These past few pages are essentially engaging in the act of reflection (as was the Learning Module last week when it asked you to think about how your revision went). There is a lot of research in composition and rhetoric that suggests that taking moments to reflect about your writing can greatly improve it.

This makes intuitive sense–if you never stop to think about how things are going, and what you want to improve, how could you ever make necessary changes to improve?

With that in mind, we will be doing two things at midterm that build off of what we have done so far in the Learning Module (and in Learning Module 4 when you were asked to reflect on the Literacy Narrative revision):

• The completion of a Midterm Learning Module by 3pm on Tuesday, October 20th.
• A brief 10 minute meeting with me on October 20th, 21st, or 22nd.

To star to think about this and to get this all coordinated, you have two tasks to complete for this page:

1. Review the prompt for the Midterm Learning Narrative, and let me know if you have any questions in a comment below. (go to Blackboard>Course Documents>Assignment Prompts>Major Writing Projects)
2. Claim a spot on my schedule to meet with me for 10 minutes. We will meet briefly to talk about how things are going and go through any questions you might have.

At the end of the semester, you will do a more robust version of the Midterm Learning Narrative called the Experiential-Learning Document. The goal is to get you comfortable reading your own writing closely as a way to think about how you want to keep working and growing as a writer.

When you are done reviewing the prompt and scheduling a meeting with me, comment below with the following:

1. Write a question you have about the Midterm Learning Narrative. If you have no questions, write “I don’t have a question.”
2. Write “I have scheduled an appointment.” for the Midterm Meeting on October 20th, 21st, or 22nd.

After commenting below, click on the button below to continue.