Writing Portfolio Development
Evaluate personal writing from the year
Select diverse writing samples demonstrating growth
Practice critical self-assessment skills
“Through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established. By knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.”
— Proverbs 24:3-4 (WEB)Just as wisdom helps build a strong house, careful selection and reflection help build strong writing skills
Gather students and explain the goal of creating a meaningful writing portfolio that showcases growth and learning
Demonstrate portfolio selection process, explaining how to choose pieces that show different writing styles, improvement, and personal significance
Students review entire year's writing, marking potential portfolio pieces
Simpler: Teacher provides guided selection criteria
Challenge: Students create personal selection rubric
Discuss initial selections and prepare for tomorrow's revision process
Dear God, thank you for helping us grow and learn. Guide us as we reflect on our writing journey.
Coming up: Tomorrow we'll start refining our selected portfolio pieces
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,”
— Colossians 3:23 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Have students repeat verse while sorting writing samples
Portfolio development helps students reflect on their learning and growth
Children might be overly critical or not critical enough of their work
Thoughtful selection process, ability to explain writing choices