Make sure your review the prompt for the Final Reflection (go to Blackboard>Submit Assignments>Major Writing Assignments>Final Reflection).
If you think you are going to choose Option 1, you should be focusing the outline of the reflection on two pieces:
- The things you prioritize and value about writing most.
- What you are most proud of for the writing you produced in this class.
If you think you are going to choose Option 2, the outline would follow this:
- What I hoped to learn/do (What were my expectations, what were my original plans, what skills did I hope to develop?)
- What I did (What I wrote/made, what steps I took to complete the tasks, what went very right, what went very wrong?)
- What I learned (What I’d do differently next time, what I can’t wait to do again, what I’ll never do again, what feedback was particularly useful?)
- Goals for my writing (What skills I want to develop; what habits I want to keep, change, or adopt; what information I need to learn; what types of writing I want to try; AND THE MEANS by which I will attempt to realize these goals. In other words what is my plan—i.e., goals + means to realize those goals—for my continuing writing? You can think here about goals in terms of next semester, writing in your major, writing in your personal life that you want to do, and writing in your potential career path)
Also consider what direct quotes from your writing that you will use if you do Option 2.
Task
In a comment below, give a rough outline or just some notes about your initial thoughts for what you will write about in each part of the assignment option you choose. Nothing final here, just to get started!
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I will likely choose option 1:
I mostly value convincing and clear writing. I think it is really helpful especially in todays world where a large part of communication is is in writing. Clear, understandable, accurate and concise. Constant Improvement.
I think I am most proud of the white paper I submitted in this class (not so much because of the grade). I thought it was a good piece of writing all together, but I also felt that the cause I was writing for was important. In most classes when we write, it’s usually about some ancient novel or useless short story. At least when I was creating this paper, it felt like it had purpose.
I am still debating which one to choose. But I most like would like to go with option 2.
I noticed I had expectations when I first enrolled in this class, I also noticed some changes in my thought process throughout the writings I have done so far and there are things I would want to improve in the future as well. For instance, I initially chose this class because I liked the concept of “writing for social change”, I thought it was something that caught my attention the most and I would want to do something towards social change. Throughout the class, I have learned the importance of data, the process of collecting it and the process of presenting it. I for sure learned to think outside of the box, be more mindful of the words I choose to express an argument and to think about the consequences of those choices. I can definitely see myself applying the things I have learned in this class in whatever I may do in the future.
I hoped to learn how to analyze data for writing more effectively which I definitely did. I learned how to question the data I am seeing and how to think about possible bias or ways it was cleaned to get to where it is. I was able to search for data for my writing and incorporate visuals like graphs to support my claims based off of that data. I learned not to just take the data for what it is and dig deeper into who created the dataset and why. Goals for my writing would be to get more familiar with python. I am pretty good with excel already which helped me in this course, but I think not only for my writing about data, but for my future career python will help. I plan on taking an online course to learn the basics about python.
I think I will choose Option 1 for my Final Reflection. The thing that I prioritize before I start a new writing is to look back at my previous assignment as well as the feedback and comments to get some connections on doing the new writing. And the thing that I value the most about writing is to choose an appropriate topic that I think I can handle to work on it and as always following the instructions correctly. The only thing that I’m proud of about my writings is that I always try my best to accomplish the goals that I usually set out for each writing. Even though my writings could not be the best ones but I’m sure that I did put my efforts and my time to get them done.
I have decided to choose option 1 for my final reflection paper.
In writing, I will focus on the propose (I want to keep my writing short and focused as possible.), audience and structure (organization of the information from introduction to conclusion) of the paper. I want to write my paper clear and concise for my readers.
I am extremely satisfied with myself for the effort I put in to complete my papers. It was completely new formate of writing for me but I tired my best on following the instructions and the formate of the paper. It was tough to find a relevant source to support my claim. Regardless of all my self-doubts, I was able to complete the paper and learn more about the writing skills and topic that I choose.
I will go for option 1:
1. What I value the most is the time and effort that I put while writing all papers. Getting the necessary information from the database sometimes was not the most funny part. Finding the correct article was crucial for my paper which mainly it should support my idea.
2. I am super proud of how I improve my writing, how I connected my ideas with clear data, examples, and graphs. I did not notice the importance of proof reading until I got feedbacks about it. Sometime I just write without thinking that the other person does not know in details what I am trying to explain, and revising the paper again, spending more time on it, making the ideas more clear is what I am proud of.
I think I will choose option 1.
Making sure I get the proper data and not leaving out the most important parts will be imperative towards performing the analysis in my data. Then, I have to make sure that the source I choose to get my information is credible. The things that I value about writing data are communicating the data and providing the answer to problems.
I am proud of how I expand my writing and communicating ideas with data. I learn many new things and strategies in this class, like researching and putting together a paper with data analysis. I came to this class intending to become a better writer, and it was challenging, but I improved and learned a lot. I think the feedbacks were significant. I will definitely be using a lot of the strategies I learn in this class moving forward. Thank You
I am debating between the two option but i believe i can express more with option#2 I will go in further ..
This class challenged me to write in a different format i am not used to and i enjoyed the challenge because it really allowed me to see what i need to work and strengthen it was interesting to write in such different concepts and focusing on real world current topics/social issues. The goals i have for my writing moving forward and the applied skills i learned from this class is learning to express myself, provide information/supporting evidence, to be able to persuade an audience/readers, communicate ideas, knowing the audience you are targeting, educate and be informative, knowing the goal/purpose and stating it clearly.
Data driven work connects with so many aspects of writing and reaching people!
I’m debating between both options but leaning a bit more towards 2. I was disappointed in myself more after some of the writings. I feel like I could write so much better but I have so many ideas on the writing that I just end up mixing them around and juggling them around instead. After the feedback given back by students and the professor, I have definitely learned more but near the end of the semester, which I’m kind of mad about. I am definitely setting the goal of communicating my thoughts/ideas better in my writing and connecting ideas together. I’m going to apply the skills from this semester for my future writings definitely and be more persuasive and be mindful of who my audience is.
I believe I would go for option #2 because of the self-reflection and extra credit.
What I hoped to learn/do. I took this class because I am minor in English. Initially, I just wanted to improve my writing skill with more writing lessons. As the semester went by, I realized that spend effort on my paper left me a strong impression of developing connections.
What I did. I spent time developing connections among my data set with articles. The more time I spent in connections, the more ideas would appear in my brain. On the other hand, I tried to work with the writing center to get ideas and feedback from another person because people would generate variations on one thing. By combing those inputs, I would be able to achieve the work I have so far. In addition, I believe I could do better if I spent more effort on them.
What I learned. From the writing process, I learned that it is never enough to write a paper, and I should keep persuing for more. In addition, it is always helpful to do research about the paper and brainstorm connections among them. Discussions with another person are also helpful because he/she would give you a different point of view on your idea, and you could consider to add or not.
Goals for my writing. The main takeaways from this course are: start developing the argument with the main resource; Researching for ideas from relative articles; Discussion with a friend or a tutor to enhance the argument; Last but not the least, breaking up a long writing process into pieces would help achieve the goal more efficiently.
#2: My expectation is to inform others. What went well was having more information to work with thanks to the learning modules but what went wrong was my time management. Next time I would hold myself accountable more to my deadlines and maybe even set earlier deadlines.
#1 This course is was my first real introduction to feminism and social justice topics from prominent researchers in the field. Within the context of the creating a rhetorical piece, I felt a bit trapped in that I felt I needed to “pick a side”, so to speak. The topic I chose to focus on was really difficult and my actual positions are much more nuanced and gray. Being introduced to data feminism exposed me to feminist writers whose rich insights were not only intellectually stimulating but illuminating in many regards.