Reflection Essay/ Personal Performance Evaluation
Final Draft Word Count and Setup Requirement:
● 300-500 words
● Double-spaced lines
● 12-point Times New Roman font
WHAT: Compose a brief essay that reflects on your evolution as a writer, researcher, and thinker based on the work accomplished for this course.
HOW: A Personal Performance Evaluation has
● an introductory section that includes a statement of purpose for the Evaluation;
● at least one body paragraph that supports the statement of purpose with specific examples;
● a concluding section that connects back to the statement of purpose.
For this essay, you will summarize, analyze, and evaluate your participation in course objectives and assignments, along with your growth as a writer and thinker. While evaluating your own performance, you may also discuss which assignments or class activities were particularly helpful to your growth as a writer and thinker.
Use your syllabus and coursework to compose this formal, reflective document. Be specific and use examples to illustrate what you have learned. Here are some questions and points to consider:
1) What changes have you noticed in the way you think?
2) What changes have you noticed in your ability to understand complex ideas and texts?
3) What changes have you noticed in your ability to create effective written arguments designed for a specified audience, subject, and purpose?
4) What changes have you noticed in your ability to quote, paraphrase, and synthesize source material into your argument?
5) How have you used revision for generating ideas, drafting, and developing arguments? What benefit have you found in the revision process?
WHY: A college course should expand and enhance your academic skills, and a college writing course should build upon the writing foundation you brought to the beginning of the class. As promised in our course syllabus, this term you have completed assignments intended to extend skills in the following areas:
● Think critically about your own thinking.
● Interpret, engage with, and analyze various texts.
● Quote, paraphrase, and synthesize source material, and document appropriately to maintain academic integrity.
● Use a writing process that includes pre-writing, drafting, instructor and peer feedback, and revision to produce written essays with arguable thesis statements and appropriate use of standard English.
It is important to reflect upon these learning objectives and your performance in the course now that the major written assignments have been completed. A Personal Performance Evaluation allows you to do just that.