfulidea,anotherissomethingyounowdisagreewith,
athirdisaquotewheretheyappreciatethestyleofthewriting,etc.)ForsectionAyoudo
nothavetoputdownthereason
WHY
youfinditinterestingyet.Thisisaprewriting
exerciseforthereflectiveessaybelow.Foreachofyourquotes,pleaseciteyoursource.
Use
Easybib.com
toassistyou.Hereisalistofmostofthe
readings
wecompletedin
classand
writingconcepts
discussed.

Example:
Fivefootfourinchesand195pounds,calledoutMr.Reynolds,thephysicaleducation
teacher,ashereadoffKoreyBradleysheightandweight.

Source:
Bradley,KoreyD."OneWordBioFat".
English11
.Web.10Sept.2010.

1.OnthesamediscussionNickthinksaboutDaisyas...Highinawhitepalacethe
kingsdaughter,thegoldengirl(Fitzgerald).Theseshowhowothercharactersinthe
bookthinkofher,whichisalmostasifsheisroyaltyanditisdirectlyrelatedtohow
muchmoneyshehas.Italsomakesreferencetoherfatherastheking,whichproves
thosewithOldMoneytobefarmorerespectedastothosewithNewMoney.

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Source:Minix,Megan.TheGreatGatsbySummativeEssay.
English11.
Web.15Jan.
2015.

2.Theyrosewhensheenteredasmall,fatwomaninblack,withathingoldchain
descendingtoherwaistandvanishingintoherbelt,leaningonanebonycanewitha
tarnishedgoldhead.Herskeletonwassmallandspareperhapsthatwaswhywhatwould
havebeenmerelyplumpnessinanotherwasobesityinher.Shelookedbloated,likea
bodylongsubmergedinmotionlesswater,andofthatpallidhue.Hereyes,lostinthe
fattyridgesofherface,lookedliketwosmallpiecesofcoalpressedintoalumpofdough
astheymovedfromonefacetoanotherwhilethevisitorsstatedtheirerrand.

Source:
Faulkner,William.ARoseforEmily.TheBedfordIntroductiontoLiterature.
Ed.Michael.

3.
Andonebyonedroppedtherevellersinthebloodbedewedhallsoftheirrevel,and
diedeachinthedespairingpostureofhisfall.Andthelifeoftheebonyclockwentout
withthatofthelastofthegay.Andtheflamesofthetripodsexpired.

Source:
Poe,EdgarA."TheMasqueoftheRedDeath."
TheWorksofEdgarAllanPoe
.
Lit2GoEdition.1910.Web.01Oct.2013.

4.
In
Guns:VI.NoSolutionsReasonableMeasures,
StephenKingstatesGunsareweapons.

Autosandsemiautosareweaponsofmassdestruction.Whenlunaticswanttomakewaronthe
unarmedandunprepared,thesearetheweaponstheyuse,andthiscouldnotbemore
accurate.

Source:Minix,Megan.GunControl.
English11.
Web.17Mar.2015.

5.Asajuniorinhighschool,Ilivethelifeofaworkingstudentathlete,andletmetell
you,thislifeishard.Iplayvolleyballandruntrack,andmaintaina3.8GPA.Iworkedat
SteakNShakeuntilrecentlyandamnowemployedatTarget.Allthis,plusallother
aspectsinlife,canbealottohandleasaseventeenyearoldgirl.

Source:Minix,Megan.JugglingLifeasaTeen.
English11.
Web.8May2015.

6.Thatwasenoughforme,eventhoughatthetime,theLoukatisandCarneashootings
weretheonly
Rage
relatedonesofwhichIwasaware.Iaskedmypublisherstopullthe
novelfrompublications,whichtheydid,althoughitwasnteasy.

Source:
King,Stephen.Guns.

N.p.:Amazon(KindleSingle),2013.

7.Butitwasalright,everythingwasalright,thestrugglewasfinished.Hehadwonthe
victoryoverhimself.HelovedBigBrother.TheEnd.

Source:Orwell,George.
1984
.NewYork:SignetClassic,1977.Print.

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8.HewasbackintheMinistryofLove,witheverythingforgiven,hissoulwhiteas
snow.Hewasinthepublicdock,confessingeverything,implicatingeverybody.Hewas
walkingdownthewhitetiledcorridor,withthefeelingofwalkinginsunlight,andan
armedguardathisback.Thelonghopedforbulletwasenteringhisbrain.

Source:
Orwell,George.
1984
.NewYork:SignetClassic,1977.Print.

9.Hewasconsciousofnothingexcepttheblanknessofthepageinfrontofhim,the
itchingoftheskinabovehisankle,theblaringmusic,andslightboozinesscausedbythe
gin.

Source:
Orwell,George.1984.NewYork:SignetClassic,1977.Print.

10.Hispastisitchingathimtoremember,butitspainfulsoitissuppressed.Itsa
nervoustickofitchingasitbecauseheknowshesisdoingwrong.Itsasignofhis
mentalstatebreakingdown.

Source:Minix&Bradley.
1984
SocraticSeminar.
English11.

B.

GeneralUnderstandings

Withyourcollectionofquotesabove,pleasecreatealist
of
generalunderstandings
thatbegintosummarizeyourlearningfromtheyear.You
canthinkaboutboth
what

youlearnedand
how
youlearnedthematerialinEnglish11.
Herearesomeexamplestogetyoustarted:

Multipleperspectiveshelpdevelopdifferentunderstandingsofreality.
OfMice
andMen
Discussionscanleadtoinsightsandlearningnotpossibleforanindividual.
SocraticSeminar
Pleaselistatleast3ofyour
GeneralUnderstandings
below:
1. Howtobeabletoacceptandopenyourmindtootherpossibleinterpretations.
2. Howtoanalyzeandprocesswhatisinbetweenthelineswhileyouarereading.
3. Howtogaincredibilityorhowtorealizeifasourceiscredible.

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C
.
ReflectiveEssay
Lookingatthequotesandthegeneralunderstandings,pleaseuse
themtocrafta500750wordreflectiveessayonatleasttwoandnomorethanthreeof
yourgeneralunderstandings.Thisreflectiveessayshouldreflecteitherthewhatyou
learnedorhowyoulearnedthematerialinEnglish11.Quotesfromyourownwritingsor
thetextsyoureadthroughouttheyearwillbeusedtosupportyourgeneral
understandingsofwhat/howyoulearnedinthisclass.Byusingyourownworkas
sources,youwillcontinuereviewing,acknowledging,andacceptingtheauthority,power,
andconnectionsinyourworkfromthispastyear,whilealsoidentifyingwherethereis
roomforgrowthnextyear.MLAFormatmustbeusedwhenwritingthisformalessay.
Studentsamples
ofpastreflectiveessaysfor11thgradeHumanities.
D.PublishingFinalReflection
Onceyouhavecompletedthereflectiveessayinthis
documentpleasecopyandpastethefollowingintoaWeeblypageentitledFinal
Reflectiononyouronlineportfolio:
1. Quotes
2. GeneralUnderstanding
3. ReflectiveEssay
4.

Tagxedoofyourallthreecombinedwritingspastedintoaimageandplaceit
ontoyourWeeblypage.CreateaTagxedoimageat
http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html

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Criteria

Average

Quotesand
General
Understandings

Alltenquotesaregiven
withanevenbalancefrom
thestudentswritingsand
textreadallquotesarecited
correctly.

Hasalistofatleast3
differentgeneral
understandingsthatpromote
highlevelreflections.(10
pts)

Alltenquotesaregiven
witheithersome
unevennessofexamples
fromthestudents
writingsandtextreador
notallquotesarecited
correctly,butare
attempted.

Hasalistofatleast3
differentgeneral
understandings.(6pts)

Didnotmeetthe
requirednumberof
quotes,citationsor
generalunderstandings.

(10pts)

General
Understanding:
Typedatthe
beginningofyour
essay.

Yes,thegeneral
understandingisretypedat
thebeginningofyouressay.
Youcopieditexactly.(5
pts)

Thereisavague
referencetothegeneral
understandingyoure
answering,butyoudid
notcopyitexactly.(3
pts)

Youdidnotincludethe
generalunderstandingat
thebeginningofyour
essay.(0pts)

ThesisStatement

Clear,concise,hasaso
whatfactorPresentsclear
reflectionthatgoesbeyond
summary.(5pts)

Missingoneormoreof
clarity,conciseness,and
sowhatfactor
Presentsadequate
reflectionbutmaybe
moresummarythan
analysis.(3pts)

Unclear,wordy,
confusing,orlackingin
asowhatfactor
Lacksreflection.(1pt)

Bodyofpaper

Pointsclearlysupportthesis
Usesrelevantquotationsto
supportideasdevelops
thoroughreflectionclear
understandingofhowstyle
effectsmeaning(10pts)

Pointssometimessupport
thesisQuotationsare
moredescriptivethan
analyticaldevelopsbasic
reflectionsuperficial
understandingofhow
styleaffectsmeaning
(6pts)

Pointsdonotsupport
thesis
Paperisallsummary
lacksanalysis
Lacksunderstandingof
howstyleaffects
meaning

(automaticdeductionof
5ptsinthiscategoryif
therearenoquotations

Excellent

NeedsImprovement

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atall)

Organization

Strongintroduction,
transitions,andconclusion.
Thesisstatementfoundin
thefirstparagraph
Conclusionsynthesizes
ideasanddoesnotintroduce
newinformation
Logicalsequenceofideas
withinandbetween
paragraphs.
(5pts)

Adequateintroduction,
transitions,and
conclusion.
Thesisstatementfound
laterintheessay.
Conclusionrestates
ideasadequatesequence
ofideas
(3pts)

Missingorpoor
introduction,transitions,
and/orconclusion
nothesisstatementtobe
found
Endsabruptlylacks
senseofclosureideas
areallovertheplace
lacksfocusand
sequence
(1pt)

Quotation
integration

Clickherefora
videotutorial!
http://goo.gl/iA8B
nI

Quotationsembeddedinto
ownsentencesextremely
smoothly.Quotationsdonot
standalone.Youneverrefer
toquotationsasquotesor
quotationsinyour
sentences.(5pts)

Quotationsembedded
intopapersomewhat
smoothlystilltoomuch
fillerlikeonpage35or
youcanseethisinthis
quote.Yourefertoa
quotationasaquoteor
quotationonce.(3pts)

Quotationsplacedin
paperinaclunky
mannerQuotations
standaloneandarenot
embeddedintoyourown
sentencesYourefertoa
quotationasaquoteor
quotationmultiple
times.(1pt)

(automaticzerointhis
categoryifthereareno
quotationsatall)

Sentence
structure/word
choice

Effectively uses variety of

sentence types to create a
smooth flow; Sentences
are clear;
Uses words correctly;
effectively uses a varied,
vivid vocabulary; finds the
delicate balance between
sounding sophisticated
and purple prose (5 pts)

Overallsmoothwriting
someissuew/sentence
structure,buttheydont
necessarilyinterferewith
meaning
Attempts to use a
sophisticated
vocabulary; may misuse
words from time to
time (3 pts)

Issuesw/sentence
structureinterferewith
meaning
Many words used
incorrectly; vocabulary
is bland OR too much
purple prose (1 pt)

Conventions

Engaging,formal,and
objectivetoneveryfew
grammarerrorsconsistently
usespresenttenseverbs(5
pts)

Formaltoneahandfulof
grammarerrors,but
theyrenotoverly
distractingusuallyuses
presenttenseverbs(3
pts)

Limitedawarenessofor
inconsistenttoneMany
grammarerrorsthat
distractfromthecontent
ofthepaper(1pt)

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Zeroerrors(5pts)
Twoerrors(3pts)

Seelastpageofthishandout
forsampleformat!

Fourormoreerrors
(1pt)

Wordcount

500750words

Wordcounttypedattheend
oftheessay

Example
Wordcount:634
(5pts)

399orfewerwords

OR

851ormorewords

Wordcountnottypedat
theendoftheessay
(1pt)

Format(MLA)
TimesNew
Roman12
Doublespaced
MLAheading
Headerw/page#
Descriptivetitle
(inadditiontothe
copiedquestion)
Margins(1or1.25
inches)
Intextcitations
Workscitedpage

400499words

OR

751850words

Wordcounttypedatthe
endoftheessay
(3pts)

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MeganMinix
Mr.Bradley
English11
4June2015
English11Growth
Howtobeabletoacceptandopenyourmindtootherpossibleinterpretations.
Howtoanalyzeandprocesswhatisinbetweenthelineswhileyouarereading.

Thephraseyoulearnsomethingneweverydayshouldbeapplicableto
everyone'slife,nomatterwhotheyare.Thankfully,Icanhonestlysayitdoestomine,
andthatmanyofthelessonscamefrommyEnglish11class.Throughouttheyearmy
knowledgegrew,andIlearnedtobeacceptingofotherinterpretationsotherthanmy
own,aswellhowtoanalyzewhilereading.

Giventhatoneofmynewgeneralunderstandingswashavinganopenmind,I
gainedthisskillthroughthedreadfulSocraticSeminars.Whilethesemanagedtobethe
leastappealingtoahighschooljunior,theywerethemosthelpful.Itneverceasedto
amazemethethingsIwouldmissorhowdifferentlyIwouldtakethingscomparedto
otherpeople.Forinstance,attheendof
1984
whenitread
HewasbackintheMinistry
ofLove,witheverythingforgiven,hissoulwhiteassnow.Hewasinthepublicdock,
confessingeverything,implicatingeverybody.Hewaswalkingdownthewhitetiled
corridor,withthefeelingofwalkinginsunlight,andanarmedguardathisback.The

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longhopedforbulletwasenteringhisbrain,(266)Itookitasahypotheticalbullet,
whileAudreythoughtofitasaliteralbullet.Grantedthatthebookendsinacliffhanger,
itisopenformanyinterpretations,suchasifhediedornot,orifheeveractuallyleftthe
MinistryofLove.NowifIhadnotbeenexposedtotheSocraticSeminarsdiscussions,I
wouldbetrappedwithmyownopinions,butnowIknowhowtoacceptandlearn
throughothersinterpretationsaswell.Whilehavinganopenmindcreatesawiderpoint
ofviewformyself,IcanstillworkonthinkingasifIminanotherperson'sshoesonmy
own.

EqualinimportancewaslearningtheprocessofanalyzingwhatIwasreading,
whileIwasreading.Forbeingabletogobackandpickstuffoutisonething,butbeing
abletoactuallyevaluatetheinformationwhilereadingisanother.Thisincludedpicking
outmanysignificantfactors,butspecificallyreadinginbetweenthelines,whichisatrue
skill.Forexample,inoneofmyownwritings,IstatedOnthesamediscussionNick
thinksaboutDaisyas...Highinawhitepalacethekingsdaughter,thegoldengirl
(Fitzgerald).Theseshowhowothercharactersinthebookthinkofher,whichisalmost
asifsheisroyaltyanditisdirectlyrelatedtohowmuchmoneyshehas.Italsomakes
referencetoherfatherastheking,whichprovesthosewithOldMoneytobefarmore
respectedastothosewithNewMoney,
(TheGreatGatsbySummativeEssay
).

This
quotestoodouttomeintheverybeginning,andIwasabletoconnectthegoldencoloras
symbolismtotherich,aswellasthecolorwhite,distinctlyforDaisyaspossible
symbolismforinnocence.Giventhatthiswastowardsthebeginningoftheschoolyear,I
wasstilllearningwhatsymbolismwas,andwhatotherpartstolookfor.SincethenIhave

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onlygrownmoreobservantwithmyreading,andhopetocontinuetodoso.

Allthingsconsidered,Ibelievemyyear11Englishexperiencetobequite
successful,forithashelpedmegrowasapersonevenoutsideoftheclassroom.My
generalunderstandingwillbehelpfuldirectlywithmyfutureEnglishclasses,aswellas
mylifeingeneral.Owningtheskillofopenmindednessandanalyticswillonlybe
beneficialforme.Iamgladtohavebeenabletounderstandsuchtalents,andampleased
tocontinuetodosofurther.

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WorksCited
Minix,Megan.TheGreatGatsbySummativeEssay.
English11.
Web.15Jan.2015.
Orwell,George.
1984
.NewYork:SignetClassic,1977.Print.