1.13: Assignment- Essay Reflection
Now that you have completed your essay, take a few minutes to reflect on the experience.
Assignment Instructions
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For this assignment, write thorough and thoughtful responses to the following questions:
- What was most the challenging aspect of creating this essay?
- What did you learn about yourself as a writer?
- What might you do differently the next time you write this type of essay knowing what you know now after writing this essay?
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Write your reflection on each question listed above, using complete sentences. Your final reflection assignment should fit the following guidelines:
- 250-500 words, 12 pt font size, Times New Roman;
- Submitted as either a .doc, .docx, .rtf file.
- Submit your reflections as a single file upload.
Rubric
| Criteria | Proficient | Developing | Not Evident | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenges | Discusses the challenging aspects of writing this essay and an overall reflection about the assignment. | Partially complete response about challenges of the paper. | Incomplete description of lessons learned. | __/6 |
| Lessons learned | Includes details about lessons learned from the essay and about what discoveries you made about your personal strengths and weaknesses as a writer. | Partially complete response about lessons learned from the paper. | Missing or incomplete explanation of lessons learned | __/6 |
| Changes for future | Explains how the lessons learned from this essay will affect the way you approach future writing assignments. | Partially complete response about how writing this essay will affect similar essay projects in the future | Missing or incomplete explanation of changes for the future. | __/6 |
| Writing and Organization | Paper is at least 250-500 words; is easy to read and has no or few grammatical errors. | Paper is too long or too short, or contains significant grammatical errors. | Paper is difficult to read. | __/2 |
| Total: | __/20 |
Contributors and Attributions
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- Authored by : Daryl Smith O' Hare and Susan C. Hines. Provided by : Chadron State College. Project : Kaleidoscope Open Course Initiative. License : CC BY: Attribution
- Authored by : Paul Powell. Project : Kaleidoscope Open Course Initiative. License : CC BY: Attribution