End of year Writing Portfolio

DUE DATE:   Friday, May 16

Directions: Students will pick 4 different genres of writing and write 4 well-developed stories, poems, or essays. REMEMBER the plot must be well thought-through for stories that require it! You will also need to color code your assignments based on the colors listed below (just put a check mark at the top right corner in that color).

Genre Options: you can only choose two poems to write

Personal Narrative (blue) ·         a story about something that happened to you ·         teaches some sort of lesson ·         must have a very good plot-anything a page or less is not considered a good plot	Narrative (red) ·         a story that teaches some sort of lesson ·         must have a very good plot-anything a page or less is not considered a good plot
Limerick Poem (yellow) ·         a 5-line poem written with the AABBA rhyme ·         meant to be funny	Ode Poem (green) ·         a celebration of something ·         must be at least 15 lines long
Narrative Poem (orange) ·         a poem that tells a story about something ·         must be at least 20 lines and have a good plot	Epic Poem (brown) ·         a poem that tells a story of a hero ·         must be at least 20 lines and have a good plot
Expository (purple) ·         a non-fiction (true and real) essay about a science or social studies topic ·         at least a page in length	Persuasive (pink) ·         at least a page in length ·         it should have (at least) 3 valid reasons to support your opinion

 

Once you have completed four writing assignments, you will need to make a portfolio of your writing. Requirements for the portfolio:

·         Cover page with creative title, name, and period. ·         Each piece of writing must have an illustration that demonstrates a part of the story/poem. ·         Portfolio should be bound together (tape, staples, holes/ribbon, etc.)

·         Every piece of writing in the portfolio must be free of all errors (capitalization, punctuation, and spelling), neatly written, and organized. ·         Each piece of writing needs a creative title. ·         You will need to pick one piece of writing to present to the class.