Clark 1 Jaclyn Clark ENGL 2010-063 Paul Anderson 12/04/2013
Self-Reflection
In my En l!s" 2010 class some o# $"e oals %ere $o unders$and "o% $o %r!$e a &e$$er 'a'er and &e a&le $o crea$e more e##ec$!(e r"e$or!cal %r!$!n %"!c" I #eel l!ke I accom'l!s"ed) *#$en !n class %e %ere encoura ed $o d!scuss and !n$erac$ %!$" o$"er s$uden$s $o s"are !n#orma$!on and o'!n!ons) +"!s o'en d!scuss!on and 'eer re(!e% "el'ed me $o see my %r!$!n #rom ano$"er 'ers'ec$!(e, and "el'ed me $o see %"ere !$ %as lack!n and "o% $o #!- !$) *ur 'ro#essor %as (ery "el'#ul !n !(!n us o'$!ons and "el'!n us look a$ "o% $o a''roac" eac" 'a'er, "o% $o or an!.e our $"ou "$s and se$u' a 'rocess o# %r!$!n ) +"rou " ou$l!nes, ra'"!c or an!.ers, 'eer re(!e%, $"e 'ro#essor/s re(!e%, and allo%!n us $"e $!me $o re(!e% and ed!$ our 'a'ers I #eel l!ke I %as a&le $o 'roduce &e$$er 0ual!$y 'a'ers $"an I "a(e 're(!ously !n class, and I %!ll &e a&le $o $ake %"a$ I learned !n $"!s class and a''ly !$ $o o$"er classes !n #u$ure $o crea$e &e$$er 0ual!$y %ork) +"e #!rs$ ass! nmen$ %e "ad %as $o do a r"e$or!cal analys!s o# a 'a'er o# our c"o!ce) I #eel l!ke $"!s %as a (ery s$ron s$ar$ $o $"e class, as analy.!n and e(alua$!n ano$"er 'a'er "el'ed me $o de(elo' an unders$and!n o# %"a$ !s really needed !n a r"e$or!cal essay) 1'ec!#!cally !$ made me 0ues$!on e$"os mos$ o# all, some$"!n I may "a(e s$ru led %!$" a &!$ !n $"e 'as$) 2y look!n a$ ano$"er 'a'er and
0ues$!on!n !$s sources and !$s cred!&!l!$y I &ecame more a%are o# %"a$ sources I used !n my o%n essays, "o% cred!&le $"ey %ere, and %"a$ $"ey %ould look l!ke $o my aud!ence) I #eel $"a$ $"e r"e$or!cal
Clark 2 analys!s %as a a ood ass! nmen$ $"a$ "as "el'ed me $o de(elo' &e$$er %r!$!n , analy$!cal and e(alua$!(e sk!lls) 3ur!n class %e %ere !(en "andou$s and %orks"ee$s $o read and #!ll ou$) I #ound $"ese "andou$s $o &e (ery use#ul !n u!d!n me $"rou " $"e 'rocess, and $"e %orks"ee$s ke'$ me on $ar e$ and a(e me a clear sense o# %"a$ d!rec$!on $o $ake %!$" my 'a'ers) 3o!n $"ese %orks"ee$s "a(e "el'ed $o de(elo' my or an!.a$!onal sk!lls %"en I am %r!$!n , %"!c" I a''rec!a$e &ecause !n 'as$ my %r!$!n 'rocess %as (ery d!sor an!.ed and all o(er $"e 'lace) In conclus!on I #eel $"a$ $ak!n En l!s" 2010 #rom Pro#essor Anderson "as "el'ed rea$ly $o de(elo' my r"e$or!cal %r!$!n sk!lls &y &e!n a&le $o $"!nk more cr!$!cally, "a(e a &e$$er !dea o# %"a$ an aud!ence needs and e-'ec$s, de(elo' s$ron er e$"os !n my 'a'ers, crea$e a more e##ec$!(e and e##!c!en$ 'rocess &y %"!c" $o %r!$e &y and $o &e more or an!.ed %"en I am %r!$!n ) I #eel $"a$ I "a(e me$ my oals and !m'ro(ed as a s$uden$, and I am "a''y $"a$ I "a(e $aken $"!s class)