Reflecting on the Summary
This reflection assignment is an opportunity for you to participate in thinking about what you have learned in the process of completing your assignment. Often, we don't know what we've learned until we step back, look over our work, and put our thoughts into words. A written reflection allows you to do this–to take ownership of your own communication process and choices.
Your reflection can be written either as a letter addressed to yourself or in a report format with headings and subheadings. Write about what you think you did well on this assignment and what you could do better in the future. These reflections should be organized in a way that makes sense to you (the author) and to your instructor (the audience). The questions below are to be used as a guide. Respond to at least four of the questions. Remember to include an introduction, body, and conclusion.
- What is the rhetorical situation (audience, context, purpose) of your summary?
- Has your essay fulfilled that purpose?
- What did you do well in composing this summary?
- What problems did you face while writing this summary?
- What solutions did you find for those problems?
- What goals are you going to work toward in future papers this semester?