A key skill in your career and in life is personal reflection. From reflection, you can learn more about yourself and your experiences. Moreover, reflection allows you to enhance your critical thinking skills. This assignment asks you to reflect upon your skills in this course in a structured, detailed, honest reflection essay. From this task, you will learn more about your growth in class and how to apply this experience to future experiences. 

The Assignment

For your final assignment, your task is to reflect critically on your experience within the course. To do so, you will write a 1-2 page reflection essay. In this reflection, you should consider the knowledge, skills, and growth youve achieved as a student, as a writer, and as a professional. You should address your high-points and low-points in the semester as well as the times you have faced obstacles or difficulties. You should reflect upon specific assignments or lessons and discuss their impact and significance. Above all, you should make an argument about your experience in the course.

In your paragraphs, you will reference specific examples that illustrate your experience in the course; these examples will mostly derive from class assignments. Your aim is to show your experience in the class as you make an argument about your overall growth within the course. 

In this essay, you should:

• Be honest and critical. Consider all the knowledge you have learned in this course and assess that in your final reflection. Explain–in detail–what you have learned writing to communicate effectively in your intended profession.
• Point to the future. In the latter part of your essay, make sure you discuss how you will use your course experience in future classes and life experiences.
• Evaluate the course. In the final paragraph, please provide feedback on the course. As a teacher, I strive to update and modify my classes continuously to fit my students needs and make my teaching more effective. I appreciate your help as I reassess my instruction and make modifications for the upcoming semester. 

As you write these final reflections, please take time to write a critical analysis of your experience in the course! I truly look forward to reviewing these. 

Grading Criteria

When I grade your work, I will look for the following:

1. An organized essay, which begins with a clear thesis about your experiences.
2. Detailed paragraphs, with clear, specific evidence.
3. Analysis in each paragraph that evaluates your evidence and its connection to your overall growth.
4. A mature and honest reflection.