SEMESTER 1 PORTFOLIO INSTRUCTIONS
Below are instructions and resources for portfolios from the Fall Semester (August to January).
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Scroll to the bottom for info on MLA formatting and CheckMyWork.
Table of Contents (scroll down to reach the Unit you are looking for)
Unit 2 Compare & Contrast
Unit 4 Expository Essay
Unit 5 Narrative
Unit 6 Poem
MLA Formatting
Check My Work Info
UNIT 5 PERSONAL NARRATIVE ESSAY
MLA FORMATTING AND WORK CITED RESOURCES
​All portfolios should be typed, use MLA Format, have a CheckMyWork link, follow the word count minimum from the portfolio breakdown, and be submitted to the correct dropbox. If your paper is not in MLA format, you will not receive higher than a C on your Portfolio until you resubmit. See the MLA Format Mini-Lesson, MLA Style & MLA Format attachments for more help with MLA Formatting. (Not sure how to use a dropbox? See a step by step guide in the attachments.)
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Video Tutorials:
How to set up your paper in MLA Format (11 mins)
How to go from Outline to Essay (10 mins)
CHECKMYWORK
A CheckMyWork link is required on both the Rough Draft and the Final Draft of your portfolio starting in Unit 2. Click here to see a tutorial about the CheckMyWork program.
You can find the CheckMyWork program under "Links" from your student homepage. Run your paper through this program, and it will generate a link to an authenticity report. Please copy and paste this link into the bottom of your Rough and Final drafts in the work cited page and submit that draft to the dropbox.
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If there is no CheckMyWork link you will receive only partial credit and be asked to resubmit.
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
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