English portfolios can be extremely beneficial to students who are trying to see how they have developed. There are a great deal of elements students can observe when they are forced to look back upon their previous work. Of course this all is relative to how much a student does learn within a class and how much they have incorporated new skills and ideas into their writing. If a student does a great deal to change thier writing, the development will be obvious and this will enable them to compare and contrast their writing style.
I think this is what happens in English 1050 in some cases. I had a roommate once that had to save all of their work and hand it in later with a paper on how they felt their writing had developed. I feel like there have been some English classes, where upon completion I didn't feel like I learned much. However, I always feel I've learned after a class with Jon Adams and work there definitely reflects growth. A portfolio would definitely benefit from me in that class.
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