Portfolio

 The following checklist provides an overview of what will be included, and your portfolio can be submitted in print or digital form. 

Reflective letter and self-evaluation **S: The situation is for me to look inside myself.** **P: The purpose is for self-evaluation.**  **A: The audience is for colleagues to view my progress.**  **G: This genre is reflective in nature.**  **M: The media I used in this product was a Google Doc.**  

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As a cover letter for your portfolio, this piece will document your experience in the summer institute as a writer and teacher of writing.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**S: The situation is for me to document my experience in the Chippewa River Writing Project. ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**P: The purpose of this cover letter is to demonstrate my experience in the summer institute.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**A: The audience is my colleagues and students.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**G: The genre was a letter.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**M: The media I used in this product was a GoogleDoc, linked to the Wiki.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A[| log report]that represents a unique genre <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">**S: This setting/situation is for our CRWP class at CMU.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**P: The purpose of this log report is to bring our participants "up-to-date" on the events of yesterday's class (in a creative way).** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**A: The audience for this log report is a group of seasoned educators.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**G: The genre of this project is a TV Jingle: Gilligan's Island.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**M: The media that I used for this was Windows Movie Maker, Microsoft Paint, and pictures of many unsuspecting folks. :)** <span class="c0" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teaching demonstration materials. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span class="c0" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Overview document (contentions, approach, bibliography, samples) Teaching Demo   <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**S: The situation is set for a 5th grade computer class.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**P: The purpose of this log report is to incorporate research skills, writing, and technology.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**A: The audience varies in level of capability, but all share the common age of 10 year olds.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**G: The genre is Historical Fiction.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">**M: The media is used for the project is: Windows Media Player, Electric Keyboard, Various Rhythm Instruments, and, Video Camera.** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reflections on your teaching demonstration <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">**S: The setting is set for educators.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**P: The purpose for this reflection is self-evaluation.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**A: The audience of this product are those participants of the CRWP 2011.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**G: This genre is reflective.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**M: The media I used was Microsoft Word.**

=<span class="c10 c0" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Responses to professional readings = ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> //Because Digital Writing Matters:// National Writing Project, with Dànielle Nicole DeVoss, ‍ Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, and Troy Hicks :  === ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Letter to a colleague in response to this book: [|BDWM Letter to Administrators] ===

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**S: The setting is in an Administrator's office at Carson City-Crystal Area Schools.****P: The purpose is to demonstrate support for the use of GoogleApps. by the writings of //Because Digital Writing Matters.//** **A: The audience is a group of administrators who make technology decisions for the Carson City-Crystal Area Schools.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**G: The genre is a persuasive letter.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**M: The media used for this letter was Microsoft Word.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> //The 9 Rights of Every Writer: A Guide For Teachers// by Vicki Spandel <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Digital response/podcast in response to ** The 9 Rights of Every Writer ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">**S: The setting was in the Gilligan's Island theme song.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**P: The purpose was to summarize the content of the book.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**A: The audience could be younger students learning their rights as writers. It could also be a review for older students.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**G: The genre is set to the "Gilligan's Island" jingle.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**M: The media is using MIDI for audio, and simple word processing for lyric viewing.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Note: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[]
 * MIDI** ([[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Loudspeaker.svg/11px-Loudspeaker.svg.png width="11" height="11" caption="play"]] [|/][|ˈ][|m][|ɪ][|d][|i][|/]  ; **Musical Instrument Digital Interface**) is an industry-standard [|protocol] that enables __ [|electronic musical instruments] __ ( [|synthesizers], [|drum machines] ), [|computers] and other electronic equipment ( [|MIDI controllers] , [|sound cards] , [|samplers] ) to communicate and synchronize with each other. Unlike [|analog] devices, MIDI does not transmit an [|audio signal] : it sends event [|messages] about [|musical notation] , [|pitch] and intensity, control signals for parameters such as volume, [|vibrato] and [|panning] , [|cues] , and clock signals to set the [|tempo] . As an electronic protocol, it is notable for its widespread adoption throughout the music industry. MIDI protocol was defined in 1982. [|[1]]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">//Writing Down The Bones: Freeing the Writer Within// by Natalie Goldberg <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> A response of your choice to __**Writing Down the Bones**__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**S: The situation is a book review for a college level class.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**P: The purpose is to show my understanding of what the author was trying to convey.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**A: The audience is a college professor.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**G: The genre is compare/contrast through use of a** **Venn Diagram.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**M: The medium used was a GoogleDoc template.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">

=<span class="c10 c0" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Three pieces of personal writing, including a digital story, that represent a variety of genres and efforts toward revision (with SPAGM for each) =

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">**S: The situation includes a 20 year old bride-to-be, June 25, 1986. The Junior level college student is crossing US 31 north of Holland Michigan into the path of a 20 ton dump truck. This project includes bytes from that incident from different perspectives (including video clips of the student's mother and father).** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**P: The purpose of this project was two-fold. First, the accident is annually remembered but this was the 25th anniversary of said incident. Secondly, it was a perfect vehicle for capturing memories of a Multi-Genre Project.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**A: The audience of this project is colleagues evaluating my digital progress.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**G: The genre is reflective.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**M: The media used in generating this project was: Flip Video, Microsoft Publisher, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, and Audacity.** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**S: The situation is a young participant in the Writer's Camp running simultaneously with our CRWP. Shen and I were partnered together to create a literary piece. She decided she wanted a "beat" with her poem. I, the adult, helped her compose a simple "beat" to provide a background rhythm for her poem.** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**P: The purpose of the poem was to get her writing. The purpose of this project, I believe, was collaboration.** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**A: The audience was a variety of ages, ability, and love for writing. All were participants of a writing class.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**G: The genre was a mixture of music and poetry.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**M: The media we used was: Microsoft Word, Flip Video, and our built-in-rhythm-band (our legs!)** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">**S: The situation is in Carson City-Crystal Area Schools, Lower Elementary Computer Lab.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**P: The purpose of this song is to show the students which fingers occupy which keys on the computer keyboard.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**A: The audience is Kindergarten through Third Grade students.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**G: The genre is children's music.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**M: The media used in generating this project was Windows Movie Maker and Microsoft Paint.**
 * <span class="c0" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Piece 1: Multi-Genre Project
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Piece 2: Cat Poem (movie) by Anna[[file:Cat.docx]] (lyrics)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Piece 3 (Digital Story): Keyboarding's Fun!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">** Below are extra pieces created for demonstration in the Elementary Computer Lab ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> ‍ National Writing Project, with Dànielle Nicole DeVoss, ‍ Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, and Troy Hicks : Letter to a colleague in response to this book. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**S: The setting is in a college dorm room.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**P: The purpose is to summarize Because Digital Writing Matters.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">**A: The audience of this book is a student teacher candidate.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**G: The genre is a letter summarizing a book.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**M: The media used for this letter was Microsoft Word.**
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">** Piece 4 (Digital Story:) Tribute to Josh ** ===

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">**S: The situation was a mom adapting a Karen Kingsbury poem for her son Josh. Karen was contacted and gave permission for this posting.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**P: The purpose of this tribute was to commemorate Josh's High School graduation.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**A: The audience was for Josh.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**G: The genre is poetry.**  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**M: The media used in generating this project was Windows Movie Maker and Microsoft Word.** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**S: The situation was a graduate level classroom.** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**P: The purpose was to demonstrate research results from a periodical.** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**A: The audience was graduate level writing participants.** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**G: The genre is poetry and music.** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**M: The media in use for this project was Microsoft Movie Maker, Audacity, and Microsoft Paint.**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Piece 5 (Digital Story): Giraffe Poem

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__**Journal Writing**__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|My Digital Story Board] || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">June 23 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Keyboard Story Board || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pictures of writing groups <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(out and about) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|SAM_0758.JPG] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|SAM_0761.JPG] ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">May 9 ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">June 20 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">June 21 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">June 22
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">June 24 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">June 27
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">June 28 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">June 29
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|June 30] || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">July 5 ||
 * July 6 (absent) || July 7 ||