Enhancing Sentence Style Variety (length, structure, punctuation, ideas, etc.) “When a student introduces a por1olio with serious reflec5on about it, the student is taking responsibility for the quality of the work, the choices that were involved in the wri5ng and the learning that has occurred—or not occurred It is a powerful metacogni5ve act—thinking about thinking—that no other assessment device includes But one link in our own thinking about por1olios yet remains, and that is the purpose of this paper: to connect the power of the reflec5ve leDer to the actual scoring of por1olios” (583) Ed White, “The Scoring of Wri5ng Por1olios: Phase 2.” CCC 56.4 (2005): 581-‐600 Powerful Verbs vs ‘To Be’ • The frequency with which writers use forms of the verb “to be” is interes5ng to me Powerful Verbs vs ‘To Be’ • Vidra’s ar5cle was an argument about the invasiveness of Kudzu Powerful Verbs vs ‘To Be’ • The writers were asking how to enhance their sentence style Powerful Verbs vs ‘To Be’ • There are many people who want to improve their wri5ng ... Powerful Verbs vs ‘To Be’ • The writers were asking how to enhance their sentence style Powerful Verbs vs ‘To Be’ • There are many people who want to improve