ENC2135: Research, Genre, and Context

Adriana Diaz designed this ePortfolio with the purpose of showcasing her growth within the ENC2135 Fall semester class. Not only was Diaz able to use research as a vessel to tackle ableism, but she was also able to learn about the distinct styles of writing and how revisions can strengthen one’s work. Diaz’s favorite aspect was being able to showcase her personality within the ePortfolio.


Amanda Toca created this ePortfolio to encapsulate the research she did on human behavior and the criminal justice system, demonstrating an interest in the influence of childhood trauma on serial killers specifically. Toca designed a dynamic website with animations and embedded course projects to depict her evolving understanding of rhetorical appeals and argumentation. 

Millie Bissett created this ePortfolio as a way to include their projects throughout their English course so that they could reflect and compare on their writing progress as the course went on. Millie really enjoyed the opportunity to create revisions on her work and felt it was fulfilling to see the progress she had made after each project. Millie's favourite part about the ePortfolio was being able to use creative aesthetic to present her writing skills.

Ashlie Langlois created this piece as a way to display her work throughout the semester. Langlois wanted to create a piece that was eye-catching but also organized, so that everything that was included was all in one place. Langlois enjoyed creating something that she had never done before and learning how to create a unique piece.

Anna Collins created this ePortfolio as a way to access her English projects in a website format. Collins enjoyed the opportunity to use the course as a way to explore more about a topic in which she was interested, specifically the Golden Age of Broadway. Her favorite thing about her ePortfolio is how it gave her an outlet to showcase her work, specifically her Video Essay in which she argues and attempts to persuade viewers that the musical West Side Story is not a love story. 

Inspired by a deep appreciation for the workings of the financial system, Benjamin Wainer created this to showcase the importance of central banks in society.

Cade Cricchio composed this website to synthesize her developing writing skills and understanding of rhetorical strategies. Cricchio enjoyed the opportunity to develop key writing skills, analyze rhetorical strategies, and dive deeper into her major, Business Marketing, throughout ENC 2135 and this ePortfolio. 

Caitlin Yarber created this digital symposium artifact in order to inform others about how health insurance is becoming increasingly unavailable for low-income families. As a pre-nursing major, Caitlin was familiar with health insurance but wanted to learn more about the hardships families face, as this has been a growing topic. Caitlin believes that her research will help to inform others of the depths of health insurance.

Celeste Stresau communicates her “love for the different means of communication” through her ENC 2135 portfolio, which includes texts such as a rhetorical analysis of artifacts about social media and a research paper on the effect of social media on Gen Z’s communication skills. 

Clay Fink created this cumulative ePortfolio to demonstrate how he applied newfound knowledge of genre and rhetoric to the world of Sports Management while progressing through the major projects of ENC 2135. Diving deeper within his academic discipline, Fink researched the mental health of college athletes and NCAA eligibility requirements before taking his own stance on the issue. 

Christopher Lynch compiled textual artifacts he created for ENC 2135 in this ePortfolio, which the process of composing changed his perspective on writing as a whole. By creating a timeline of texts, Lynch traced his progress between drafts and genres to address the impact of COVID-19 on students and adjacent academic writing situations.

In this ePortfolio, Crystal Serenelli organized texts created for ENC 2135 from a perspective that was oriented towards financial fraud. From rhetorically analyzing artifacts that address phishing attempts to considering the discourse community of risk management, Serenelli embraced the revision process and reflected on learning more about the relationship between writer and audience. 

Danielle Prince created this e-portfolio to showcase an her investigations and analyses about artificial intelligence and its effects on the film and television industries – specifically writers and actors. As a theater major, Danielle felt strongly about the rights and liberties that those who work in entertainment deserve, especially as production companies turn towards AI-generated content more than original and creative ideas from their employees. Danielle is proud of the work she created, believing that this portfolio can be understood by and accessible to a large audience. 

Gabriella Seib created an ePortfolio of all their projects throughout their English course to help organize and display the important aspects of it.  Gabriella went back through their projects and ensured all revisions needed were completed, to create an exceptional, simple, and organized final product. Gabriella had never done graphic design or website making before, so being able to experiment and construct a personalized ePortfolio of all their hard work was a great accomplishment and a great learning opportunity.

Gabriella Williams created this ePortfolio in an effort to encapsulate the work she did in her English course and feature the processes followed to complete it. Williams appreciated the opportunity to reflect on a topic about which she is passionate and to display her interest in it through her writing and revisions. Williams' favorite thing about her ePortfolio is the inclusion of her handwritten notes taken throughout the course because they exhibit her high regard for research and outlining.

Hannah Hayes created this ePortfolio to demonstrate learning about academic writing and her area of study, Management Information Systems. Hayes investigated the biases of Artificial Intelligence in particular through an investigative field essay, rhetorical analysis of field artifacts, and a multi-genre persuasive campaign that compounded on one another to demonstrate persuasive appeals within her academic discipline. 

This ePortfolio created by Hannah Botens showcases some of her work and reflections from the semester, including a revised version of her rhetorical analysis and a PowerPoint presentation. The topic of her research was behavioral finance, a concept that combines finance and psychology, which are two things she is interested in.

Hayden Thomas created this e-portfolio to highlight the work completed during the course ENC 2135, which focused on social media’s impact on American politics. Hayden enjoyed researching this topic, as he felt that the relationship between social media and politics should be covered more often. Most of all, Hayden enjoyed creating a final portfolio highlighting all of the work completed during the class, noting his growth as a writer as the most important thing he got out of his project.

Isabelle Krukoski created this ePortfolio to house the projects and artifacts created in ENC 2135 as a way to reflect on her learning process. Her favorite thing about creating the ePortfolio was how much creative freedom it granted her, allowing her to have fun with the creation process. The site's passcode is ENC2135. 

Jaynie Curzi created this ePortfolio as part of her ENC 2135 class to showcase the work she did throughout the semester, focusing on lacking diverse representation in media for the fantasy genre. She began with a field essay exploring how uniquely diversity, equity, and inclusion are impacted in fantasy literature, film and television, and video games, then a rhetorical essay analyzing how video games managed to correct the gap in representation, before ending with this final ePortfolio demonstrating both her previous papers and her own artifacts she created as an example to help boost diversity in the genre. She hopes that you take away something new from viewing her work and are likewise inspired to use creative writing and graphic design to advocate for issues close to your heart!

Jada-Lee Russell created this ePortfolio for ENC 2135 to organize artifacts that demonstrate the connections between audience, rhetorical strategies, and the composition process as a whole. Russell’s texts compare traditional banking to cryptocurrency investment and delve into other perspectives within the field of Finance and Marketing, such as hair color policies in professional workplaces, in order to access deeper understandings of authors’ purposes and modes of persuasion. 

Josie Lowers created this website to serve as a retrospective ePortfolio housing various writing assignments that better prepared Lowers to engage in rhetorical situations within the field of Clinical Professions, such as those concerning vaccination information. The work contained herein contributed to Lowers’ overall understanding of genre and rhetorical strategies, especially those related to the field of medicine. 

Julia Krostich displays her learning process through a carefully crafted website that serves as an ePortfolio immortalizing the development of Krostich’s writing process in ENC 2135. With artifacts addressing green roofs and climate change across the invention and drafting stages, Krostich displays the rhetorical and metacognitive growth necessary to grapple with rhetorical situations with ease. 

Khushi Bhalani's ePortfolio serves as a comprehensive reflection of her journey through her English course, offering a curated collection of projects that highlight her growth and understanding of course concepts. Through meticulous revision and a blend of creative writing and graphic design, Khushi has crafted an immersive experience that captures her passion for learning and expression. 

Lacey Bodenstein created this ePortfolio to showcase how she incorporates consideration of genre, rhetorical appeals, and audience into her writing process. The website collects and organizes PDFs of the texts Bodenstein composed over the course of ENC 2135, which Bodenstein hopes will demonstrate her writing progress and grasp of rhetorical appeals within academic writing as a whole. 

Loren Whitaker enjoyed the process of creating her ePortfolio because she had the freedom to tailor the project to her major, political science. Whitaker found that focusing on the implementation of rhetorical strategies enabled her to gain new perspectives on scholarly publications. Whitaker liked how the creation of her ePortfolio pushed her creatively and encouraged her to further explore her passions in political science. 

Marissa Lee authored this ePortfolio to display some of her best works and to remind her of the many joys of writing. Marissa took delight in writing these various compositions as they demonstrate her passions for research and especially for the raising of chickens. Marissa appreciated this chance to hone her composing skills and practice the numerous techniques she learned through the course.

Maryanne Armstrong exhibits the rhetorical knowledge that she accumulated over the course of completing the major projects of ENC 2135 within this ePortfolio, which considers visual rhetoric within organizing and presenting the artifacts created for the class. Armstrong selected the topic of women in the surgical field as an entryway into the rhetoric of her academic discipline and provides artifacts like a flyer and email that address this issue within her portfolio.

As a biomedical engineering major, Rickerson Geneus created this portfolio to showcase his different projects about HIV/AIDS and mental health, as well as a rhetorical analysis of the effects that an environment has on childrens’ development. He states in his reflection how valuable his experience in ENC2135 has been, as well as how he will be able to utilize the strategies he learned throughout his future. 


Sofia Martinez created this ePortfolio as a way to showcase all the written projects she created in ENC 2135 and as a way to look back on all the research she contributed to advancing the future of Women in Sports. Sofia enjoyed this opportunity to work on revising her own writing pieces while also expanding her knowledge about the future discourse community she hopes to be a part of one day. Sofia’s favorite thing about her ePortfolio is being able to witness the progress she made as a writer throughout her time in ENC 2135.