Make a Revision Traceable
A process portfolio lets a reviewer follow a draft, its criterion check and the resulting revision.
About 25 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper and a pencil, typed notes or a browser scratch area. Color names can replace colored supplies; drawn figures and timelines can replace performance.
- Complete teaching inputs: An original process record dates rough thumbnail1, first draft3, criterion check4, revised draft6. A portfolio explanation focuses on revision criterion1. Which record order lets a reviewer trace that process? Supplied candidates: (A) criterion check → rough thumbnail → first draft → revised draft (B) revised draft → criterion check → first draft → rough thumbnail (C) rough thumbnail → first draft → criterion check → revised draft (D) rough thumbnail → revised draft → first draft → criterion check.
- Independent check: An original process record dates rough thumbnail2, first draft4, criterion check6, revised draft8. A portfolio explanation focuses on revision criterion2. Which record order lets a reviewer trace that process? Supplied candidates: (A) criterion check → rough thumbnail → first draft → revised draft (B) revised draft → criterion check → first draft → rough thumbnail (C) rough thumbnail → first draft → criterion check → revised draft (D) rough thumbnail → revised draft → first draft → criterion check.
Learn the idea
Link a design’s purpose, representation and evidence. Prioritize required information, apply a stipulated projection model, construct an argument from visible features and organize a portfolio so a reviewer can trace revision decisions. A process portfolio lets a reviewer follow a draft, its criterion check and the resulting revision. Dates or explicit sequence labels connect the artifacts with the reason for the change.
Reason through the supplied case: The dates establish thumbnail before draft, check before revision. This order makes the observed change and its recorded reason traceable. It does not prove that the revision improved every audience outcome; the portfolio should include actual artifacts and the specific checked criterion.
A chronological record establishes sequence and documented decisions, not measured audience impact. Include actual artifacts rather than relying on an unsupported claim that the final piece is professional.
- Read the complete teaching inputs and mark the feature, rule or constraint being tested.
- Compare the model decision with one rejected candidate; state the visible evidence or calculation that distinguishes them.
- Solve the independent check and the three changed-input practice cases before reading feedback.
- Retain a thumbnail, draft, criterion note and revised draft in dated order with one before/after annotation.
- Check your artifact against these explicit criteria: The revision follows its check, and the annotation names a changed feature visible in both relevant artifacts.
See the method in action
An original process record dates rough thumbnail1, first draft3, criterion check4, revised draft6. A portfolio explanation focuses on revision criterion1. Which record order lets a reviewer trace that process? Supplied candidates: (A) criterion check → rough thumbnail → first draft → revised draft (B) revised draft → criterion check → first draft → rough thumbnail (C) rough thumbnail → first draft → criterion check → revised draft (D) rough thumbnail → revised draft → first draft → criterion check. Model decision: rough thumbnail → first draft → criterion check → revised draft. The dates establish thumbnail before draft, check before revision. This order makes the observed change and its recorded reason traceable. It does not prove that the revision improved every audience outcome; the portfolio should include actual artifacts and the specific checked criterion.
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Helpful tips
- A process portfolio lets a reviewer follow a draft, its criterion check and the resulting revision.
- A chronological record establishes sequence and documented decisions, not measured audience impact.
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rough thumbnail → first draft → criterion check → revised draft
The dates establish thumbnail before draft, check before revision. This order makes the observed change and its recorded reason traceable. It does not prove that the revision improved every audience outcome; the portfolio should include actual artifacts and the specific checked criterion.
Take it further
New-input analysis: An original process record dates rough thumbnail8, first draft10, criterion check18, revised draft20. A portfolio explanation focuses on revision criterion2. Which record order lets a reviewer trace that process? Supplied candidates: (A) criterion check → rough thumbnail → first draft → revised draft (B) revised draft → criterion check → first draft → rough thumbnail (C) rough thumbnail → first draft → criterion check → revised draft (D) rough thumbnail → revised draft → first draft → criterion check. Expected relationship: rough thumbnail → first draft → criterion check → revised draft. The dates establish thumbnail before draft, check before revision. This order makes the observed change and its recorded reason traceable. It does not prove that the revision improved every audience outcome; the portfolio should include actual artifacts and the specific checked criterion. Create your own artifact: Retain a thumbnail, draft, criterion note and revised draft in dated order with one before/after annotation. Completion criteria: The revision follows its check, and the annotation names a changed feature visible in both relevant artifacts.
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Check the subject sources
- Getty Museum: Principles of Design
- Getty Museum: Understanding Formal Analysis
- Metropolitan Museum of Art: Every Picture Tells a Story
- National Core Arts Standards: framework and artistic processes
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