Assignment 2-Judging Philosophy

If I was judging a portfolio there would be many things that I would take into account. The first would be to make sure that the student followed all directions given when having to write the paper, and that they did so correctly. Directions are key to a paper because it doesn't matter how well the paper is written, if its not on the right subject it's completely useless to the class. All of the papers should express the students interpreted ideas and thoughts about the topic or questions given in the paper as well. The next thing I'd look for in the portfolio would be organization and making sure that the papers have an introduction and conclusion, and the paragraphs are well organized and there is good sentence fluency. The reader should be able to go from the beginning of the paper until the end and the paper should flow right through and not have any choppy sentences. All of the papers should have no grammar errors, run-on sentences, prepositional phrases, or bad punctuation either, this is something that the student should take into account before even submitting or handing in a paper to a professor, especially at the college level. Any direct quotes, summaries, ideas, and paraphrases should all be documented and well cited at the end of each paper as well to show that the student is again, well organized and isn't taking another author's quote or idea as their own. It's very easy to tell when someone does a paper because they care and want a good grade on it, or they just want to get it done and pass that class and thats very important as well. It's also very easy to point out when someone really enjoys and puts a lot of time into a paper and I think thats extremely important too. Also, the student should try to relate the subject of their paper to their own lives, and use examples in order to give the reader a better perspective on what they are trying to talk about. This also makes the paper much more interesting for the person reading it and they might feel that they can really relate or agree on the subject being discussed.