reflective essay

WRIT 313 Nowak

Reflective Essay Assignment

For this assignment you will write a self-reflective essay regarding the contents of your WRIT 313 portfolio (that is, the writing you have done this semester). The essay should reflect upon your growth as an academic writer through the course of this class. Critically analyze your strengths and weaknesses, as well as what you plan to focus on in the future. You will submit this essay as an assignment in Moodle, and also post your finalized e-portfolio on the web platform Digication. This process is straightforward and will be fully explained in another document.

This assignment is open-ended, and you can write it in a way that best makes sense for you. Here are some sample questions which you might respond to in formulating your self-reflection:

· Have you changed any of your writing practices as a result of this assigned paper/course? Why?

· How did you respond to constructive criticism in the form of instructor comments, peer reviewer comments, or Writing Center tutor comments?

· How did your writing process help you discover new ideas in this assigned paper/course?

· How exactly have your writing and/or critical thinking skills improved while writing a paper or during the course?

· How has your newly improved writing process influenced writing assignments that you completed outside of your WRIT course?

· Review the syllabus’s learning outcomes and explain how one or two were achieved during the course or while writing a paper.

· Describe your writing process for one major paper and evaluate the relationship between the stages of the writing process (i.e., pre-writing, first draft, revision, editing, and proofreading) and the quality of the paper.

Sources: not necessary

Format: APA style (no abstract or references)

Page Length: 3 pages main text (2.5 pages is fine, but less than 2 full pages is not adequately fulfilling the assignment). So 3 pages main text + title page = a 4 page-document

Due: Dec. 9, 11:55pm