The Assignment:
Writing 100 / Fall 2014 / Darling
Reflection Writing on the
Directed Self Placement Essay
Reflections constitute metacognition and are ways for students to
consider their thinking and learning processes. Reflections help students “own”
their learning through considering the assignment or experience in an academic
and/or personal context. The basic structure for an artifact’s reflection
starts with the student summarizing or describing the assignment, then
providing an interpretation of the assignment’s expectations, and finally
reflecting about how well he/she met the assignment’s expectations.
The
Reflection Writing Assignment:
First,
summarize or describe (briefly) the assignment.
Next,
reflect on the expectations of the assignment and your process for its
completion. Answer the Process Reflection questions below.
Finally,
take the summary and reflection and turn this into a single, cohesive essay
(3-4 pages, 12pt Times New Roman, double-spaced). Also, you may use the Process Reflection questions to begin writing the Relationship to Writing Paper instead of turning this into a singular essay.
Process Reflection
• What challenges did you face in completing the assignment? How did
you
address/troubleshoot them? What were your successes and difficulties
in completing this assignment?
• Describe the aims and strategies that led to the completion of this
assignment. How
did your thinking about it evolve over time (point to specific
experiences while
working on the assignment)? How did the assignment evolve (or not
evolve) with
your thinking (again, point to specific experiences) about it? What
went according
to plan and what turned out differently than you expected?
• What risks did you take in the assignment/course? Be specific.
• Describe your learning process throughout the completion of this
assignment and what it felt like at different stages until you finished the
(final, revised) essay. Discuss the skills you are still
developing in terms of your writing.
• How does what you learned through completing this assignment connect
to the
learning outcomes of this course, as well as what you hope to gain
over this semester?
• What still needs work? (in terms of the final essay itself or the
process of writing it). How might you improve this essay? Be specific.
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