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I chose this because...
This is important to me because...
I think this is my best work because...
This was hard for me because...
This was easy for me because...
If I could do this over again, I would...
This was my greatest challenge because...
I really like the way I...
When I look at this, I feel 

Bridging Questions

What have I learned from doing this?
How do I think others will react to this?
Why am I including this?
What if I took it out of my portfolio?
On a scale of 1-10, I would give this a ___. Why?
What are its strengths? Weaknesses?
Why have I chosen this?
Why is it important?
How could it have been better?
What was the hardest thing for me?
What would I like to do next?

Source: Melograno, V. (1998). Professional and Student Portfolios for Physical Education. Human Kinetics, p.101

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