Lacking significant thought and hard to understand. Typically, this writing has inaccurate word choice, non-standard syntax, grammatical errors, and incorrect punctuation. Not enough of the assignment was accomplished to warrant evaluation. This writing does not have a clear purpose, and the intended audience is not served. This assessment does not necessarily indicate how well the individual has mastered academic skills, but it should indicate the extent to which the he or she has tried to achieve the course objectives.
Progress naturally requires a comparison of early with recent work.
A portfolio approach encourages students to reflect on their own work and to analyze the progress they have made. They collect a range of their own writings including prewritings and revisions. They specify those pieces they consider most representative of their best efforts, and they compose a review of their writing processes. View the folder or portfolio as a culmination of the course, as a final presentation of work that has been in progress and under a mentor's scrutiny throughout the semester. You do not need to read each paper painstakingly now.