Welcome to my e-portfolio here you can find examples of my work and improvement in my communication over the course of this class. If you would turn your attention to the menu at the top and look over that for a second you can get good idea as to where everything is located and how to get to each section of my e-portfolio. But what exactly do I have for you here inquisitive reader? Well that’s simple I have for you a link back to this introduction, a little about me page, a revised piece of writing paired with a reflection, my strongest example of my developed communications skills paired with a reflection, a reflection over the process of reading this e-portfolio, and finally the closing reflection which encapsulates my experiences in this class.

This e-portfolio is not only a collection of my work but an example of how I as a writer have changed over the course of this semester. My core writing process is still very much the same in which I first develop a strong thesis that focuses my intention throughout the essay. Throughout the rest of my essay I essentially word vomit all of my initial ideas onto the paper bringing in evidence when it becomes necessary. Finally when my roughest draft is written I read over it trying to refine my point and take all of my analysis to a deeper level. What has really changed is my ability to find and correct initial errors this has changed tremendously from me skipping over sentence fragments to transforming single sentence analysis into multi layered analysis that breakdown evidence. From my most recent piece of writing about the legalization of marijuana is an example of my improved style “As for the economic benefits of marijuana legalization the state of Colorado’s accounting system recently released a graph of monthly tax revenue on marijuana, which in July of 2018 was about 22 million dollars (Colorado Department of Revenue). The graph also had a net positive linear trend meaning that as time increases so does the amount of revenue that the state received by taxing marijuana. 22 million dollars a month is no insignificant amount of money and as those for legalization would say this could be used to help fund many beneficial government programs such as public schools.” I feel that this example thoroughly demonstrates my improved ability to bring in and analyze evidence in an essay because of how smooth it flows and how clear my analysis is. 

As you continue to explore my e-portfolio keep in mind my examples of how I have changed to notice the before and after within my example essays. My Rhetorical Analysis is a better example of my old style whereas my Visual Rhetorical Analysis is a more recent and my strongest piece that shows how I have been molded by the challenges presented in this class. These changes show that in this past semester I have evolved as a writer taking my skills that extra step further and bringing my skills up to par with real world expectations.