Reflection essay

Please choose one of the following:

1. Think about the work that you have completed in this course. How have these assignments helped you to meet the learning objectives in the course? The learning objectives for our course are listed below: identify two learning objectives that you believed you developed this semester, and using your own work as evidence, explain how you met these learning objectives. Additionally, please select one objective that you believe you could continue to develop further, and explain how you plan to develop that skill in future classes.

2. What have you learned about the writing process and about yourself, as a writer, this semester? What are your strengths as a writer? Your weaknesses? How will your strengths benefit you in future courses? What will you do to turn some of your weaknesses into strengths?

Learning Objectives

Respond orally and in writing to analyze, synthesize, and critically assess the ideas and meanings in the work of others.
Compose a clear, engaging thesis and support that thesis with well-organized, detailed evidence.
Make appropriate rhetorical decisions to achieve the purpose of a written work, based on an understanding of ethical issues, underlying assumptions, and values in the argument.
Deepen understanding of a topic by conducting research that leads to a documented paper with appropriate documentation.
Revise their writings to improve clarity, content, tone, and style, addressing such issues as audience, structure, and voice.
Edit writing so understanding is not impaired as a result of errors in grammar, mechanics, or sentence structure.
Demonstrate their understanding of the interdependent relationship of reading, writing and thinking, and reflect on their thinking as part of a larger community of thinkers