After choosing how you will display your portfolio items, the next step is to decide how to organize the items. The easiest and most organized way to display your items is to create sections that match areas in your life. For example, you could have sections for academics, career, community service, personal interests, family, talents, etc. You can create a category to represent the items you place in it. Practice categorizing by matching the following items to the category they would best fit in. Using the Word Bank of portfolio categories, write the name of the category next to each item where the item would best fit. (Hint: Some items may fit into more than one category.)

Word Bank (Portfolio Categories)

• Family
• Career
• Community Service
• Personal Interests
• Academics
• Special Talents

Now, look at the items you chose for your portfolio. Do any fall in the categories we already mentioned? What other categories might you include in your portfolio? Write the categories below that you will use to organize your portfolio. Then, go back to your list of portfolio items and write the name of the category next to each item that the item will go in.