Compiling a Portfolio (224-235)

I have never really made a portfolio before. I didnt even know what it was until I read this chapter. We made on in like fourth grade but I don't think that counted. We just compiled all of our drawings and report cards into it. I guess I always thought of it as something like a scrap book. When I tought of portfolios, english never really came to mind. In the very beginning of the chapter, it tells what I could possibly put in a portfolio. From that I got that all a prtfoli is is a collection of whatever you want. Almost like a journal. It also talks about labeling. I think that is important, because the folder shouldn's just have a jumble of papers in it that you don't even know what they are. I guess my definition of a portfolio would be this: A collection of little pieces all leading up to the final project. Something to show progression. I think they a re a great idea. I always kept my rough drats and outlines so I could see how to improve my final piece, but I never rrally thought of to organize it in a way that would make it a lot easier for me and anyone one else who needed to take a look at it.