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Part I: Welcome (You should adapt the content of this section for originality and accuracy. You need not use the same sentence structures and may add to or subtract from the model.)
Welcome! My name is __________, and I will graduate from Westmont College in ______ 2012 with a major in _______ and a minor in ______. This portfolio showcases my success as a writer during my college career and includes writing samples from both inside and outside my major. I have also included several samples of my writing for the Horizon, our campus newspaper [and/or from my recent ________ internship in San Francisco; etc.]. As a writer, I have learned to adapt my work for variety of audiences and purposes. In my self-reflection below, I make a case for the value of my writing samples.
Part II: Self-Reflection on Writing Samples (You should adapt the content of this section for originality and accuracy. You need not use the same sentence structures and may add to or subtract from the model. Length will vary, but 250-500 words are suggested for your self-reflection.)
This portfolio showcases the best of my writing as a college student and as an emerging professional in the field of _____________________. As part of my liberal arts education, I completed a variety of writing projects. The samples I have chosen for this portfolio demonstrate my intellectual and creative abilities as well as my skill in adapting writing for appropriate audiences and purposes. As a whole, this portfolio ___________________________.
I created my first writing sample, "________," within my senior seminar, ________________. This course serves as a capstone for _________ majors and asks challenging questions of advanced students. In this particular assignment, I was responding to the prompt ___________________________________; my purpose was __________________. My audience was a ______ professor as well as other experts in ___________. I selected this sample because I am proud of ____X, Y, Z_____. [I wrote and revised this project over the course of approximately six weeks, and it shows my ability as a researcher as well as a writer; etc.]
In the next tab of my portfolio, you will find my second writing sample, "________," This project was written within the context of a General Education course, ______. In this particular assignment, I was responding to the prompt ___________________________________; my purpose was __________________. My audience consisted of [a professor in _____; experts in _____; fellow Christians; future teachers; Republican voters, medical professionals; etc.]. I selected this sample because I am proud of ____X, Y, Z_____. [Initially, I was unsure about the purpose of this assignment, but ultimately, creating this project allowed me to challenge stereotypes about ________. ] [I wrote this project after considerable reading on controversies related to faith and _________________; it shows my ability to integrate Christian faith with __________.] [In my opening paragraph, I argue ____________________; body paragraphs demonstrate _______________. Finally, I call for ________.]
[OPTIONAL REFLECTION ON A NON-ACADEMIC SAMPLE] I created my final writing sample at the end of a four-month internship with ______________ in San Francisco. This business specializes in ___________________. My responsibilities as an intern included __X, Y, Z_____. As a writer, I contributed _________________ to the company, as demonstrated by this writing sample directed at an audience of [experts in _____; teenage consumers; Hispanic fathers; Bay Area professionals; first-generation college students; etc.]. I selected this sample because I am proud of ____X, Y, Z_____. [I wrote this project after researching ____ within the context of the Bay Area; it shows my ability to use a combination of market research and multimedia composition to accomplish __________ without sacrificing ______________.] [I worked and reworked the __________________ of this project with input from my boss; ultimately, I succeeded in __________________.]
Together, these samples demonstrate ______X, Y, Z________. As you read the portfolio, please take note of features such as ____________ and ________________ as I show sensitivity to a variety of audiences and purposes for writing. Thank you for your interest in my writing.