REQUIREMENTS FOR THE HONORS PORTFOLIO

Please consider the portfolio as a product similar to a book report, in that, you will create a notebook that has, for example, sections on plot, theme, character and style. Poetry portfolios will consider elements relevant to its genre.

The portfolio differs from the essay and the research paper due to your use of multiple mediums to communicate the author’s accomplishments in plot, character, et cetera. These include relevant materials such as graphics, song lyrics and music, your own poetry, and whole articles (no more than 3 pages of criticism per CD) of researched criticism. The portfolio does not have to defend a thesis, but it must have ½ page of CM following each CD, explaining why you chose the CD. Use no more than 1.5 line spacing for the CM pages. You will probably match creative elements with passages from the literature. Colors, shapes, font styles, paper stock, and other appropriate and relevant artistic considerations should produce a notebook that is pleasing to the eye and substantial in content. Poetry portfolios will heavily emphasize the poet’s style, focusing on conventional poetic elements.

The portfolio must contain the following elements in order to receive a “C”:

A three-ring, hard binder with cover art.

A minimum of 40 pages (no more than 60 pages, please)

On-page documentation of every CD

All text is typed, computer printed or artistically rendered; do not use a font size of larger than 12

A table of contents that corresponds with all the numbered pages of the portfolio

Section title pages; you may have sub-section title pages, but do not assign page numbers to these pages; section elements, such as specific plot events, characters, themes and stylistic elements must be clearly identified

A Works Cited page with a minimum of three citations

Your two-page evaluation of the primary text(s) (Place immediately before the Works Cited page)

Required sections of plot, characters, themes, and author’s style must each have at least one example from each of the four categories of CDs. The four categories are primary text, secondary text, pictures/illustrations and creative. The creative category includes poetry, song lyrics and 3-d objects. Refer to the portfolios in the #2 cabinet for examples of these CDs

Each required section must conform to the “no more than gap of one” rule. I have orally covered this rule in the group meeting, but if you were not present or do not recall the specifics, please meet with me at lunch for an explanation

I assign “A” and “B” grades based on the level of quality of the aforementioned elements

The portfolio is worth two hundred points.