Final Reflective Essay
Guidelines for the Final Reflective Essay
Final Essay Assignment:
Evaluate the changes in your reading process for the entire class.
To do this, you must first think about your reading process at the beginning of the class. In a thesis-driven essay, explain how your reading process has changed and evolved. The reading strategies and tools that we have discussed should help you evaluate your current reading skills.
You must create a thesis statement that focuses on the changes that you see in your skills. Your introduction should consist of only one sentence that represents your thesis claim. Support this thesis with paragraphs that begin with topic sentences that are supported by examples, illustrations, or anecdotes of how you now read. As you explain the changes in your writing, also tell how or why you changed. Was it a group exercise that helped you, a lecture, group work, homework, instructor comments, and so on?
In your conclusion, discuss how you will use your new reading skills in the future. Make sure you begin your essay with an original title.
Example of a Reflective Essay Outline:
My New Flying Reading Skills
Since the beginning of the class, I have improved my reading skills by annotating my texts, learning vocabulary, and writing an accurate and concise summary of what I read.
Body Paragraph 1: During the last six weeks I have learned that annotating what I read helps me to understand the content more completely.
Example 1: I annotated “The 9 Most Common Kitchen Mistakes”
Example 2: article about internships
Example 3: “Twelve Angry Men”
Anecdote: instructor told the students to annotate at least three items on the “Twelve Angry Men” text.
Body Paragraph 2: I have learned dozens of new vocabulary words that will help me comprehend what I read in my future college classes.
Example 1:
Example 2:
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Body Paragraph 3: I have learned how to summarize articles in order to understand its
Final Essay Assignment:
Evaluate the changes in your reading process for the entire class.
To do this, you must first think about your reading process at the beginning of the class. In a thesis-driven essay, explain how your reading process has changed and evolved. The reading strategies and tools that we have discussed should help you evaluate your current reading skills.
You must create a thesis statement that focuses on the changes that you see in your skills. Your introduction should consist of only one sentence that represents your thesis claim. Support this thesis with paragraphs that begin with topic sentences that are supported by examples, illustrations, or anecdotes of how you now read. As you explain the changes in your writing, also tell how or why you changed. Was it a group exercise that helped you, a lecture, group work, homework, instructor comments, and so on?
In your conclusion, discuss how you will use your new reading skills in the future. Make sure you begin your essay with an original title.
Example of a Reflective Essay Outline:
My New Flying Reading Skills
Since the beginning of the class, I have improved my reading skills by annotating my texts, learning vocabulary, and writing an accurate and concise summary of what I read.
Body Paragraph 1: During the last six weeks I have learned that annotating what I read helps me to understand the content more completely.
Example 1: I annotated “The 9 Most Common Kitchen Mistakes”
Example 2: article about internships
Example 3: “Twelve Angry Men”
Anecdote: instructor told the students to annotate at least three items on the “Twelve Angry Men” text.
Body Paragraph 2: I have learned dozens of new vocabulary words that will help me comprehend what I read in my future college classes.
Example 1:
Example 2:
Illustration:
Body Paragraph 3: I have learned how to summarize articles in order to understand its