Essay Prompt:

In a Self-Assessment Letter addressed to the Academy, you’ll demonstrate to me and to the CCNY English Department that you have (or have not) understood the rhetorical terms and achieved these goals. The portfolio will not be evaluated on whether or not you have achieved the goals, but on how well you demonstrate your understanding of the rhetorical concepts and the goals that you have understood and achieved, and your thoughts about the goals that you have not achieved.

To demonstrate, for instance, that you “Engage in the collaborative and social aspects of writing processes,” include one peer-review letter you wrote for a fellow, and one written for you. To demonstrate that you know how to “locate research sources (including academic journal articles, magazine and newspaper articles) in the library’s databases or archives and on the Internet and evaluate them for credibility, accuracy, timeliness, and bias,” you may discuss the not only our library visit, but also what a reliable source now means to you. Use a similar approach for all of the Course Learning Outcomes.

Criteria:

• Have you addressed all course learning outcomes, even those that you feel you did not spend enough time working on? 
• Have you provided evidence, in the form of your own writing, that you have developed as a writer? Are you able to identify areas in which you have not progressed, either because you didn’t spend enough time with them or you feel that you had a strong start in those areas? 
• Have you edited the Self-Assessment for typographical and grammatical errors?   