Peter Anteater A: Irvine, CA 92697 T: 949-100-800 E: panteater@uci.edu May 25, 2016 Victorya Nam Lecturer University of California, Irvine 318 Humanities Hall Irvine, CA 92697 Dear Professor Nam, No need to introduce yourself here (I know you already). In your opening paragraph, consider taking the opportunity here to discuss how the quarter went for you. More or less challenging than you anticipated? How so? Also take the opportunity here to discuss what is in your portfolio and perhaps the key pieces, readings, homework, or class activities that informed and/or advanced your writing in some way. End this paragraph describing in what ways you grew as a writer. In other words, what did you learn? By the way, notice how I am not indenting any of these paragraphs. Anyways, take the opportunity here to get specific. You made a claim earlier about what you learned, right? So take the time here to prove it. What assignments were particularly helpful? What did you learn how to do better? Perhaps you learned the importance of integrating sources. Okay, great. Tell me more. What about integrating sources did you learn?–That it’s important to provide evidence…? Or how to correctly format quotes and citations? In other words, don’t simply state that you learned how to do something. Explain why it was important that you learned this and how you are going to apply what you have learned in future assignments. Here’s another opportunity for you to be specific. Remember, you have a lot of choices here regarding what to discuss: how your writing process has changed/improved, the significance of another assignment, how the reading improved your writing, what you learned from peer-review, etc. Now, obviously, you don’t have the space nor the time to talk about every aspect of this class, so choose carefully. Also, remember, if you are going to make a claim about how your writing has improved, make sure you can cite and/or refer to the specific assignment, activity, and/or lesson. If your editing skills improved in Paper 2, then you should be able to provide evidence, for example, “compared to my editing log for Paper 1, you can see that by changing the way I edited (looking for specific errors vs. looking for all errors), I made great improvements in identifying for errors in Paper 2 and correcting them. Here’s where you can further emphasize the progress you’ve made in this class, i.e., in what ways you’re writing in your portfolio demonstrates how you have completed this course a stronger writer. Normally, this is where you’d thank your reader (me, in this case) for taking the time to consider you for this position (in this case, not a position, but rather to consider passing you). Perhaps you hope I enjoy reading your portfolio. As your final statement, do your best to make a powerful, memorable statement about your writing. Sincerely, Peter Anteater Peter Anteater 11:18 1 : < To Do Progress Letter ☺ Due: Detail Submission Grade Progress Letter Prompt: Your last assignment will be to write a formal letter to your instructor in which you will discuss in detail the progress you have made throughout the quarter. Content: When discussing your progress, you may discuss anything that concerns your writing, command of English grammar, and your overall English development. For additional information regarding what to include in your progress letter, please see the next page. Evidence: If you claim that you have especially improved your editing skills, you may want to include an excerpt of your writing that demonstrates this. In other words, you are encouraged to cite your own work from any assignment that shows you have made progress in the area you claim to have made progress in. Organization & Formatting: You can = Dashboard Calendar To Do Notifications Inbox 11:18 1 < To Do Progress Letter © in. Detail Submission Grade Organization & Formatting: You can organize your progress letter in many ways—by time (chronological order), by assignment type, or even topically. However you decide to organize your letter, make sure to be consistent. Your progress letter should follow business letter format. That is, 1-inch margins and the layout should be block formatted. For a model, please see the next page. Language: Be mindful of language. Check for both global (verb tense, word form, etc.) and local (subject-verb agreement, capitalization) errors. Conference with your instructor and make an appointment with the writing center for language support. Draft: You will not submit any formal drafts to your instructor for this assignment. It is up to you to embrace the writing process and draft accordingly. != Dashboard Calendar To Do Notifications Inbox 11:18 1 < To Do Progress Letter Detail Submission Grade Ac Eng 20 Progress Letter Rubric Content and Organization • Discusses your overall progress in academic writing this quarter, including examples of areas in which you have improved and areas in which you still need to work • Includes a statement or two about your editing and your progress in grammar and punctuation, as well as the issues you still need to work on. • Includes a statement or two about the feedback you received on your writing from your instructor and classmates, including comments that helped you improve your writing. • Discusses the role that drafting and revising has played in your writing development . Includes a conclusion that sums up how your portfolio reflects your progress as a writer over the quarter. := Dashboard Calendar To Do Notifications Inbox 11:18 1 < To Do Progress Letter ☺ t Detail Submission Grade • טיווווvv • Discusses the role that drafting and revising has played in your writing development • Includes a conclusion that sums up how your portfolio reflects your progress as a writer over the quarter. Presentation and Language • Uses appropriate vocabulary • Uses correct sentence structure and varies sentence structure effectively • Is well edited for grammar: nouns/plurals, verbs, word forms, pronouns, articles, and prepositions • Follows the business letter format with the date, salutation (Dear Professor + Last Name), and an appropriate closing (Sincerely + First and Last Name, etc.) • Is single spaced, with blank lines but no paragraph indents for new paragraphs = Dashboard Calendar To Do Notifications Inbox
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