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Contents<br />

Acknowledgements 4<br />

Introduction 5<br />

Reflective Letter 7<br />

Nicole DiNardo 9<br />

Theresa Don<strong>of</strong>rio 11<br />

Megan Malanchuk 13<br />

Sarah Mandlehr 15<br />

A Narrative or Short Story 17<br />

Nicole DiNardo, “Beautiful Muddle 19<br />

Andrew McKenzie, “A Different Religion” 21<br />

Kristen Price, “My Hardest Test” 23<br />

Dana Sinopoli, “A Price for Freedom: A P.O.W. Story” 25<br />

An Explanatory, Exploratory, or Persuasive Essay 27<br />

Abby Olexa, “Sacrificing All to Save a Few” 28<br />

Bethany Pierce, “The Heart <strong>of</strong> the Problem” 32<br />

Kristen Price, “Art Department:<br />

More Than Just Pretty Pictures” 34<br />

Stephanie Wood, “Blaming Irresponsibility” 36<br />

A Response to a Text 39<br />

Jessica Keel, “Religion: Myth and Mistake in Native Son” 40<br />

Brendan Klosterman, “Woman: Doll, Child, Slave” 43<br />

Reynold Toepfer, “Discovering Truth” 45<br />

Stephanie Wood, “S<strong>of</strong>tly Spoken Strength” 48<br />

Complete <strong>Portfolios</strong> 51<br />

Scott Gruenbaum 52<br />

Camilla Hileman 62<br />

Pamela Spellman 70<br />

<strong>2001</strong> Scoring Guide for <strong>Portfolios</strong> 78<br />

Characteristics <strong>of</strong> Effective <strong>Portfolios</strong> 78<br />

Scoring Scale 79<br />

Guidelines for Non-Sexist Language 80<br />

Advice from Portfolio Scorers 82<br />

Specific Suggestions for Improvement 83<br />

Frequently Asked Questions 85<br />

2002 Portfolio Submission Information 88<br />

Portfolio Contents 89<br />

Essential Instructions 90<br />

Portfolio Information Form 91<br />

Supervising Teachers 92<br />

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