End-of-Year Reflective Writing
Due: May 8, 2014
Self-reflection page with examples. (send by email and post to your blog)
Write as you reflect about the journey you’ve been on to read classics and a genre of writing (either Sports Lit or Sci Fi) and getting prepared to write essays in college. Look back on what you read and wrote this year, and give examples to illustrate how you developed confidence and/or skills as a reader and writer. As you reflect about your progress as a writer, specify which areas you gained skills in.
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Sentence
level writing, word choice, expressing your ideas in sentences
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Coming
up with big ideas, college-worthy claims or assertions
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Organizing
essays and paragraphs to present a logical flow to your reasoning
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Using
and analyzing evidence and quotes to support your reasoning
To what extent do you feel prepared for college reading and writing? Finally, envision where your writing may be going beyond this year. How would you like your writing to evolve? Thanks for a great year!
