Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Fall Semester PFs: Buff&Shine-01

Hello, everyone!

I'm glad to see so many of your portfolios in such good shape, including those among Student Picks: Best Blogs in Writing IVc. Nevertheless, as I've been browsing around, I've noticed some recurring weaknesses in final portfolio presentations.

This post is the first in a series to point out some of the fine points on which your portfolios still have room for improvement. Over the next few days, if I note general weaknesses or omissions in several virtually finished PFs, I'll:
  • Post about them on the Writing Studio Blog;
  • Add the string "Buff&Shine-nn" (where nn is a two-digit number in the series) to post titles; and, if I remember sooner rather than later, also
  • Include the label "bulletins" in the labels for Buff&Shine posts.
Here is the first bit of feedback in this series about fall semester portfolios. I've emphasized the numbers of sections that you should check on your own blogs for similar faults.
It looks like your PF is almost done. [However,] You need to add totals to §0.0, and paragraph (¶) counts to §1.1.

Then please put numbers in the blanks of the sections listed below:

5.2.2. ... ___ other labels attached to three or more posts... (and, if n>0: [Please specify:] Which labels, and to how many posts each?)

5.3.2. ... ___ posts including three or more links (including this portfolio!)

Finally, please note that §§6.0-7.0 call for multiple reflections and suggestions. That little "-s" means more than one!
(comment on a student's blog, 2008.01.22)

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