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I:
Contents of the Portfolio:
- A formal job resume.
- Five essays.
Please include the original copies with the course instructor's comments and
grade.
- Two research papers that
include systematic documentation.
- Three essay
examinations.
- Self-analysis essay:
What do the materials included in my portfolio say about my learning
experience as a history major?
N.B.: No more
than three items in any portfolio may come from any once course.
II: Analysis:
A portfolio is not simply a
collection of papers. The most important part of the portfolio is the essay of
reflection or self-scrutiny. Use the papers that you included as evidence of
the learning process and refer to them in your narrative. Use the questions
below to help you write the self-assessment essay, which should be three to four
pages in length:
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Why did I decide to become a history major? What
were my learning goals when I declared the major?
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What have I learned? Include a list of the
history courses that you have taken. Focus especially on skills:
Analysis and use of primary and secondary sources, writing, public speaking,
etc.
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When have I learned? Compare your mastery of
skills from the time you became a history major to now.
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How have I learned? What are my strengths and
weaknesses as a learner in history courses? What do the papers in the
portfolio say about my strengths and weaknesses as a writer?
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How have I changed as a person after taking history
courses? Consider intellectual, personal and ethical changes.
III. Deadline:
Please submit your portfolio to the department chairperson
at least 60 days before the seminar begins.
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