Reflection over Main Assignment #1

Please respond to the following questions: 

*think through the process(es) for each project--article, editorial, rhetorical analysis--and examine them side by side; what connections and differences do you see between the different genres and audiences, the different rhetorical situations

*what is important to understand about a rhetorical analysis after completing one

*what can you take from this project to move forward with

Remember reflections should be thought-out and specific--use details, refer back to past assignments and/or readings, etc. Shoot for 300-400 words. 

Reflecting on Reflection

As you read, Yancey believes that “reflection” allows students to become agents of their own learning. Other theorists view reflection as a means of looking back so that we can understand how to move forward. After reading Yancey's theory of reflection, I want you to reflect on reflection. Using specific evidence from the reading respond to the following questions:

*What is Yancey's theory of reflection? How does she connect it to composition? 

***Note: she defines reflection in several different ways, so I'm not looking for everyone to use the exact same definition. Use the one that stuck out to you or that you were drawn to. 

*Make your own connections between reflection and writing--where does reflection fit into the writing process? To your writing process?

*Why is reflection "important" to you as a writer, a thinker, and a knowledge-maker?

250-450 words. Engage with your peers. 

Due: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 by class time. 

Reflection-in-action

Respond to the following questions based on your article. You need to answer in complete sentences using specific language--so, don't say something like "this is the best article I have ever written because I defined my term." This tells me nothing. Each question should have three-five sentences in response. 

1. Believe this is the best assignment you have ever written. Tell me why.

2. Doubt this assignment is any good at all. Tell me why. 

3. Predict my response to your assignment. 

4. Agree or disagree with your sense of my response to this assignment.