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The reflection discusses the author's challenges with a research essay, highlighting issues such as improper citations, misunderstanding assignment requirements, and a hesitant tone in writing. The author emphasizes the importance of following instructions, proper MLA formatting, and using course materials for textual evidence. Recommendations for future students include seeking clarification, reviewing their work, and focusing on both linguistic and thematic elements of the assignment.

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Reflective Assignment

The reflection discusses the author's challenges with a research essay, highlighting issues such as improper citations, misunderstanding assignment requirements, and a hesitant tone in writing. The author emphasizes the importance of following instructions, proper MLA formatting, and using course materials for textual evidence. Recommendations for future students include seeking clarification, reviewing their work, and focusing on both linguistic and thematic elements of the assignment.

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Reflection on Research Essay Outline

This assignment did not as well as I had hoped, but it helped raise my standard of writing

for the future assignment. Although, there were certain parts of the assignment like the

secondary research that I really enjoyed, the rest of my assignment has a lot of room for

improvement. I missed out on very important points like incorrect citation of sources and

use of outside sources. I misunderstood the question that I need to focus more on the

secondary research as it would lead to learning. I also assumed that the quotations can be

from the outside sources. So, I spent a major part of my time on secondary research and

reading up on the subject from outside sources. Due to this, despite taking an extension, I

felt there was not enough time for me to improve my mistakes. After receiving feedback,

I realized that I used improper punctuation and incorrect MLA citation format. Apart

from this, in hindsight, the tone of my outline could be misinterpreted as hesitant rather

than assertive. For example, in “It is like saying boys should always be the ones to do the

saving, which is not really fair because women can be strong and do things for

themselves too”, the expression comes across as hesitant rather than assertive. Instead I

could have used “It is unfair to assume that boys should always do the saving; women are

strong and capable too” as it shows more confidence in the point addressed. Part of the

reason for this is that English it is not my first language and it can be challenging for me

to give words to my exact thoughts. I also have trouble with understanding the slight

differences in meaning caused by changing how sentences are phrased.


To prepare the future students for this assignment, I do have a few recommendations. The

first thing I would like to suggest them to pay more attention to the assignment

instructions, MLA citations and proper quotations. This is very easy to learn, but also

very easy to miss. For textual evidence, write the quotations from the exact versions of

the tales provided in the course content. Avoid any other adaptations at all costs and do

not just rely on the version of the stories that they already know since your childhood.

When mentioning the authors, use their last names instead of first. For any difficulties

regarding this assignment, they should feel free to ask questions during the class. They

may also email the professor and can arrange one on one meeting to clear your doubts. If

due to any circumstances, a student feels that they will not be able to finish their

assignment on time or you feel like you are not on the right path, they can ask for an

extension forty-eight hours before the time of submission. I would also like to suggest to

the new students, to review their work over and over to make it more concise, as this

assignment should be on the shorter side. Lastly, since this assignment is based on

portrayal of different social issues in Children’s literature, they should focus not just on

the linguistic aspects of the project but also on the learning part.

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