FINAL PORTFOLIO

Your assessment in Integrated Studies is based on a portfolio of your writing throughout the semester. Your portfolio is a neatly organized collection of the following items:

Formal writing assignments:
o Memoir (draft and revision)
o Artist Profile (draft and revision)
o Artist Statement (draft and revision)

Informal writing assignments:
o Olympic Sculpture Park – description
o Seattle Arts Questionnaire
o “Bioregional Thinking” – blog entry
o “The Real West Marginal Way” – blog entry
o Memoir – pre-writing exercises
o “I am from . . .” poem
o “The Big Six: Seattle’s Longest Lasting Art Dealers” – blog entry
o “Sweet Home” – blog entry
o “From Kobe to Broadway” – blog entry
o “Artopian Seattle” – blog entry
o “Profile: Peter Boal” – blog entry
o “Sound Artist Trimpin” – blog entry
o interview questions
o Frye Art Museum – response
o Broken for You, chapters 1-10 – blog entry
o Broken for You, chapters 11-22 – blog entry
o Broken for You, chapters 23-34 – blog entry
o “What’s the Mission?” – blog entry
o “Arts Pump $330 Million into Seattle Economy” – blog entry
o “Public Art,” “The Artist Trust Story,” “ArtsFund CEO Playing a New Tune” – blog entry

When you have assembled and organized your written work, read through it and reflect on the work you’ve done this semester.

(1)
· Select three examples of your informal writing that represent your best reflections on readings, your strongest writing, or class activities/exercises that you found particularly useful or meaningful.
· Write a short reflective memo on these examples of your informal writing. (Why did you choose these specific pieces? What of yourself do you see in these entries? What do they demonstrate about your thinking, growth, or abilities?)

(2)
· Select one example of your formal writing that represents what you consider to be your strongest work.
· Write a short reflective memo explaining why you chose this piece. (What “works” in this piece? Is your voice is present in the writing? What does this piece demonstrate about your growth and development?)

(3)
· Select one example of your formal writing that represents growth in your process of writing.
· Compare the first draft and the revised draft of this piece.
· Describe the process you went through in revising this piece. (What are the differences between the two drafts? Why did you make the changes you did? How did your changes improve the piece?)

(4)
· Make a list of ten things you’ve learned this semester. These may relate to Seattle artists and arts organizations, specific course readings, or places we’ve visited in field study; things you’ve learned about reading, discussing, analyzing, interviewing, or writing; and discoveries you’ve made about your own process of learning.

(5)
· Reflect on your overall growth and development during the semester.
· Write a self-appraisal of your work this semester. Discuss challenges you’ve faced, progress you’ve made, and specific skills and knowledge you’ve developed. Identify specific areas in which you need/want to improve going forward.


Organize your portfolio as follows:

. List of ten things you’ve learned this semester.
. Self-appraisal.
. Reflective memo on selected informal writing.
. Three selected examples of informal writing.
. Reflective memo on strongest formal writing.
. Strongest example of formal writing.
. Reflective memo on process of revision.
. Selected first draft and revised draft.
. Remaining informal writing.
. Remaining formal writing.