THEME PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS ***Your theme portfolio will be based on a positive theme which you chose.

Everything in your portfolio will be a reflection of that theme and how it relates to you. ***This is meant to be a personal, reflective project. ****This assignment will be due on Friday, March 2nd, and will be worth 100 points. You must include the following in your portfolio: 1. A cover which includes your theme and your name 2. A formal introduction of at least page, which explains why you chose your theme, how it relates to you, and what you hope to accomplish through this project. 3. A table of contents which organizes your entries 4. Two poems you have selected from a published author 5. Two original poems you have written (one may be one you wrote in this class if it connects to your theme) 6. One published slogan 7. The lyrics from at least one song 8. A literary excerpt (short story, novel, entry from Chicken Soup for the Soul series) 9. An analysis of each entry explaining why you chose it, how it relates to the theme, and in turn, how it relates to you 10. A formal closing of at least page, which explains your feelings about your portfolio, and what you think you accomplished through doing the project 11. 5 bibliography sheets (colored coded) documenting the 5 borrowed sources you used to create your portfolio ***This project should be FREE OF ERRORS, attractive, professional looking, and must be typed. ( If computers are available, some class time will be designated for this).

NAME______________ THEME______________ PORTFOLIO GRADING SHEET SELECTIONS which appropriately apply to theme 28 PTS (4 points per entry) ANALYSES 21 PTS (3 points per analysis) TABLE OF CONTENTS - 6 PTS. INTRODUCTION 15 PTS. 5 BIBLIOGRAPHY sheets - 5PTS. CONCLUSION 15 PTS. CREATIVITY AND EFFORT - 10PTS. TOTAL - 100PTS. COMMENTS: + __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ 100