English11MidtermExam

WritingPortfolio
Part1:
WritingReflection
Chooseonewritingthatyouthoughtwasyourmosteffectiveandonethatwasyourleast
effective.Writea
12paragraph
reflectiononeach.Inyourreflection,youmust
specificallyexplainwhyeachpiecewaseffectiveorineffective.Forexample,what
specificwritingelementsmakeyourmosteffectivepiecethebest?Whatspecifically
wouldyouchangeororworkoninyourotherwritingpieces?

Writingsthisyear:
FormalBookAnalysis
Maus
and
TheGreatGatsby
SummativeEssays
NarrativeWritingsSuperHeroNarrativeandtheNanowrimo

1. Mosteffectivepieceofwritingandwhy.

IbelievethatmymosteffectivewritingpiecewasmyNanowrimo.Thereasonibelieve
thisisbecauseifeltemotionwhilewritingitsoiwrotethoroughly.inmanyinstancesi
usedimagery,andiwrotewithavoicetheentiretime.

2. Leasteffectivepieceofwritingandwhy.
MyleasteffectivepiecewasTheGreatGatsbysummativeEssay,ijustdidntfeel
confidentwritingit.Ireadthebookbutitwashardtoexplaintosomeonewhohadnt
readthebookthatthewomenwereportrayedhorribly.

Part2:
WritingProcess
Takinga300400wordssectionofyourNanowrimoassignmentfromNovemberplease
reviseitfromitsroughdraftform.

Copyandpastethe
roughdraft
below.DoNOTrevisethispieceinthisarea.

ImArizona,butyoucancallmeArieforshort,andthisisKatelynIsaid
reachingoutmyhand.HeshookitandtoldmehisnamewasKalebandthatthis
washisgrandmashouse.Kalebhadcaramelcoloredhair,brownhairandhis
teethremindedmeofIcouldtellthathetookalikingtomyfriendkatelyn

becausehecouldntseemtokeephiseyesoffofher.Katelynwasthequiettype
then,soshejustobserved.
Astimerolledon,summercame.IbecamegoodfriendswithKaleband
allofhisfriends.Everythingseemednormalinmyhouseforawhile.Whenmy
mothergotmadinsteadofdrinkingshewouldgoforawalk.Stonelivedthere
alsosoigottoseehimonandoff,whichwasnicewhenhewasntbeinga
teenagelunatic.
Ididsomethingsthatsummerthatwerentquiteright,butthatsbecauseit
wasthefirsttimeihadmymotherlookingoutforme,thewayineededtobe
lookedoutfor.Shewasntdrinkingordoingdrugs,shewasfinallybeingamother
andnotateenageadult.Imsureigaveherafewgrayhairsthatsummerwithall
theshannaginsandthesituationsigotmyselfinto.IhadmybestfriendsCarlee
andKatelyntostandbesidemeoften.Carleewasdogooder,shedidher
homework,shelistenedandsheneverintermingledwithboysintheromantic
way.Shewasalittlechunky,butquitebeautiful.Herlongbrownhairreachedjust
pasthercollarbone.Katelynwasfivefootsevenandmaybeahundredpounds.
Shewasthefirstgirlihadeverkissed.itwasjustplayfulandjokinglybutit
sparkedsomethinginmefrommychest.Atthetimeiprettymuchignoredthe
feeling.

Copyandpastetheroughdraftinthissectionandbegintoreviseyourwork.Highlight
anychangesin
yellow
andadditionsin
green.

ImArizona,butyoucancallmeArieforshort,andthisisKatelynIsaid
reachingoutmyhand.HeshookitandtoldmehisnamewasKalebandthatthis
washisgrandmashouse.Icouldtellthathetookalikingtomyfriendkatelyn
becausehecouldntseemtokeephiseyesoffofher.Katelynwasthequiettype
then,soshe
just
observed.
Astimerolledon,summercame.
Thedaysweregettinghotteranda
breezeseemedtobesentstraightfromheaven.
Ibecamegoodfriendswith
Kalebandallofhisfriends.Everythingseemednormalinmyhouseforawhile.
Whenmymothergotmadinsteadofdrinkingshewouldgoforawalk.Stone
livedtherealsoso
I
gottoseehimonandoff,whichwasnicewhenhewasnt
beingateenagelunatic.
Ididsomethingsthatsummerthatwerentquiteright,butthatsbecauseit
wasthefirsttime
I
hadmymotherlookingoutforme,theway
I
neededtobe
lookedoutfor.Shewasntdrinkingordoingdrugs,shewasfinallybeingamother
andnotateenageadult.Imsure
I
gaveherafewgrayhairsthatsummerwithall
the
shenanigans
andthesituations
I
gotmyselfinto.IhadmybestfriendsCarlee
andKatelyntostandbesidemeoften.Carleewasdogooder,shedidher
homework,shelistenedandsheneverintermingledwithboysintheromantic
way.Shewasalittlechunky,butquitebeautiful.Herlongbrownhairreachedjust
pasther
collarbone
,and
shehadgreenpiercingeyes
.Katelynwasfivefoot
sevenandmaybeahundredpounds.Shewasthefirstgirlihadeverkissed.it

wasjustplayfulandjokinglybutitsparkedsomethinginmefrommychest.Atthe
time
I
prettymuchignoredthefeeling.

Pleasewritea
12paragraph

reflectiononwhythechangesyouhavemadeimprovesthe
writing.Keepinmindyouraudiencewhenthinkingabouthowthisimprovesthewriting.

AnythingthatIchangedwasbecauseofbadspellingorfailuretocapitalize.And
anythingthatiaddedwasforaneedformoredetail.Byaddingspecificphysicaldetailsi
helpedthereadervisualizethecharacters.

Part3:
WritingSkills
For
six
oftheitemsbelow,youwillneedtocopypastetheexamplefromanyofyour
essaysandexplainhowtheexamplebelowmeetthestandard.

Makesuretoidentifythe
writingthatitcomesfrom.

1.
Effectivelyandcorrectlyusesimagery(ShowNOTTELL)
(Explainwhy
youchosetoputimageryhereandwhyitiseffective)
Myeyesscannedthedim
room.Thedarknesswasmakingitdifficulttosee.Iraisedmyslenderhandsinto
theairasifIwaswaitingforsomethingtofallfromthesky.Suddenlyaflashlight
fellintomyhandswithasmack!AsIclickedthebutton,myeyesscannedthe
roomoncemore.
Iputimageryheretointroducethemaincharacterandcatchthe
reader'sattention.Thisexampleisfrommysuperheronarrative.
Effectivelyandcorrectlyusesaproper(specific)noun(
Explainwhyyouchoseto
putaspecificnounhereandwhyitiseffective)
Apolishwomanyelledthisat
VladekandAnjarightafterarumoroftheNazissearchinghomesofotherpolish
people.
Ichosetouseaspecificnounheretoshowwhowasbeingyelledat.This
exampleisfrommyMaussummativenarrative.
3. Effectivelyandcorrectlyusesavividverb(
Explainwhyyouchosetoputavivid
2.

4.

5.
6.
7.

8.
9.

10.
11.

12.

verbhereandwhyitiseffective)
heyelpedinpainbutIknewhewasntdonefor
yet.
YelpedistheVividverb.Itisusedtherebecauseithelpsthereaderhear
thesound.Thisexampleisfrommysuperheronarrative.
Effectivelyandcorrectlyusesafigurativelanguage(
Explainwhyyouchoseto
usefigurativelanguagehereandwhyitiseffective)
Ipouncedlikeahungrytiger.
Iusedthisfigurativelanguagetohelpthereaderenvisionthemovement.This
exampleisfromMySuperHeroNarrative
Effectivelyandcorrectlyuseofsymbolism
(Explainwhatthesymbolismis,why
youchosetouseithere,andwhyitiseffective)
Revisebyaddingasentence(s)orword(s)thatsupportthepurpose.
(Explainwhy
yourrevisionimprovedyouressay).
Showanexampleofacomplexorcompoundsentenceinyourwriting.
(Explain
howthisisbetterthanusingmultiplesimplesentences)
Shewasntdrinkingor
doingdrugs,shewasfinallybeingamotherandnotateenageadult.This
sentencemakesiteasiertoreadandhelpsthepaperflowmoreeasily.
thiswritingcomesfrommynarrativecalledReality.
Revisebydeletingunneededorofftopicsentence(s)orword(s)
(Explainwhy
yourrevisionimprovedyouressay)
Createsanintroductionthatsetsthestagefortherestofthepiece.
(Explainthe
strategyyouusedandhowitcontributestoyouressay)
Myeyesscannedthedim
room.Thedarknesswasmakingitdifficulttosee.Iraisedmyslenderhandsinto
theairasifIwaswaitingforsomethingtofallfromthesky.Suddenlyaflashlight
fellintomyhandswithasmack!AsIclickedthebutton,myeyesscannedthe
roomoncemore.Thispieceisaprimeexampleofanintroductionthatreallysets
thestageforthepiece.ThisisfrommysuperheroNarrative.
Createsaconcludingparagraphthateffectivelybringsthepiecetoaclose.
(Explainthestrategyyouusedandhowitcontributestoyouressay)
Createsatonethroughwordsanddescriptions(connotation/denotation)thatare
appropriateforacertainaudience.
(Explainwhoyourintendedaudienceisand
howyoutargetedthataudiencespecifically).
Createsvoicethroughuseofdialogueandcolloquialvocabulary.(
Explainwho
yourintendedaudienceisandhowyoutargetedthataudiencespecifically).
(Howdoesthisaddtoyourwriting)?

Reading
Inthereadingsectionofyourportfolio,pleaseshowandreflectonyourgrowthasa

readerinEnglish11.Pleaseinclude:

Part1
:
RequiredReadings
Pleasereflectontheskillsyoulearnedaboutwritingorreadingfromatleast
two
ofthe
elevenrequiredtextsfromthiscourse.Youwillfindalistofsomeofthoseskillsbelow.
Writea
23paragraph

reflectiononthoseskillsbelow.Pleasemakesuretoincludeat
least
three
ofthoseskillsinyourreflectionMakesuretoidentifythetextitcamefrom
andbespecificonthatauthorsstyle.

ShortStories
FortunateSonbyDaveMarshstartsonpage12
ChameleonSchlemieleonbyPatricSTracy
HillsLikeWhiteElephantsbyErnestHemingway
TheMasqueofRedDeathbyEdgarAllenPoe
ARoseforEmilybyWilliamFaulkner
TheLotterybyShirleyJackson

Poems
RubriksCubebyBenjaminBarker
FinalExamForMyFatherbyJoaquinZihuatanejo
TheRavenbyEdgarAllenPoe

Novels
Maus
byArtSpiegelman
Vol.1

Vol.2
TheGreatGatsby
byF.ScottFitzgerald

Readingskillslist:
Choose
threeforyourreflection.

Canidentifytheauthorspurposeinapieceofwritinganduseevidencefromthetextto
supporttheclaim.PleasedothiswithANYpieceofwritingwehaveusedthisyear.
Canidentifytheauthorsintendedaudienceinapieceofwritinganduseevidencefrom
thetexttosupporttheclaim.(Ethos,Pathos,andLogosorShowNotTell)
Themorning
ofJune27thwasclearandsunny,withthefreshwarmthofafullsummerdaythe
flowers
wereblossomingprofuselyandthegrasswasrichlygreen.Thepeopleofthe
villagebegantogatherin
thesquare,betweenthepostofficeandthebank,aroundteno'clockinsome
townsthereweresomany
peoplethatthelotterytooktwodaysandhadtobestartedonJune2th.butinthis
village,wherethere
wereonlyaboutthreehundredpeople,thewholelotterytooklessthantwohours,
soitcouldbeginatteno'clockinthemorningandstillbethroughintimetoallow
thevillagerstogethomefornoondinner.Ibelieveitisforsmalltownpeople
whowouldreallyrelatetoeveryoneknowingeveryone.

Canyouidentifyanauthorsabilitytohookareaderintotheirstory.(Ethos,Pathos,and
LogosorShowNotTell)
ThemorningofJune27thwasclearandsunny,withthefresh
warmthofafullsummerdaytheflowerswereblossomingprofuselyandthegrasswas
richlygreen.Thisshowshowtheygetthereaderinterestedbyintroducingapictureto
theirmind.ThisexampleisfromThelottery.

CanyouidentifyhowanauthorcreatesvividcharactersthroughuseofShowNot
Tell/FigurativeLanguage,Connotation/Denotation,etc.
Canyouidentifytheinferentialmotivationsofcharactersinareading.
CanyouidentifyhowanauthorcreatevividscenesthroughuseofShowNot
Tell/FigurativeLanguage,SymbolismConnotation/Denotation,etc.
Demonstratesuseofconnecting(connectingthebooktosomethingoutsideofthebook)
strategiestounderstandatext.(SocraticSeminar)
Demonstratesuseofquestioning(openendedquestionsthatgeneratediscussion)
strategiestounderstandatext.(SocraticSeminar)
Demonstratesuseofpredicting(askingquestionsorusingcontextualcluestopredictthe
possibleoutcomeofastory)strategiestounderstandatext.(SocraticSeminar)
Thatwas
twoyearsafterherfather'sdeathandashorttimeafterhersweethearttheonewe
believedwouldmarryherhaddesertedher.Thiswasahintthatmaybehersweetheart
didntreallyleaveher.FromthestoryaroseforEmily.

Pleasewriteyourreflectionbelow:

ThemorningofJune27thwasclearandsunny,withthefreshwarmthofa
fullsummerdaytheflowers
wereblossomingprofuselyandthegrasswasrichlygreen.Thepeopleofthe
villagebegantogatherin
thesquare,betweenthepostofficeandthebank,aroundteno'clockinsome
townsthereweresomany
peoplethatthelotterytooktwodaysandhadtobestartedonJune2th.butinthis
village,wherethere
wereonlyaboutthreehundredpeople,thewholelotterytooklessthantwohours,
soitcouldbeginatteno'clockinthemorningandstillbethroughintimetoallow
thevillagerstogethomefornoondinner.Ibelieveitisforsmalltownpeople
whocanrelatetothescenery.thatistheintendedaudience.
ThemorningofJune27thwasclearandsunny,withthefreshwarmthofa
fullsummerdaytheflowerswereblossomingprofuselyandthegrasswasrichlygreen.
Thisshowshowtheygetthereaderinterestedbyintroducingapicturetotheirmind.This
exampleisfromThelottery.Thisisthebeginningbutthehookofthestory.itcatchesmy
attentionandhelpsmevisualize.twoyearsafterherfather'sdeathandashorttimeafter
hersweethearttheonewebelievedwouldmarryherhaddesertedher.Thiswasahint
thatmaybehersweetheartdidntreallyleaveher.FromthestoryaroseforEmily.

Part2
:
ReadingAnalysis
Inthefollowingcoldreading,
OnDumpsterDivingbyLarsEigher
,pleasewriteashort
200400wordessayansweringoneofthefollowingquestions:

1. Howcouldthetextbereadandinterpreteddifferentlybytwodifferentreaders?
2. Ifthetexthadbeenwritteninadifferenttimeorplaceorlanguageorfora
differentaudience,howandwhymightitdiffer?
3. Howandwhyisasocialgrouprepresentedinaparticularway?
4. Whichsocialgroupsaremarginalized,excluded,orsilencedwithinthetext?
5. Howdoesthetextconformto,ordeviatefrom,theconventionsofaparticular
genre,andforwhatpurpose?(Forexampleisthisahistorytext?)
6. Howhasthetextborrowedfromothertexts,andwithwhateffects?

Pleasehighlightthequestionyouaregoingtoanswerabove
yellow
andwriteyouressay
below.

Ibelievetherearedefinitelytwodifferentwaystwoverydifferentpeoplecould
takethisessay.Thefirstonewouldbethatwealthierpeoplewouldtakethisessayasa
disgustingtopic.Thesecondonewouldbefromthepeopleclosertopovertyandthat
theymightbelievethistobeinformational.Thispapercouldbeinterpretedinmany
differentways,butherearethetwothatwereveryprominent.
Thewealthypeoplemightsaythatthepersonwritingthispaperneedstogetajob
becausethewayheislivingisdisgusting.Theyknownothingelsebutwealthsohoware
theysupposedtocareaboutthisarticleatall?Wealthierpeoplewouldthinkthatforthem
thispaperisirrelevant.Theycouldfeelguiltyfortheperson,butIverystronglydoubt
theywouldeversaythatthispaperwaseducationalforthem.
Thepeoplewhodealwithpoverty,mightactuallyfindthiseducational.They
mightnotfinditusefulforthembutithinkthepoorertheyarethemoretheywould
understandandrelatetothewriter.heywouldjudgethewriterlessthanthewealthier
peoplebecausetheyaremoreconditionedtotheworld.Theyunderstandthatsometimes
youhavetodothingsyoudontexactlywanttotosurvive.