Writing Assessment Office

Junior Writing Portfolio

Portfolio Packet

Form 1: Packet Envelope Cover Sheet - To be taped on the outside of a 10" x 13" envelope. You must provide an envelope.

Form 2: Submission Cover Sheet - 1 for each submission.

These are available from:

WSU-Pullman Junior Writing Portfolio

 

The Timed Writing Exam

Sign up for the timed write you prefer at the Writing Assessment Office (VMMC Ground Floor Reception Area) or via the Timed Write Signup Form.

Space is limited, so sign up early!

Please bring a picture ID, preferably your WSU Vancouver ID card, and two pens. We will supply the necessary forms and Blue Books. We will no longer provide a dictionary or thesaurus. If you want to use a dictionary, please bring one with you. The exam begins promptly, so plan to arrive a few minutes before the scheduled time.

While you cannot "study" for the Timed Writing Exam, you can look at the criteria listed at the bottom of the Writing Portfolio Packet available in the Bookie. This list will give you an idea of what qualities the readers are looking for in your writing. The Packet also provides detailed instructions for completing the Portfolio requirement.

If you have a writing portfolio registration hold, you must now complete the timed write BEFORE your hold is released.

TIMED WRITING SCHEDULE  

DATE

START TIME

END TIME

ROOM

Friday, December 4

1:00 pm

3:00 pm

VMMC 6

 

 

 

 

Prompt arrival is mandatory.

Questions about the junior portfolio or writing placement can be directed to Katherine Olson at 360-546-9260 or at .

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The Portfolio Packet

The Packet consists of three samples of your writing that you have completed for three different college-level courses.

To complete the Packet, follow these steps:

Step 1: Purchase a Writing Portfolio envelope at the campus bookstore (approx. $1) or download the required forms from the Pullman Writing Program Office:

  • Form 1: To be taped on the outside of a 10" x 13" envelope. You must provide an envelope.

  • Form 2: 1 for each submission.
Step 2: Choose three pieces of your best writing. This includes any assigned college-level writing: lab reports, case studies, group projects, creative work, memos, in-class writing, traditional essays, work from other schools, and so forth.

Step 3: Fill out a cover sheet for each selection. Cover sheets are provided in the envelope or are available to download on this site.

Step 4: Ask the instructor who assigned and graded the paper to sign the cover sheet as "Acceptable" or "Outstanding."

If the instructor is unavailable to sign the cover sheet (i.e. transfer paper), an email from the instructor will be an acceptable alternative and should include verification that the paper is your work and deserves a rating of "Acceptable" or "Outstanding." Print the email and attach it to a cover sheet.

Step 5: Turn in the packet to the WSUV Writing Assessment Office at the ground floor reception area in VMMC.

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