I am creating this weblog portfolio for Dr. Fricke’s English 2311 class. 

My specific audience is Dr. Fricke.

The goal of this portfolio is to communicate and share information.  This weblog portfolio lets me post my assignments for English 2311 online for you and my classmates to see.  I will explain what I did for each major assignment.  I will explain my writing process of each assignment.  I’ll also talk about things like improvements and problems of each assignment.

I have never done any sort of blogging before, so this is very new to me.  I do not really like having my assignments up for all to see.  I usually like to keep my work to myself. 

However, I can see the benefits of a weblog portfolio.  The portfolio makes it really easy for you to see and grade my assignments.  The portfolio is also a good way to keep my assignments very organized for a class.  The website lets other people easily see my work without having to belong to a particular group or organization.

I will create a separate post for each major assignment in my English 2311 class.  The post will contain reflections of each assignment. 

I will have a link of the specific assignment in each post.  The link will let you see my whole assignment.  This should help you understand my assignment reflections.  This will also let you see my original assignment. 

This blog site does a good job of reflecting the goals of the English 2311 class.  It is practical.  It also establishes a specific audience and goal. 

Similarly, my English 2311 class has been very practical.  I learned to write resumes and job letters.  I learned how to write effective memos.  I worked the whole semester on defining a specific audience and goal in my writing assignments.  Connecting my writing style to my audience and goal is the most practical lesson I’ve learned from this class.  This class taught me to write clearer and more concise sentences.  Simple sentences are much easier for you to read and grade quickly.