**RFLECTION ESSAY** JULIE WAYNE ONLY

Task: Write an essay reflecting on your experience in WRTG 101.

Length: 800-1000 words

Format: APA

Sources: Nooutsidesourcesrequired,butyoumayfindithelpfultorefertovariousmaterials used in the course.

 If you refer to outside materials (articles, websites), please cite them in APA format in the text and on a reference list.

Outcomes you should achieve by completing this assignment

As you complete the tasks required for this assignment, you will be working towards several of the course outcomes:

•   Inform your audience about your learning experience in WRTG 101 (Course outcome 1)

•   Form unified, coherent, and well-supported paragraphs in support of the thesis

  statement (Course outcome 2)

•   Demonstrate accurate grammar and mechanics in writing (Course outcome 3)

Ideas for approaching this essay

This course has included several reflective activities. For example, you have been asked to reflect on your goals, challenges, and accomplishments, as well as to consider the reasons behind the writing choices you make. For this essay, you will draw on those reflections to write an essay about your WRTG 101 experience. Consider how successfully you feel you have completed the work and how the skills and strategies you have learned in completing this work may help you in your future studies.

Use a traditional structure for academic writing, with introduction (including thesis statement) supporting paragraphs, and conclusion. You could try the following technique:

1. Think of your thesis as a “then and now” proposition. Your essay’s introduction can offer readers a brief look at why you took WRTG 101 and lead to a thesis statement that begins with a phrase such as “I began WRTG 101 with “X” writing skills; now I...”

2. Discuss when/where/why you learned particular skills. Remembering how you completed assignments as well as any materials you find in the classroom that you think are relevant (these can come from Course Content, discussions, the online resources, the feedback you received on drafts of essays, etc.), discuss when/where/how/why you learned particular skills that helped you complete assignments successfully and increase your writing skill set.

3. Discuss problems you faced and how you dealt with them.

4. In your conclusion, consider the skills you feel you are taking away from WRTG 101 and how these skills will help you in future courses you take. Consider also areas you think you will want to continue to try to improve. The areas you discuss could include writing

skills and/or more general skills like time management and study habits.

Point of view

Since this assignment is reflective and self-evaluating, using the personal pronouns “I,” “me,” and “my” is acceptable as you write this essay.

Formatting your essay

•   Use one-inch margins.

•   Double space.

•   Use size 12 Times New Roman font.

•   Include a running head.

•   Include page numbers.

•   Include a title page.

•   If you use outside sources, use in-text citations in APA format.

•   Include a reference list with any outside sources listed in APA format.

  Note: An abstract is not required.