What’s a portfolio?

• portfolio (pɔːtˈfəʊlɪəʊ)

• 1. the contents or collectionrepresentative of a person'swork.

• Divide a letter size paper in three vertical sections

• Label the sections:

1- What I know about writing

2- What I believe I will learn from this assignment

3- What I learned from this assignment

• Complete the first two sections by hand

• Set it apart and start working

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• Use letter size paper

• All writing should be handwritten

• Label and separate each section

• Due date: Friday, July 14th

Write your own definition of:

• Section 1 Writing• http://www.time4writing.com/writing-resources/writing-

process/

• Section 2 The Writing Process

• http://blog.writeathome.com/index.php/2012/02/writing-modes-the-four-purposes-of-writing/

Research the Internet for thedefinition of:

• Section 3 Punctuation

• https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/6/

• Section 4 Punctuation Rules

• http://esl.about.com/od/englishgrammar/a/a_punctuation.htm

Define eachpunctuation

mark, write anexample, and

label it.

Research the Internet for thedefinition of:

• Section 5 Grammar

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grammar

• Section 6 Parts of Speech

• http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/parts-of-speech_1.htm Define each part

of speech , writeand example, an

label thecorrespondingpart of speech

Research the Internet for thedefinition of:

• Section 7 Paragraph

• http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/paragraphs/

• Section 8 Types of Paragraphs

• http://es.slideshare.net/kriziak/types-of-paragraph

Write an exampleof three different

types of paragraphs and

label them.

Research the Internet for thedefinition of:

• Section 9 Opinion: Write a paragraph about your opinion of the importanceof grammar in profesional communication

• Section 10 ConclusionComplete Section 3 of your paper(What I learned from this assignment)