11 December 2013 Dr. Leslie Bruce Department of English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics California tate !

niversit", #ullerton $.%. Bo& 3'0(0 #ullerton, C) *2(3'+*'(0 Dear Dr. Bruce, ,he purpose of this letter is to demonstrate ho- . have achieved the student learning ob/ectives, 0 L%1s2 and ho- m" portfolio documents this achievement. .ncluded in m" portfolio are this cover letter along -ith, the ma/or assignment, peer revie- sheets, and the revised assignment. . have decided to arrange m" portfolio in this manner for the follo-ing purposes3 ,his cover letter serves as an introductor" and conceptuali4es the assignments in a specific and precise -a". #ollo-ing this letter is the ma/or assignment, to demonstrate m" capabilit" before peer criticism and the revision. ,he peer revie- sheets serve as a tool to demonstrate m" abilit" to ta5e in criticism and sho-case that . am capable of gro-th. #inall", the ma/or assignment revision sums the portfolio. ,he ma/or assignment chosen for m" portfolio is the blog assignment6 . am using this assignment because . received the highest grade and highlights m" gro-th as a -riter. ,he first document presented in m" portfolio is this letter, in -hich "ou are currentl" reading. ,his cover letter satisfies L% number one. ,his letter satisfies this particular L% in the vie- of the fact that it is -ritten informall" in+class and out+of 7class, including having a particular audience in mind .,he process of perfecting this letter corresponds to L% number four. . had to organi4e m" thoughts and communicate them clearl" and persuasivel" to address a rhetorical prompt. ,hroughout m" educational career, . never had the opportunit" to -rite a cover letter conse8uentl", . had to appl" ever"thing learned through out the semester and appl" it to this letter. ,his sho-cases improvement of m" -riting s5ills through the assessment and criti8ue of -ritten previous -or5s satisf"ing L% number si&. ,he ma/or assignment that . chose to include in m" portfolio is the blog assignment. .n the original assignment . -rote informall" practicing a free -rite, the process included in+class and out+of+class,

for a variet" of audiences and purposes. ,he audiences that . -as targeting -ere m" peers as -ell as "ours. ,his corresponds to L% number one. 9" topic -as -aterboarding therefore . had to compare, contrast, and s"nthesi4e carefull" and ob/ectivel" the relative merits of alternative or opposing arguments, assumptions, and cultural values, -hich fall under L% number three. $eer revie-ers1 comment sheet for the ma/or assignment submitted gave me feedbac5 to help improve m" portfolio. 9" peers pointed out that m" blog needed to have more of the opposite argument. . had to recogni4e, evaluate, and emplo" the features and conte&ts of language to e&press and influence meaning and demonstrate sensitivit" to gender and cultural differences, as stated in L% number five. ,he sole purposes of the peer revie- sheets -ere to help improve -riting s5ills through the assessment and criti8ue of m" -ritten -or5. ,he L%1s that satisf" m" blog1s revisions are L%1s number t-o, four, five, and si&. #or the revision of m" blog . had to find, evaluate, select, s"nthesi4e, organi4e, ethicall" cite, and present information from a variet" of sources appropriate to their disciplines. .n m" original blog there -ere not sufficient sources to bac5 up m" claims therefore . have to add more sources and properl" cite. 9" blog1s revision -ill have organi4ed thoughts and -ill communicate them clearl" and persuasivel" to address a rhetorical situation. ,he revision -ill also recogni4e, evaluate, and emplo" the features and conte&ts of language that e&press and influence meaning and that demonstrate sensitivit" to gender and cultural differences. 9" blog1s revision has organi4ed thoughts and communicates them clearl" and persuasivel" to address a rhetorical situation. ,he revision also includes proper citation, since this -as the -ea5est portion of m" blog. . have learned ho- to properl" cite as -ell as ans-ering the prompt clearl" and persuasivel". .t has been a pleasure to be a part of "ou fall 2013 class. ,he 5no-ledge that . have ac8uired -ithin this course . -ill utili4e for a lifetime. . am loo5ing for-ard for the ne&t chapter in m" life. 9" career goals include attending la- school so that . can become a federal prosecutor. ,his course has taught me ho- to -rite proficientl" in both an informal and formal setting. . hope "ou en/o" m" portfolio as much as . did creativel" putting it together.

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