What is Reflection?

Reflection is a chance for you to think about the problem-solving strategies
you have used and the decisions you’ve made while writing in this class.

 

Answer the following questions:

1.      What is your greatest strength as a writer?

2.      What is your biggest problem?

3.      What is your favorite kind of writing? (Expository Essay, Fiction, Poetry, etc.)

4.      Of the four essays you have written, which was hardest to write, and why?

5.      Which was easiest?  Why?

6.      As you wrote, what surprises did you encounter?

7.      You have written over 2500 words in this class. Which are you proudest of?

8.      Which of the four essays changed the most between the outline and final draft stage? How and why did it change? 

9.      How has your writing improved this semester?

10.   How do you think you have improved as a writer this semester?

 


Answer the following questions:

1.      Is writing important to the profession you hope to pursue? Why/Why Not?

2.      Is writing valued in your family?  How?

3.      Is writing important in your personal life? In what way? (E-mail, Lyrics, etc.)

4.      How many different audiences have you written for in the last year?

 


Now write your reflective essay, keeping these things in mind:

1.      Relax… take plenty of time to think— This paper is about YOU.

2.      The goal of this essay is to explore who you are as a writer, and what you  value.

3.      To accomplish that, you MUST refer to or quote some of the writing you have done in this class.  You are also welcome to cite outside work you have done.

4.      Take time to think about how you write, and how that process has changed as you have completed the assignments in this course.

5.      While this is a less formal essay than the other four, you should still strive to achieve good organization and development.

6.      Don’t try to incorporate all of the Self-Examination and Value topics into your essay.  Pick several that you feel will best address the goal of this essay, and focus on them.

Optional: Include one example of writing that demonstrates something about you as a writer that the assigned work in my class did NOT allow you to demonstrate.