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You must include at least **four (4) artifacts** of work, at least two of which must showcase work you've completed this year in AP English. This means, if you choose, you can showcase work from other classes.
 * Since you are selecting which examples of your work to include, **select good ones** that show your ability to think analytically and critically and creatively. Show off your growth as a reader and writer and thinker.
 * Consider carefully **how best to display the artifact.** Would an image, a document, a link to something you've created online be the best format to show your work? Something else?
 * For each artifact, include a **caption** that explains the context of the assignment, the date you created it, the learning goal.
 * For each artifact, include a **reflection**. Reflect on what you learned--about the content, about your self, about working with others...

=Model:= ................................................................................................................................... ||  In this assignment in AP English Language, I had to write an essay that pinpoints Friedman's tone and explains his argument, showing how Friedman crafts his argument. ||
 * **Artifact** || Pretend there's a link here to an essay posted on my blog or published as web page in Google Docs.
 * **Caption** || **Analysis of Friedman's editorial, //America Needs Its Nerds// **
 * **Reflection** || At the beginning of the year, I struggled to read challenging texts, especially older ones. As the year progressed, and I read more and more difficult works, I improved in being able to grapple with such works. I've realized that good readers have to work at digging deep below the surface of a text to uncover the deeper, sometimes subtle, treasures. I feel a sense of accomplishment at having grown this year as a reader and thinker, learning to read on a much deeper level and to make connections to big ideas.

My writing has become much sharper. I'm able to express my ideas more succinctly--to cut to the heart of an idea without rambling. My syntax is still developing, and though I've learned many snazzy rhetorical devices that can make my ideas sparkle, I want to keep practicing so that I can learn to wield these devices forcefully. ||
 * You, of course, will not label your reflection as I have done. You may arrange the three parts in any way you'd like. But, your reflection for each artifact should contain all three parts. Notice the reflection is the longest of the three, and should share your honest view of how and what you've learned.**