The Cover Letter For The Wsc 2 Portfolio
Writing the Cover Letter for the WSC 2 Portfolio
In the narrative/cover letter of your portfolio, discuss how you approach each essay, difficulties you face while writing, what you learned about yourself as a writer based on the assignments and classwork. The cover letter should be 3-4 pages. The purpose of the cover letter is to:
- Introduce yourself to your reader.
- Summarize your papers so your reader will know what to expect.
- Explain why the contents of your portfolio go together and how the papers and class work cohere.
- Describe your progress and what you have learned in WSC 2.
- Identify the aspects of writing that you will continue to develop as you progress through the University.
Begin with “Dear Professor,”
What: titles of the three essays and group project you are submitting and 1-2 sentences about each.
Why: What did you bring from your own perspective into these essays? 1-2 sentences about each.
How: do you think your writing has improved over the semester? Assess your learning process.
How: do you think you met these class objectives, as stated on the syllabus:
- The ability to write an effective argument.
- The ability to critically interpret written work in discipline-specific contexts.
- Close reading and explication of literary texts.
- Construct well-reasoned solutions or conclusions; test and defend conclusions against relevant criteria and standards.
- Summarizing, quoting and responding to reliable texts to support and develop claims.
- Applying editing, proofreading and revising strategies.
- Strengthen students’ abilities to express ideas and opinions in oral presentation.
- Collaborate within small learning communities.
Last Paragraph: How did your writing improve? How did your thinking develop?
Sign your cover letter at the end.