{"id":19145,"date":"2021-11-29T03:04:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T03:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/?p=19145"},"modified":"2021-11-29T03:04:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T03:04:09","slug":"writing-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/writing-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve been involved in a car accident, but you\u2019re okay and no one else is hurt. But your car is damaged and has to be towed. And you were on your way to your Biology mid-term and now you\u2019re going to be so late you might miss the exam. You also feel bad because the car was a gift last year from your grandparents, and they saved their money to be able to give it to you. You don\u2019t know what to do or where to start. Believe it or not, there\u2019s some writing that might be required in this situation.<\/p>\n<p>One example of writing in this situation might be the accident report that a responding police officer has to write. An insurance agent has to write a follow up report using that police report and an interview with you and the other drivers\u2019 insurance companies. There is also the email you\u2019ll have to write to your Bio professor explaining why you missed the mid-term and pleading for a make-up exam, despite his policy of no make-ups. You might text a friend for moral support or a ride, as your car has to be towed away. You want to explain to your grandparents in an email (because that\u2019s how they communicate with you in writing) that the accident wasn\u2019t your fault but you feel bad anyway because you really appreciated that they picked out this car for you to attend college.<\/p>\n<p><u>For this scenario, strategize how each genre would be written if you were the writer \u2013 the accident report, the insurance report, the email to your professor, the text to your friend, and the email to your grandparents:<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Think of the audiences, some of which are very obvious and direct and some that are complex and not so obvious<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Consider the purpose for each genre in the scenario<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>How would you approach the writing for each scenario? Not knowing how to create a police report or insurance report since you\u2019ve probably never done one of those, just think about what you imagine would be the content of such a report.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Consider what is appropriate for each genre &#8212; the language you would use, whether the tone was formal or not, how much you would write, and what points you would make.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Practice reflection:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Using the sources you have found in your major or discipline, consider the genres and how they are written. Discuss audience, purpose, and context or situation \u2013 what do you see in them? Consider this practice for your reflection.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>writing a prompted Reflection Essay of 3-5 pages minimum, connecting the research and writing knowledge you\u2019ve developed through all the Projects over the semester, reflecting on how that writing knowledge might be used in the future.<\/li>\n<li>locating additional sources or examples of writing in your major or discipline that show how researched information is presented in that discipline (sources from P1 and P2 can be used if appropriate)<\/li>\n<li>analyzing those sources by identifying the writing concepts that might be evident in them, or informed by them<\/li>\n<li>reflecting on your knowledge about writing and your thinking about what is important to consider when approaching any writing situation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Project Three, students move from conducting and presenting research to reflecting on how research is presented in publications of their academic major or discipline (or one they are considering), using the knowledge and practices they developed in the previous projects, and applying concepts learned in the course in analyzing it \u2013 what are the genres of writing in which research is featured, how is it cited in academic and non-academic contexts, how is it presented, considered, and analyzed in a particular discipline.<\/p>\n<p>Students might explore scholarly works, key publications, professional outreach, and\/or subject matter communication to understand how researched information is shared in their discipline. They will analyze what a writer in that discipline\/career space might need to understand in order to engage in the writing of that discipline successfully. This will help students understand their discipline further, prepare for their continued learning as a writer in that discipline, and develop knowledge about the real-world applications of the writing they\u2019ve started to learn about in 1102. This will also help students begin to develop awareness of primary sources and rhetorical moves used in their chosen field.<\/p>\n<p>The knowledge we gather from research, as you did in P2, has a place in the world of information. There are more sources now than ever, and more reason than ever to understand how information relates to other information, how it works differently in various contexts and genres and for different audiences and is used in the world for various purposes. The old saying, \u201cknowledge is power\u201d holds \u2013 the more we know and understand the more power we have in a situation, or to understand something, or to achieve our goals. In order to understand what is being communicated, we must consider key concepts about writing and develop our knowledge about how to strategize writing in various situations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve been involved in a car accident, but you\u2019re okay and no one else is hurt. But your car is damaged and has to be towed. And you were on your way to your Biology mid-term and now you\u2019re going to be so late you might miss the exam. 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