Response to "Portfolio Guide"

After reading the requirements for the writing portfolio I will be turning in at the end of the semester, I have become a little nervous. I think that it will make a difference, hopefully positive but I am not sure yet, because the people who will be evaluating my portfolio do not know who I am. I think that previously, such as in high school, teachers grading my writing, or any other students' writings, had a bias towards that student. But here, since there is no way of knowing who I am because they do not know my name, just a number, there is no bias for or against me as a writer.

I am a little confused on the evaluation process of the paper, I would like to know more information on how my paper will be scored. It would be nice to know what getting a 6 would mean compared to getting a 4.

I think that it is interesting that our cover letter is a genre of writing that we just covered in class - reflective writing. My cover letter will be a reflection of the works that I put in my writing portfolio and I will be able to discuss my feelings about my writing, which I think is going to be beneficial towards the scoring of my portfolio. It will make me less nervous about the portfolio process since I will be able to put in a my last thoughts about my progress in class and the people grading me will see how I feel about my own writings.