Portfolio Requirements and Specifications Cover Sheet:

Portfolios that satisfy all requirements cannot receive lower than a 70% for their Final
Portfolio Grade. Portfolios that do not meet all the requirements below cannot receive
higher than a 59%. Mark all items completed with an x and be sure to fill out
explanatory sections, text-only submissions, and required hyperlinks.
(X)
This Cover Sheet must be completed and posted on Moodle as a .docx file prior to the
portfolio deadline. Be sure ALL links are active and all required components are complete to
ensure a passing grade. Proofread carefully. Cover Sheets submitted in non .docx or unreadable
or corrupted format or with an inactive hyperlink to the portfolio will receive a grade of 0.
(X)
The Portfolio must be electronically and publically accessible via the hyperlink provided
here, which should serve as its home page, laying out the manner in which readers should engage
the text. Hyperlink to Portfolio:
http://sfaries.weebly.com/
(X)
The portfolio layout must resemble in layout the instructors example provided (tool bar
with assigned headings). (Note the SLIP project can and should assume a separate layout
appropriate to its content and purpose.)
(X)
The portfolio must include an Introductory Essay that engages each of our Student
Learning Outcomes (SOLs listed in our Syllabus), explaining your understanding of each
threshold concept and demonstrating how you have achieved each outcome. Cite examples from
the work you have done in this class this semester, using images when helpful or appropriate.
Please put the threshold concepts in italics and be sure to address each one individually. In the
syllabus, the outcomes are listed for each SLO. Be sure to address each of these. (Minimum
1000 words.)
(X)
The portfolio must include a Reflective Essay that Engages the Process and Product of
the Semester-Long Inquiry Project. Here, you will document the process of creation that
underlies your final portfolio, taking care to outline the manner in which the final portfolio was
achieved and being mindful of any changes that occurred in your approach or thinking along the
way. Be sure this essay discusses the SLIP, the CCs, the Introduction and the Reflective essay as
well as your use of the sketch book in this class. Use quotes and pictures from your Process
journals whenever possible. The purpose here is to document your approach to the final portfolio
here. Be critical and reflective as you reexamine the work you have done this semester.
(Minimum 1000 words.)
(X)
The portfolio must include 3 polished and completed Creative Challenges (CCs).
Please write a brief introduction to your three stories and post them into your portfolio (all three)
in one page. Please do not include the parenthetical citations in this draft of your CCs.
(X)
No component in your entire portfolio should be larger than 5,000 KB. Larger files may
be attached as READ MORE links but that material will not be considered except tangentially
in the assessment of the portfolio.

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Fonts should be standard, clear and legible. Font colors should contrast with background
and font color to ensure readability. Paragraph-sized text should be in a very dark font on a very
light background, preferably black on white. Explain why you chose the fonts you chose for
your SLIP final project here: I chose black on white because it is the two complete opposite
colors there are no two colors that are farther apart symbolizing the drastic differences
that there are with firearms that many people do not understand.
(X)
Color should be used to enhance your text but without disrupting readability or
overpowering the other images. Explain how you use color in your SLIP final project here: I
used high lighting in some of my SLIPS to stress key points. I also included lots of pictures
that added a lot of color to my SLIP page.
(X) (If you choose to use a template, please document the name of the template here with
a link if possible. ) Penscratch
(X)
If you use animation or videos of any sort, be sure that they do not take an excessive
amount of time to load (excessive being more than 30 seconds) or watch (3:30 minutes max for
entire portfolio).
(N/A) (If your portfolio involves any computer programming/coding of your own creation,
please explain what you did here: ) I did not use any programming in my portfolio. I simply
selected the options that it gave me and laid out my pages that way.
(X) The portfolio must include more than one image. Explain how you use images in your
SLIP final project here: I used lots of images in my SLIP final Project Pages. They work
very well to keep the readers attention and to bring life to a lot of information. I also used
them as portals almost to most of my information.
(X)
Images should be of reasonable quality and appropriate size and should be titled or
captioned, citing all sources (when available) with captions that stand out in a slightly different
font than the rest of the text. Images of your own making do not need to be cited but you may
wish to do so for various reasons.
(X)
The portfolio must include a polished multimedia version of your final Semester-Long
Inquiry Project (SLIP) which follows the rules below:
(X)
The final SLIP project must include an introduction of some kind explaining what
you hope to achieve in the final SLIP project.
(X) The final SLIP project must make use of sound. Explain how your SLIP final
project uses sound here: The sound in my SLIP Page is in the video it is a man
talking you through the basic steps of self-defense with a Kubaton.
(X) The final SLIP project must include movement. Explain how your SLIP final
project uses movement here: My SLIP has a lot of movement in it by being very
inter active and there is also movement in the video.

(X)
The final SLIP project must include alphabetic writing in English. Explain how
you use alphabetic writing in your SLIP final project here: I Used alphabetic writing
in all of my SLIPS.
(X)
The final SLIP project must be interactive. Explain how your SLIP final project
is interactive here: My SLIP project is very interactive. Giving the reader something
to do to keep their attention by clicking on pictures and buttons to get to the next
reading.
(X)
The final SLIP project must be multimodal. Explain how your SLIP final
project is multimodal here: My SLIP is Multimodal because it is in a web form and
a physical form of a tool I made on a lathe.
(X)
The final SLIP project must make use of writing you have done this semester.
Explain how your SLIP final project incorporates writing you have done this
semester: Every one of my Picture of my process making the Project on the lathe is
linked to what I consider to be some of my best works throughout the year also it gives
the reader a understanding as to how I progressed throughout the class.
(X)
The final SLIP project must demonstrate what you consider to be some of your
best writing abilities. Explain where your best writing abilities are demonstrated in
your SLIP final project hereinclude images, hyperlinks, screen shots, etc.: I would
consider the portfolio itself to be some of my best writing. Also Process 7 and SLIP 5
(X)
All sources and components used must be credited to their author(s), preferably
by a direct link to the primary electronic text used or a standard bibliographic citation for
a hard copy text. Artifacts must be described and pictured if possible. Please be mindful
in choosing your sources. Explain how outside sources function in your SLIP final
project here: All of my outside sources in my Portfolio are pictures. I use them in the
very beginning of my portfolio to set the Mood and to give my readers something to
look at to catch their attention.
(X)
The contents of this completed Cover Sheet should also appear in your final
portfolio under the appropriate tab Specs and Reqs.