Week 15 — Reflection & the Writing Portfolio
Welcome to your Week 15 Start Here page.
Why this matters
A nursing student writing a self-evaluation and a job seeker answering "tell me about a time you improved" succeed the same way: they name a skill and point to the work that proves it.
In plain language
This week you look back at your own writing and prove what you can now do. Reflection (looking back at your work to name what worked, what changed, and what to try next time) is only useful when it is specific and points to evidence, so you will learn a two-part test for every reflection sentence. You will set your first, ungraded piece from Week 1 beside your later work and name what changed. You will build a writing portfolio (a small set of your pieces, each chosen because it proves a skill) and introduce it with a cover letter. And you will name transfer (carrying a skill you can name into a new place, such as another class or a job) so that what you learned here goes with you.
- Already covered: Weeks 1 to 14, from the diagnostic to editing.
- This week: reflection, the portfolio, and the cover letter.
- How they connect: you point to earlier work as your evidence.
Focus
What can I now do as a writer, and where does it show?
By the end of this module, you should be able to:
- [ ] test a reflection sentence for a named move and a named page
- [ ] quote your diagnostic beside later work
- [ ] curate a portfolio with a reason for each piece
- [ ] write a cover letter that does its four jobs
To-do
Plan your week
- Read Chapter 15 (about 45 minutes), then the lecture and slides.
- Work the tutorial (60–90 minutes) and practice set (about 20 minutes).
- Do the Writing Studio (about 90 minutes), the discussion, and the assignment.
- Take the quiz. Next comes finals week.
This week's checkpoint: rewrite one reflection sentence so it names a move and the page where it shows.
You've got this
Ask your instructor early if a step snags.
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