ENG 101 Midterm ePortfolio

At this midterm phase, you are asked to look back at all of the writings that you have done in the course so
farwhich is a LOT!
You have more than four writing prompts.
You have at least five reading responses
You have a Dialogue Essay/Focus Group Study
You have your Beloved World Project
You have done a lot of writing, sharing, and critical thinking in this class and now you are ready to influence a
larger world of ideas that goes beyond the walls of this classroom!

All ENG 101 students must create a portfolio of their writings and thinkings from the course. Our goal here is
do more than just fulfill a school/program assignment though; we want to use writing for what it is really
meant to do: shape others and make its mark on the world. Whatever you do and create in your ePortfolio, let
it come from you and let it move others!

You have a 50-point spread for this midterm. You can basically use this point-spread as a checklist for yourself
(for a review of the semesters entire 200 points, please see the syllabus calendar). Please refer to the point-
spread below FREQUENTLY so that you know exactly what is expected of you. The point-spread here is not
trying to simply capture the rules of a teacher; these points have been designed with the sole purpose of
ensuring that your ePortfolio is professional, intellectually creative, inspiring, in-depth and cohesive. You
should walk away from this class with a digital footprint you can be proud of.

General Issues
This part of the point-spread has to do with general issues related to writing for the web. Once you get
the feel of it, these issues will become more automatic.
1) All titles are spelled correctly and follow standard capitalization rules for titles
(for top tabs and left tabs).

2) You have a Header that spans the entire 779X200 pixels space with a Background
image that communicates with the header in theme/message and/or design and is
visible.

3) You have a unique ePortfolio title, an ePortfolio URL that indicates your name,
and a directory icon.

4) You have accurate privacy settings (it should NOT be open yet) with permissions
to Carmen and ENG 101.

5) You have a 3-color scheme that works with the header and background (no
white webpages unless your header and background strategically and mostly use
white)

6) You have paid careful attention to the home page/landing page: its message
matches the title/theme of the ePort; its graphic design works well with the
background, header, and CSS; it gives credits for the images used in header,
background, etc.

7) You have An "About Me" page under the "About this Site" tab with photo of
yourself. It is at least 500 words long.

8) Your About Me page is interesting and engaging, not just a collection of
uninvested wordings for an assignment you didnt really want to do.

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9) You created a CONTACT module and added a little prose to that page that
welcomes readers to leave you a note (or you can just re-paste in your About
Me). The Contact Page is the VERY last section on your top tab.

10) You have an About My Design page that explains your design choices and is
written in an interesting way. Your About My Design page also explains your
title, its significance, and how it unifies everything at your site (at least 350 words).

11) Your About My Design page includes (at the bottom) a PDF or Gallery of
your ePortfolio Design Worksheet.

12) The overall font is large enough to read and easy to see for viewers with
multiple visual needs and abilities.

13) There are no weird formatting issues (big gaps, big spaces, etc). Paragraphs are
NOT indented BUT are double-spaced. There are no blank pages anywhere on this
website.

14) There are no surface errors anywhere in the About Me & this Website tab
(errors are not simply about getting the grammar right here you are trying to
establish credibility as a public writer).



Beloved World Project
This will be the only assignment that is really prescribed for your ePortfolio. The purpose is to define
your politics as a writer and thinker for your public audiences as well as showcase your multimedia
abilities.
15) You included a unique and creative title for this section/tab and did not leave it
as Beloved World Project.

16) Each of your vignettes has its own title (you used a banner or a chart-banner to
name these titles).

17) Each of your three vignettes has MINIMALLY 1 weblink from websources that
offer intellectual discussion (Wikipedia, dictionaries, youtube videos, and any
generic site CANNOT be weblinks--- these are too, too easy to find).

18) Each of your three vignettes has MINIMALLY 2 images (these should be
weblinked if they do not belong to you) that are right or left justified.

19) You SHOW the events in your stories, not just tell or list the things that
happened that like a recipe or lab report (that genre is important, but not here).

20) You have a unique title and opening sentence/paragraph for each vignette. You
creatively ease us into your three stories rather than state facts up front.

21) Your entire essay flows. There are no big jumps in the flow of the essay or
points that are left disconnected.

22) This ePage has an embedded video at the top (if the video does not play on all
machines then upload it to youtube and embed a youtube video).

23) Your final video incorporates music, custom animations, and 3 images per slide,
as demonstrated in class.

24) This ePage has been edited and proofread closely. There are no glaring surface
errors that impede credibility.

25) You have included all of the drafts and DESIGN WORKSHEETS of this project
as a tile-gallery of images or an interactive PDF (you can use your phone to take
photos of your draftsdo this all the time now).*



Favorite Pieces
This section of the ePort will contain a) one long reading response AND/OR your focus group study; b)
one writing prompt. These pieces will fill out your website and make it ready for public viewing even
though you have only been in the course for a month and !.
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26) You included a unique and creative title for this section/tab and did not leave it
as Favorite Pieces.

27) Each ePage in this section has an interesting title in the left tab. Do NOT use
headings and titles on an ePage (if you make a title, use a banner).

28) You have included a long essay here that is at least 750 words long. Post your
focus group research OR extend one of your 600-word reading responses and post
that you like best.

29) Your long essay has been professionally crafted now: it has section titles or
flows; all articles discussed are weblinked or use APA; your give strong details;
you offer in-depth analysis.

30) Your edited and proofread your long essay closely. There are no glaring
surface errors that impede credibility.

31) Your long essay has at least one image that relates critically to the texts
content and is left or right justified.

32) Your long essay has MINIMALLY 2 weblinks from websources that offer
intellectual discussion (Wikipedia, dictionaries, youtube videos, and any generic
site CANNOT be weblinks).

33) Your long essay includes an abstract and keywords (see the SKELETON 101
EPORT at https://bit.ly/sample-eport).

34) You have included a writing prompt here that is at least 600 words long. All
writing prompts are at the main, wordpress site under writing prompts.

35) Your writing prompt is creative, detailed, and entices readers to stay on the
webpage with a strong opening.

36) Your edited and proofread your writing prompt closely. There are no glaring
surface errors that impede credibility.

37) Your writing prompt has at least one image that relates critically to the texts
content and is left or right justified.

38) Your writing prompt has MINIMALLY 2 weblinks from websources that
offer intellectual discussion (Wikipedia, dictionaries, youtube videos, and any
generic site CANNOT be weblinks).

39) Each webpage is written for a public audience rather than a teacher/classroom
(you do not have assignment headings, mention classes/people that only people at
JJay know, etc).

40) Taken together, everything in this section shows you are interesting, curious,
and deeply introspective.

41) You have included all of the drafts of your long essay as a tile-gallery of
images OR a PDF interactive (you can use your phone to take photos of your
draftsdo this all the time now).*

42) You have included all of the drafts of your writing prompt as a tile-gallery of
images OR a PDF interactive (you can use your phone to take photos of your
draftsdo this all the time now).*



Reflections*
This is part of the departmental policies but it is an important practice. You are asked here to look back,
reflect on what you have learned, and really come to know yourself as a writer and thinker.
43) There are three required reflective writings for the midterm (explained as #1, 2,
3 on the SKELETON 101 EPORT at https://bit.ly/sample-eport). When you click
on the mainpage Reflections, there is image and text there (no blank page). Each
reflection is dated and has a unique title.

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44) Reflection #1 is a reflection about your focus group study (see the 101
SKELETON EPORT). You have written at least 500 words.

45) Reflection #1 has at least one image that relates critically to the texts content
(the source of the image must be weblinked) and one other weblink in the words.

46) Reflection #2 is a reflection about your Beloved World Project (see the 101
SKELETON EPORT). You have written at least 500 words.

47) Reflection #2 has at least one image that relates critically to the texts content
(the source of the image must be weblinked).

48) Reflection #2 is weblinked back to the actual project in the previous subpage.
Just weblink back to your actual vignettes.

49) Reflection #3 is a reflection about this ENTIRE ePortfolio so far (see the 101
SKELETON EPORT). You have written at least 500 words here.

50) Reflection #3 has at least one image that relates critically to the texts content
(the source of the image must be weblinked) and one other weblink in the words.



Extra Credit (Added to Final ePort Score)
You visited the writing center and had tutors there look at your ePortfolio and
writing (you need to collect a slip that proves you were there and submit it as
stamped before the ePortfolio due date).

2 points
You created an original banner using an online banner maker for your long essay
(the 750 word requirement of the Favorite Pieces section).

1 point
You create a right- or left-justified table (with at least 2 rows) for your long essay
(see the 101 SKELETON EPORT)

1 point
Your landing page does more than feature a picture of you and words. You have
incorporated your own unique image/art (you could use a program like
PosterMyWall.com)

1 point



TOTAL POINTS
45-50 points: A
40-44 points: B
35-39 points: C
less than 35 points: FAILING



*Indicates specific departmental policies and expectations