A Little Clarification on Assn. #5

Hello Everyone,
I want to make sure that everyone is clear about how to do Assignment #5: Personal Reflection for Essay #2 or Essay #3. Initially I said it was a personal reflection on Essay #3 only. That is incorrect. We need a personal reflection on peer review for our final exam portfolio:

Assessment #5: Use feedback obtained from peer review, instructor comments and/or other resources to revise writing. Personal Reflection on the peer review process and rewrite process for your essay. (Use Assignment #5 Only)

Both essays have a peer review or instructor review element, so you can choose either. So for Assignment #5, we will write this assessment based on peer reviews and/or instructor comments provided to you. Review the comments made by me on your essay #2 and base your reflection on those comments or use the comments provided during the group peer review you are currently working on.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT ASSIGNMENT #5

• This time you will assess your writing in Essay #2 or Essay #3 focusing on: the peer review/instructor review process. Respond to the issues below basing the majority of your comments on feedback obtained from peers or the instructor.

Part of becoming the best writer you can be is to spend some focused time thinking critically about a finished written product. Examining how your creative writing process occurred, what made the writing most effective, what skills still need to be mastered, and how the writing assignment helped you grow as a writer are all ways to think about your writing and the progress you are making as a writer.

Then, putting those thoughts down in writing is the next step and is a way of committing to your growth as a writer, a record for you to look back on before the next writing project is ready for completion. The following guidelines will help you write an assessment that reinforces your writing goals:

1. The assessment will have an introductory paragraph that delivers an overall assessment of the completed essay.
2. Body Paragraph 1 will discuss those factors in the essay which were successful. Praise yourself for what you have done well.
3. Body Paragraph 2 will discuss those factors/skills in the essay which are still in need of improvement. What still needs work? What would you have improved had you had more time?
4. Body Paragraph 3 will detail any learning that occurred for you as you wrote the assigned essay. This can be learning about writing, about yourself as a writer, about yourself as a person, about the world around you. . . any learning is eligible. Be specific.
5. The assessment will close with a brief summary of your findings.
6. The entire assessment writing will follow standard MLA format for essay assignments (double spaced, 12 point font, formal heading, etc.)