It would be difficult to create a checklist that covered the three assignments you need to submit. Think of this then as a reminder list to help you prepare the portfolio. As you prepare your portfolio, please make sure of the following:

Submission:

Hard Copy:

Come to class on Thursday, May 5 with the assignments stacked in the following order. I will collect your portfolios during the first five minutes of class.

• Collection with Introduction
• Position Paper
• Taking Stock

Make sure that the assignments are stapled in the top left hand corner, as three separate assignments.

Google Drive Online:

In our submissions folder, there is a folder called “Final Portfolio” and in that is a folder with your name on it. Please put your three final written assignments and digital essay in it. This will be available on Tuesday, May 3.

E-Portfolio:

In the template, you will see that there are three spaces, one for each written assignment and one space for the digital essay. In class, we will submit your work to the E-portfolio site.

MLA Format

Use MLA Format appropriately for each assignment. Each assignment requires different kinds of work. In Taking Stock, for example, you need only be concerned with headings, type face, font, margins and pagination. In the Position Paper, you have to consider in test citations and a works cited page. Use the list below, though, to remind you of what you must look for in the assignment sheet.

• Heading
• Page numbers (placement and type)
• In text citations
• Works Cite Page
• Title

Assignment Format

Each assignment requires different kinds of work.  Use the questions below to remind you of what to look for in the assignment sheet.

• Have I met the length requirements?
• Have I met the source requirements?
• Have I responded to the tasks explained in the assignment sheet?
• Have I written for the audience required by the assignment sheet?
• Have used the form (sections, organization) required in the assignment sheet?

Using Comments and Revising

You received several rounds of comments. Ask yourself the following

• Have I responded to the most important concerns expressed my instructor about my paper?

Sources

• Have I checked to see the I had the right number of sources?
• Have I checked to see that I have the right kind of sources?
• Have I replaced sources such as Web MD, Wikipedia, or other websites of that kind with credible sources?
• Have I checked to make sure that I am not relying to heavily on one single source throughout my papers?

Summary, Quotation and Paraphrase

• Have I checked each place in my papers where I summarize another person’s work or ideas, quote another writer or use information from a source, or paraphrase a writer and made sure I included appropriate source?
• Have I checked to make sure I quote appropriately?
• Have I checked to see that I use quotation marks to indicate that language belongs to another author?
• Have I removed any sentences and lengthy passages I may have cut and pasted and, instead, integrated those ideas or thoughts into my own words and argument, then cited them?

Editing and Proofreading

• Have I checked to make sure my in text citations were correct, according to NFG?
• Have I checked to make my source citations were correct according to NFG?