ENGL 497 Writing Portfolio

Each senior English/English education major will assemble and submit a portfolio of writing samples spanning her or his career at University of Jamestown. The samples will be selected by the student from work previously completed for designated English courses. The portfolio will be accompanied by a substantial cover essay explaining the choice of papers and how they manifest the student's growth in knowledge and skills. Portfolio and cover essay will be reviewed and evaluated by the entire English faculty. 

Credits

1

Offered

Spring

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Write college-level expository and augmentative essays and, as appropriate, creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry
2. Apply basic information literacy methods and techniques as appropriate to expository and argumentative essays, including preparation of formal research papers
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the history of the English language and/or an understanding of iits grammatical and rhetorical components
4. Interpret literature at the college level
5. Relate literature to history and culture, including (as appropriate) Chrisian thought, experience, and values
6. Demonstrate an understanding of the history of literature in English in terms of major periods and authors
7. Demonstrate an understanding of a range of literary and rhetorical genres