HW 2 ENG 3

In this three to four page double-spaced assignment, compose a comprehensive reflection of your achievements in the course, specifically focusing on the seven course learning outcomes (check your syllabus for the Student Learning Outcomes). Talk about what you read, wrote, understood, learned, not only about the content of the course, but also about yourself. Use all rhetorical strategies at your disposal and take advantage of all the textual artifacts you have created during this class and use the content of the Mini Reflections you composed throughout the course to piece together this comprehensive document. The most relevant points of this written assignment will be also part of your multimodal oral presentation. 

 

Elements Required in the Reflection:

1. Discuss all three stages of the metacognitive process as they relate to your learning in this course.

2. Discuss specific learning outcomes listed in the Syllabus (listed below) and your confidence in the learning of the content (examples provided in parentheses).

 

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs):

Through successful completion of this course and its scaffolded assignments, students

will:

1. Assess and describe the situations surrounding various kinds of writing (WPA CT2) to understand how authors write to meet a variety of goals at once. Along the way, you will interpret that writing for intended and unintended meaning (UE CT1). (eg. Multimodal Assignment 1, Multimodal Assignment 2).

2. Write multiple drafts of a document (WPA P1) that incorporates feedback from peers, illustrate the creation of new ideas, and show re-thinking of your existing ideas  (eg. Peer review assignment, edited version after peer review complete).

3. Analyze the language and documents used by groups of people who come together, establish their identity as a group, and achieve their combined goals (WPA RK2). (eg. Discourse communities assignment).

4. Characterize various document types (WPA KC2 & KC3), known as genres, and identify trends and expectations in how those document types do the work—and reflect the thinking—of a writing community. This will help you assess different points of view, assumptions, and/or arguments (UE CT2) (eg. any assignment that discusses genres).

5. Use rhetoric to create artifacts that meet specific goals and address specific audiences (WPA RK4) based on a variety of situations that call for writing. This will reflect the student’s ability to communicate effectively for a determined purpose (UE CC2) (eg. plagiarism assignment, multimodal assignment 1, multimodal assignment 2).

6. Create documents that incorporate the collaborative, socialized aspects of writing yet avoid plagiarism by appropriately employing paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting (WPA CT4) of credible sources. You will decide how to make those incorporations using rigorous arguments based on criteria and evidence (UE CT3). (eg. any assignment created in which you paraphrased, quoted, and provided a Works Cited/References page and in-text citations).

7. Use writing to build expertise, navigate roles, and motivate others toward action (WPA CT2). (eg. plagiarism assignment, multimodal assignment 1, multimodal assignment 2).

 

Make sure you identify the student learning outcome. You may use the same assignment for more than one learning outcome, but label which student learning outcomes are associated with the assignment. (eg. SLOs 1 and 5 are captured in Multimodal Assignment 1. Then, explain how they connect with the SLO).

 

Explain any possible modifications or adjustments you will be making to your learning process as you discuss the SLOs. Focus upon what you have learned in the course. Connect what you have learned in this course to other classes or to your life outside of academics. Make sure you have a thesis statement that will guide the entire reflection.

 

Keep in mind that if you use someone else's words, definitions, ideas, whether via quoting, or paraphrasing, or summarizing, you are required to cite them and follow the MLA or APA format in doing so to prevent plagiarism. This means that some of your writing in the document will include in-text citations and that your list of sources will be included within a Works Cited (MLA) or References (APA) format at the end of your writing.