Due: Thursday, 12/17 11:59pm

Assignment:

We have arrived at the end of the semester and are nearly done! Now it is time for you to reflect on what you have done over the course of the semester.

Final Reflection 500-750 words

Reflect on the three questions below. 

  1. What have you learned about yourself as a reader, writer, and scholar this semester?
  2. How have you changed or developed as a reader and writer this semester?
  3. Discuss what you learned in this class and how you might transfer this knowledge to other writing tasks, assignments, or situations either in college or in your community.

Look back through all your work: writing exercises, homework assignments, blog posts, earlier reflections, essays, projects, and so on. As you browse through all you’ve composed, ask yourself about (and take notes on) the following questions as a way of generating ideas for your reflection:

  • How would you compare/contrast work done early on in the semester to now? How have you developed as a writer?
  • What changed in your writing (and reading and thinking) as the genres changed?
  • What were your early assumptions/beliefs about yourself and writing? Have they since changed? Explain.
  • What was your experience revising assignments?
  • What was particularly challenging for you in our course this semester and how did you overcome it (or attempt to)?
  • What did you expect to learn in this class? What did you actually learn? Is it the same? Different? Less? More? How do you feel about the class and what you have learned now that the semester is over?
  • What advice would you give to students taking this course next semester?

Things to keep in mind for the reflection:

  • Don’t simply answer the above questions in your final reflection. In fact, you do not need to answer them all. Instead, use them as a guide to help you brainstorm ideas.
  • Remember: this reflection is a finished piece of writing. Be sure to leave yourself time to shape your ideas and revise the piece. Treat yourself as a respected author who has something to say!

Here’s what I will be looking for in, and how I will be grading, the reflection:

  • Attention to audience. You need to have a “so what?” Don’t just list a bunch of random opinions about your writing—write an article about what you’ve learned. Imagine that you are writing this for an audience beyond me (future students, family members, anyone interested in taking a writing class…).
  • Attention to organization.  This does not have to be a traditional organization, but you should have paragraphs and some rationale for how you’ve ordered them.
  • Care. Make sure you proofread carefully.
  • Timelines.  Make sure to get this done on time because my grades are due, and I need to carefully consider your work.
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