Personal Reflection Essay

Due Date: Apr 03, 2016 23:59:59       Max Points: 90

Details: Personal Reflection Essay

This topic focuses on a personal examination of your faith. You will reflect on your own faith and how that faith affects your actions personally and professionally.

In a 750-1,000-word essay describe your faith and the role your faith plays in your personal and professional life. In your essay include the following:

What is faith and where does it come from?

Discuss the relationship between faith and actions.

What are actions in your life that you believe are/were affected by your faith?

Parker Palmer talks about people teaching “who they are”.  Who are you as an educator?  Who are you as a person of faith?

Include the citations for 3-5 peer reviewed articles from the GCU library.

Rubric:

·         All of the content questions are addressed. Rich supporting detail and insightful self-reflection are provided.

·         Reflective practice is thoroughly demonstrated with meaningful and insightful observations thoughtfully presented.

·         Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive. The essence of the paper is contained within the thesis. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.

·         Submission is nearly/completely free of mechanical errors and has a clear, logical conceptual framework. Word choice reflects well-developed use of practice and content-related language. Sentence structures are varied and engaging.