What is a Portfolio?What is a Portfolio?

►Purpose:Purpose:

a. To showcase your creative a. To showcase your creative abilities in different genresabilities in different genres

b. Highlighting your talent of b. Highlighting your talent of handling a range of topics and handling a range of topics and ideas.ideas.

A Portfolio Contains…A Portfolio Contains…

►A selection of your best workA selection of your best work

►Complete and edited piecesComplete and edited pieces

►Organised sections of your individual Organised sections of your individual workwork

►An insight into your work An insight into your work

FeaturesFeatures

►Cover PageCover Page►TitleTitle►SizeSize►Number of pages/ word countNumber of pages/ word count►Organisation of ContentsOrganisation of Contents►SeparatorsSeparators

Your PortfolioYour Portfolio

►Cover Page with a titleCover Page with a title►PrefacePreface►Table of ContentsTable of Contents►Neatly arranged sections of your workNeatly arranged sections of your work► IllustrationsIllustrations►FillersFillers►BlurbBlurb

PrefacePreface

► Introduction to your work and portfolioIntroduction to your work and portfolio►What is creativity for youWhat is creativity for you► Your inspirationYour inspiration►Why are you creating this portfolioWhy are you creating this portfolio►What are its meritsWhat are its merits► The process of creating itThe process of creating it► First person, personal point of view and First person, personal point of view and

present tensepresent tense► AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements► 2-3 pages2-3 pages

Table of ContentsTable of Contents

►PrefacePreface►Title of the sectionsTitle of the sections►Components of each sectionComponents of each section►Page numbers (correct and verified)Page numbers (correct and verified)

Table of ContentsTable of Contents

I.I. Short Stories/ Title Short Stories/ Title 5-305-301. I knew he was a strange man1. I knew he was a strange man 552. ‘And the noise grew louder…’2. ‘And the noise grew louder…’ 15153. The beginning of the end3. The beginning of the end 20204. Never Again4. Never Again 2525

II. Poems/ Poetry/ Poet’s CornerII. Poems/ Poetry/ Poet’s Corner 31-4131-411. When I Have Fears1. When I Have Fears 31312. Oh Thou Shall Come2. Oh Thou Shall Come 31313. Mourning3. Mourning 3232

SeparatorsSeparators

►MarkersMarkers►One page containing the name of the One page containing the name of the

sectionsection►Content appears on the next page of Content appears on the next page of

the separatorthe separator►Can be creatively designedCan be creatively designed►Does not contain a page number on itDoes not contain a page number on it►Other materials can be usedOther materials can be used

Illustrations and FillersIllustrations and Fillers

►Empty space is not welcomeEmpty space is not welcome► Illustrations: pictures, sketches, Illustrations: pictures, sketches,

caricatures, paintings etc to highlight caricatures, paintings etc to highlight the contentthe content

►Fillers: Jokes, in and out, behind a Fillers: Jokes, in and out, behind a rickshaw, we heard it, quotations rickshaw, we heard it, quotations (humorous)(humorous)

►NO PLAGIARISMNO PLAGIARISM

BlurbBlurb

► Printed on the back coverPrinted on the back cover► Information about the portfolioInformation about the portfolio►Contains responses of other readers Contains responses of other readers

and criticsand critics►May contain a short summaryMay contain a short summary►Shows the popularity of the authorShows the popularity of the author

ContentContent

►Short StoriesShort Stories►Long StoriesLong Stories►PoemsPoems►Drama/ PlayDrama/ Play►Prose/ Creative non fiction/ EssaysProse/ Creative non fiction/ Essays►CritiquesCritiques►LettersLetters►Autobiography/ MemoirsAutobiography/ Memoirs

► InterviewsInterviews►TraveloguesTravelogues►PictorialPictorial►CollageCollage►Any other ideas of your ownAny other ideas of your own

Organising a SectionOrganising a Section

►Genre basedGenre based►ThematicallyThematically►Point of viewPoint of view

For Example:For Example:

Autobiography, memoirs and personal Autobiography, memoirs and personal letters can be in one sectionletters can be in one section

►Class assignments followed by new Class assignments followed by new work or vice versawork or vice versa

Keep an eye on…Keep an eye on…

►Typing errorsTyping errors►TensesTenses►Correct word usageCorrect word usage►Overall presentation and outlook Overall presentation and outlook ►Uniformity of formatUniformity of format► Interest levelInterest level►Personal touchPersonal touch