Reflection #2, DUE Weds. Dec. 5

In preparation for your Reflection Exam Essay, please write about your progress in the following categories: Conventions and The Research Process.  You do not need to answer all of these questions.  These are prompts to get you thinking about what you might write for each category.  You should, however, write in complete sentence and write at least 3-4 well-developed paragraphs in total.  This blog is due on Weds. Dec. 5 when we return to class.

Category 3:  Conventions (MLA formatting and documentation, grammar, spelling, sentence variety, paragraphing, punctuation, etc.)

1.     What did you learn about your ability as a writer to create clear, coherent, and grammatically correct writing?

2.     Where did you struggle to be coherent in your writing?  Find an example from one of your papers.  How did you work through this?  Quote a place where you identified error and understood how to revise/correct it. 

3.     What are your grammar weaknesses?  How did you learn to identify them and work through them?  Which ones do you continue to struggle with the most?  How will you continue to identify and address these grammatical issues in the future?

4.     What did you learn about how to properly format a paper?  Which tools did you use to help with this?

5.      What did you learn about how to properly document your sources?  (introducing, discussing, and citing quotes or summarized information).  Use one of your papers as an example. 

6.     Why is it important to gain proficiency in this area?  How will you continue to use these skills in the future?

Category 4:  The Research Process


1.  What have you learned about Information Literacy? (finding scholarly research, weighing the credibility of your sources, etc. )
2.  Describe your own research process?  What steps did you take toward constructing your final research paper?
3.  How did you evaluate the quality of your sources and weigh their worth/merit?
4.  What was difficult about writing a paper like this?
5.  What research skills were you particularly strong in, and which will you continue to work on in the future?
6.  How do social interactions:  conferencing, tutoring, and peer reviews, etc. continue to inform your own writing process?