Metacognitive writing allows you to evaluate your own process and reflect on your experience as a writer. When I respond to your projects, I write a letter to you with my feedback. To help guide me through your process, I ask you to write a letter to me as a reflection on your education narrative that answers the following questions in whatever order makes sense for you:

  • What did you learn about yourself as you worked on this project?
  • This project was divided into Part 1, composing your text, which asked you to use research and to use a new genre, letting you get creative, and Part 2, which asked you to look critically and analytically at the work you did in Part 1. How did that work/not work for you?
  • What resources (eg. brainstorming, multi-drafting, online discussions, student samples; peer-review, student support hours, writing center/tutoring, websites for creating your text, generative AI) did you use for this project? What did you find helpful or unhelpful about each?
  • What grade do you think your project has earned, based on the grading criteria?
  • You used your research from Project 2 as the foundation for Project 3. What revisions do you now see your Project 2 would benefit from?
  • What can I do to help you achieve your goals and mine for Project 3?
  • What do you want help with as you revise it for your final portfolio?
  • Is there anything else I should know about?

If you are not in class to write this reflective letter, please write your letter as a post using the category Project 3 Work. Please make your post private so that only you and I can read your reflection.