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your six student learning outcomes (SLOs). I have become more proficient at planning,
organizing, and producing written work that abides by the standards used in the scientific
community. I have chosen documents to comprise a portfolio in order to demonstrate to you that
I am capable of competently meeting each criteria outlined in your six SLOs and will explain
The main document I have chosen to include is my definition assignment. This document
is the most comprehensive demonstration of my writing, covering the most SLO criteria. It is
written formally (no slang or contractions) using language intended to be clear and informative
to a reader of an encyclopedia whom may not have an extensive science background. For
example, I use terminology such as anionic but then explain that this refers to having negatively
charged properties in order to explain the term to my audience. This demonstrates both a specific
intended audience as well as a focused purpose for the document (SLO1). This also shows my
ability to use language that is concise and clear based on who the reader is for SLO5. I show this
with my explanation of electronegativity, giving a concise overview of what it means and how it
affects a bonds polarity. The information used here was all researched using primary literature
and is cited in text and on the reference page using APA formatting showing that I can use ethical
citation and can locate and research discipline relevant sources (SLO2). The whole text is written
in passive voice with no pronouns making it gender neutral, satisfying that component of SLO5.
My definition is broken up into several subheadings such as an Introduction, and sections for
individual reagents I discussed. This gives the paper an organized flow of topics starting broad
with an introduction to the concept as a whole then describing individual components of the
topic one by one. This organization helps convey the ideas clearly in an understandable manner
(SLO4).
Another document included to demonstrate my writing skill is this cover letter itself. The
letter is being written specifically to Dr. Bruce which is a different target audience from my
definition, suggesting that I can write to more than one audience (SLO1). This cover letter is also
being written with the intent to persuade the audience that the documents I have written
appropriately demonstrate my fulfillment of the six student learning outcomes (SLO3). For
example, in the previous paragraph I discuss the merits of my definition paper and draw
The last document I have included is a peer review of a classmates cover letter. I have
included this in order to fill in the missing criteria that my previous documents did not touch.
This document is written informally with the purpose to help my classmate to ensure the quality
of his assignment (SLO1). For example I wrote SLO 3 could use a more concrete example for
support. Maybe specific portion of a document that demonstrates each SLO would help Which
uses fragmented sentences and omits some punctuation to get my point across efficiently. This
also demonstrates collaboration (SLO6) as I reviewed work that he did in order to help improve
it.
These three documents give a good representation of how I perform as a writer in the
sciences. I feel that I have met each of the student learning outcomes that were expected of me
and have overall improved as a writer. As a chemistry major I hope to be able to apply the
techniques and skills that I have learned over this past semester to all of my future courses as
Sincerely,
Jeff Leister