Leah Delaney Questions 07/26

1. On page 105 Yancey writes "writing portfolios promise to change significantly what goes on in writing classrooms-- because of the messages they send, the authority they assign, the ways they motivate students, and the insights they challenge students to perceive and articulate."

How do portfolios accomplish all of this? If we choose not to do portfolio grading, what other methods, if any, might achieve the same effect?

2. How does the Reiff piece achieve the goal of "conversation starter" (163) that it deems to be the goal of this specific genre of writing?