Submit a reflective essay (1-2 pages) which reflects on what you've learned about writing, reading and inquiry in this module.
Reflective Essay Questions
While the content for each students' reflective essays likely will vary as much as the individuals processes themselves, there are a number of basic questions that enable focused and effective consideration of outcomes. As you plan and draft your essay, please select and respond to only TWO OR THREE of the following:
- Patterns - As you flip through the pages of your notes, drafts and documents, what patterns do you notice? What seems to happen frequently or stand out to you? For instance, you might notice that you always begin your drafts the same way, or you ended up writing about a different subject than you initially intended to, or you got better at organizing your drafts and/or using significant details.
- Reflective Writing - As you look only at the public writing you've done in the discussion board forums throughout this module, what do you notice? What do you think you have learned about writing, reading and inquiry based on your replies to various discussion threads?
- Change Over Time - How did you describe your writing process (and/or reading process) at the beginning of this module? How would you describe it now? If it has changed, why and how?
- Writing Principles - List a few principles about writing that you have learned in this module. In other words, what are the most important things you've learned about writing, reading and inquiry in this module--or what strategies for writing and reading will you take with you into other modules, courses or writing situations?
- Revision - Focusing exclusively upon the essays you've submitted as part of this post-test portfolio, what would you do differently if you had the time and/or opportunity for further revisions?
- Writing Processes - Focusing exclusively upon the essays you've submitted as part of this post-test portfolio, describe the writing and thinking process that led to the final product. Emphasize the most important changes you made and why you made them.
- Most and Least Effective Writing - Which component of your post-test portfolio do you consider the strongest? Which do you consider your weakest? Why?
- Showing What You've Learned - What does your portfolio demonstrate about you as a writer, a student, a reader, a researcher? How? Be as specific as possible.
- What's Missing - What is not reflected in your portfolio that you believe is important for your instructor to know?
- Expectations - How does your portfolio meet the expectations for effective writing defined in this module?
- Applying the Module Concepts - How have you applied module concepts in the writing of each essay?
- Personal Challenge - In what ways did you challenge yourself in this module?