FInal reflection help

1301 & 1302 Final Reflective Essay

For this assignment you are asked to write an essay that explains and charts what you have studied over the semester. It can help to view this as a discussion of your experience as a writer in the class. You may use the questions and topics in the Addendum to help as you develop your content. I have also provided vocabulary words and you may add any additional that you wish to include and believe will be helpful.

Note: Like other skill-based tasks, writing can always be improved. Overarching questions might be: What are strengths do I have as a writer? How might I improve? What are my challenges?

Essays should be uploaded to Turnitin by the start of class on the day of your Final.

Format: MLA Style Single-spaced, Times New Roman, 10 point. 750-1200 words

Comp II - Final Assignment Elements/Reflective Essay

Introduction (Can also add content discussion here):

1. Reflect on the critical thinking assignment from the beginning of the semester. What concluding statement might you make now?

1. Identify the text(s) and topics that were your focus during the semester.

2. Is there a skill you believe you improved over the course of the semester? Identify that skill and explain specifically how you have improved. Body: The Units

2. Unit One - Annotated Bibliography

1. Define an Annotated Bibliography and its purpose. What genre of writing does the Annotated Bibliography best represent?

2. Please discuss any challenges and what you learned from completing this essay.

3. What are other ways this genre of writing might be used?

3. Unit Two – Synthesis/Research Essay.

1. What is the purpose of the Synthesis essay?

2. Did you find the Synthesis essay challenging? Why?

3. What did you learn while writing this essay? How might you use Synthesis in the future?

4. Discuss the purpose of research in academic writing.

5. What did you find challenging about research?

6. What is the purpose of MLA formatting? Where can you find help with MLA? Why is it necessary to cite source material?

7. What are the two elements of citing material?

4. Unit Three – Signature Assignment – Arguing a Position

1. What challenge is there in responding personally to an article or subject in an essay?

2. Identify 2-3 benefits of collaborative work.

3. What was your topic of focus your collaborative response and digital rhetoric piece? (I covered 2 questions – 1.What is similar between the two texts and authors? And 2. What is different?)

4. What is a challenge in collaborative work?

5. What challenge is there in digital rhetoric (infographic)?

5. Content:

1. Name one of the short stories (or 2) that you enjoyed studying and the author(s). What did you find appealing or intriguing about your selected short stories or essays? ( Indian education by Sherman Alexie ) I will attach this as well. I attached this because I am Asian and I kind of relate to this so please write accordingly.

2. Reflect on a topic that you or a collaborative group highlighted during their presentation. Discuss what is interesting or important about the topic. (We had 2 collaborative essays and one of them it covered multiculturalism and for this we used 2 essays How to date a brown girl and Indian education.) link for hoe to date a brown Girl is - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1995/12/25/how-to-date-a-brown-girl-black-girl-white-girl-or-halfie#:~:text=How%20To%20Date,December%2017%2C%201995 and I’ll attach Indian education. In another document

3. Discuss any new understandings gained from content of readings, discussions, or individual/group presentations.

4. Write a summative statement about the semester.

Vocabulary: Primary claim, Secondary Claims, Introduction, Conclusion, Ethos, Pathos, Logos, Testimony, Synthesis, Situated Ethos, Argumentative Purpose, Assignment Prompt, Argument, Digital Rhetoric, Infographic, MLA style, Plagiarism, Rhetorical Appeals, Collaboration, Comma Splice, Runon Sentence, Sentence Fragment, Rhetorical Proofs, Rhetorical Elements, Topic Sentences, Transitions, Syntactical (or syntax), Grammar, Citations, Summary, Textual Evidence