{"id":5265,"date":"2022-04-05T22:45:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T22:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=5265"},"modified":"2025-03-25T17:52:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T17:52:30","slug":"essay-assignment-essay-reflection","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/chapter\/essay-assignment-essay-reflection\/","title":{"raw":"Essay Assignment: Essay Reflection","rendered":"Essay Assignment: Essay Reflection"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Assignment Instructions<\/h2>\r\nNow that you have completed your essay, take a few minutes to reflect on the experience. Then,\u00a0write thorough and thoughtful responses to the following questions:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>What was the most challenging aspect of creating this essay?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What did you learn about yourself as a writer?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What might you do differently the next time you write this type of essay, knowing what you know now after writing this essay?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nWrite your reflection on each question listed above, using complete sentences. Your final reflection assignment should fit the following guidelines:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>250-500 words, 12 pt font size, Times New Roman;<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Submitted as either a .doc, .docx, or .rtf file.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nSubmit your reflections as a single file upload.\r\n<h2>Rubric<\/h2>\r\n<table><caption>Sample Grading Rubric<\/caption>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th scope=\"col\"><strong>Criteria<\/strong><\/th>\r\n<th scope=\"col\"><strong>Proficient<\/strong><\/th>\r\n<th scope=\"col\"><strong>Developing<\/strong><\/th>\r\n<th scope=\"col\"><strong>Not Evident<\/strong><\/th>\r\n<th scope=\"col\"><strong>Points<\/strong><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Challenges<\/td>\r\n<td>Discusses the challenging aspects of writing this essay and an overall reflection about the assignment.<\/td>\r\n<td>Partially complete response about challenges of the paper.<\/td>\r\n<td>Incomplete description of lessons learned.<\/td>\r\n<td>__\/6<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Lessons learned<\/td>\r\n<td>Includes details about lessons learned from the essay and about what discoveries you made about your personal strengths and weaknesses as a writer.<\/td>\r\n<td>Partially complete response about lessons learned from the paper.<\/td>\r\n<td>Missing or incomplete explanation of lessons learned<\/td>\r\n<td>__\/6<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Changes for future<\/td>\r\n<td>Explains how the lessons learned from this essay will affect the way you approach future writing assignments.<\/td>\r\n<td>Partially complete response about how writing this essay will affect similar essay projects in the future<\/td>\r\n<td>Missing or incomplete explanation of changes for the future.<\/td>\r\n<td>__\/6<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Writing and Organization<\/td>\r\n<td>Paper is at least 250-500 words; is easy to read and has no or few grammatical errors.<\/td>\r\n<td>Paper is too long or too short, or contains significant grammatical errors.<\/td>\r\n<td>Paper is difficult to read.<\/td>\r\n<td>__\/2<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th colspan=\"4\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Total:<\/strong><\/th>\r\n<td>__\/20<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>","rendered":"<h2>Assignment Instructions<\/h2>\n<p>Now that you have completed your essay, take a few minutes to reflect on the experience. Then,\u00a0write thorough and thoughtful responses to the following questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What was the most challenging aspect of creating this essay?<\/li>\n<li>What did you learn about yourself as a writer?<\/li>\n<li>What might you do differently the next time you write this type of essay, knowing what you know now after writing this essay?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Write your reflection on each question listed above, using complete sentences. Your final reflection assignment should fit the following guidelines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>250-500 words, 12 pt font size, Times New Roman;<\/li>\n<li>Submitted as either a .doc, .docx, or .rtf file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Submit your reflections as a single file upload.<\/p>\n<h2>Rubric<\/h2>\n<table>\n<caption>Sample Grading Rubric<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\"><strong>Criteria<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><strong>Proficient<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><strong>Developing<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><strong>Not Evident<\/strong><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\"><strong>Points<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Challenges<\/td>\n<td>Discusses the challenging aspects of writing this essay and an overall reflection about the assignment.<\/td>\n<td>Partially complete response about challenges of the paper.<\/td>\n<td>Incomplete description of lessons learned.<\/td>\n<td>__\/6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lessons learned<\/td>\n<td>Includes details about lessons learned from the essay and about what discoveries you made about your personal strengths and weaknesses as a writer.<\/td>\n<td>Partially complete response about lessons learned from the paper.<\/td>\n<td>Missing or incomplete explanation of lessons learned<\/td>\n<td>__\/6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Changes for future<\/td>\n<td>Explains how the lessons learned from this essay will affect the way you approach future writing assignments.<\/td>\n<td>Partially complete response about how writing this essay will affect similar essay projects in the future<\/td>\n<td>Missing or incomplete explanation of changes for the future.<\/td>\n<td>__\/6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Writing and Organization<\/td>\n<td>Paper is at least 250-500 words; is easy to read and has no or few grammatical errors.<\/td>\n<td>Paper is too long or too short, or contains significant grammatical errors.<\/td>\n<td>Paper is difficult to read.<\/td>\n<td>__\/2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Total:<\/strong><\/th>\n<td>__\/20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-5265\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Modification, adaptation, and original content. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li><strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Daryl Smith O&#039; Hare and Susan C. 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