Begin with a sentence that describes your research topic; then follow the instructions below:
1. Copy/paste the following items from your major scholarly project into your Metacognitive Assignment document:
· The sentence or two that best gives your argument or analysis point (your thesis).
· One complete body paragraph (not your introduction or conclusion) that includes at least one reference to a secondary source and demonstrates your best work as a scholarly writer
· The full bibliographic entry (copied from your “works cited” or “references” list) for each source you cite in the paragraph you just copied in
2. Then write three paragraphs (500-700 words total) regarding your work on this project, using the questions below as a guide. Your goal is to demonstrate some ways your work on this project has prepared you for advanced or scholarly writing in your specific field or profession. You should address specific examples from your project: you may refer to the material you copied in and/or provide summaries or short quotations of your other writing from your project.
A. Describe 2-3 key steps you took as you initially designed your research question/topic and then conducted the research and chose the source material for it.
• Explain how these steps are like (and/or unlike) what scholars or professional writers in your field might do for similar projects.
• Identify one or two places in your final project where readers could see the results of those steps.
B. Describe 2-3 key steps or you took in drafting and revising to apply scholarly or professional conventions appropriate for your particular field or discipline.
• Explain decisions you made regarding your focus, your evidence, and/or the structure or style of your project.
• Identify one or two places in your final project where readers could see how you meet the expectations of scholarly or professional readers in your field. If you were not writing for scholars in your field, explain 2-3 things that would be different (and/or similar) if writing for an audience in your field.
C. Explain 1 or 2 ways that your project contributes to a scholarly or professional conversation about the issue: what were some key ideas, arguments, questions, and/or gaps in that conversation that you noticed? What new focus, emphasis, or evidence does your essay introduce into the conversation? What additional research or analysis could happen now, and why might it be important for scholars or professionals in your field?