Reflective Writing Sentence Starters
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Joyce MillerReflective Writing Sentence Starters
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Joyce MillerRPPF Reflection: Writing Stems
Construct a sentence by selecting words from each column with each section. For example: For me,
the most meaningful element was...
Interpretation: So what?
For me, the (most) important aspect was / were /…
significant element
relevant idea resulted from …
meaningful component
useful experience happened when ...
successful learning
At first, thought (did not think) . . .
Initially, noticed (did not notice) . . .
Previously, realised (did not realise) . . .
Later, considered (did not consider) . . .
Consequently wondered (did not wonder) . . .
felt (did not feel) . . .
This might be . . . because …
could be . . . due to …
is perhaps . . . explained to …
is most likely to be . . . related ...
is probably . . .
is important . . .
This reminds me of . . .
relates to . . .
is similar to . . .
is unlike . . . demonstrates . . .
illustrates . . .
convinces me . . .
I felt . . .
noticed . . .
discovered . . .
realised . . .
found . . .
learned . . .
am unsure about . . .
wonder . . .
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Construct a sentence by selecting words from each column with each section. For example: Having
applied … I now wonder …
Outcomes: What next?
read ... feel …
experienced ... think ...
applied … believe ...
Having discussed … I now questions …
examined ... know ...
analysed … wonder ...
considered ... will ...
learned … skills in …
developed … understanding of …
improved … beliefs around …
I have / have not my
adapted … knowledge of …
modified … ability to ...
adjusted ...
This means that …
This makes be feel ...
is essential to me …
This could be important to me … because
will be useful ...
As a next step, I need to …
Next, I will / will not …
In future, I will / will not …
If … then I …
I would like to …
I suggest ...
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Insights into what you think about feel about the ideas or issues
One of the things that surprised me was …
I still am shocked by …
I keep thinking about….
I really didn’t understand ….
I felt really frustrated when…..
It seems to me that the question I have to consider is…….
When I heard the speaker I felt……
Something I would like to find more about is …..
Thinking about your own learning
Something I have found out about myself is
I know I need to change the way I….
I really admire the way …
I learn best when….
I need to go over…
I need to ask for more help about…
What I have learnt today reminds me about…..
Thinking more deeply
I believe………
My point of view is …..
I still maintain that….
I agree with……
I disagree with….
I strongly oppose…..
I have reconsidered….
Thinking about alternative points of view
I feel really angry when people don’t agree with me because …
I find it hard to listen to other people’s ideas because…
When I heard what the others in my group thought I was surprised because…
I would never have thought about the problem in that way…
I like to consider others points of view because….
Conclusions
In the future I would like to…
I hope I can learn to...
I have to think more deeply about…
When I read over my journal reflections I am surprised at how my thinking has changed because….
Source: mrrobinsonau
Describing the context of The more detail the better, as long as the vent is non-trivial
the event that triggers the
reflection (why, when,
where, who, how, much,
what)
Expression about learning e.g. I learned that...
specifically (i.e., not merely I learned a lot”)
Expressions of reflecting eg On reflection I could see that...
specifically
Expressions of increased e.g. I am more confident, am now able, feel/am comfortable, can plan,
confidence or ability can utilize, can develop a strategy
Expressions of e.g. I tried, I tests, I experimented, I developed m capability to, I was/am
experimentations and able to, I was/am unable to, I practised, I asked, I sought advice, I
ability overcame, I couldn’t overcome
Verbs that show e.g. I began to understand, I could see, I could visualise, I could
awareness or shifts in perceive, I became aware, I became, I grew, I realized, I recognised
perception
Reference to the past: time e.g when I started; before my internship); shift between habitual past
markers and use of past tense (eg I used to) and the percent or the recent present (eg since then
tense I have)
Reference to the present eg. since, now, when, as it turned/turns out, it became clear
and future in the context of
reflecting on changed
behaviour, expectations or
beliefs
Expressions of the e.g. I thought, I believed, I expected, I assumed, I was surprised, I didn’t
unexpected and of prior think, I didn’t expect, I didn’t know at first, I didn’t understand, I didn’t
assumptions have adequate, I lacked
Expressions of challenge e.g. I felt challenged, I was under-prepared, I didn’t know how, I wasn’t
sure, I wasn’t comfortable, I felt inadequate, I felt uncertain, I was
scared/frightened, I was overwhelmed, it was [Link]
Verbs that show pausing e.g. I stopped, I paused, this made me stop, I thought, I reflected
Expressions about E.g. I could see how this worked, I learned how to apply, I realized that
applying theory to practice there are different ways of doing something, what we were taught is not
how they do things here