™First, you
want to revisit your original documents
™Consider what
you’ve learned this year and my feedback
™Review the
assignment sheets for the projects you have chosen
™Review the Student Learning
Outcomes outlined in your syllabus
™Make a
revision plan to provide you with direction
™Revise your
projects
™Consider
visiting the Writing Center and/or office hours for additional feedback
™Then, write
your self-evaluation essay
When writing your self-evaluation essay, consider the learning outcomes and ask which ones you have met:
™See that
writing is a form of social interaction;
™Analyze
rhetorical situations and make effective choices based on audience and context;
™Responsibly
synthesize material from a variety of sources;
™Make claims
and support them with appropriate evidence;
™Use writing to
critically explore, explain, evaluate, and reflect on their experiences and on
those of others;
™Understand and
effectively use a range of genres/forms;
™Use
conventions of expression appropriate to situation and audience;
™Effectively
revise and provide substantive feedback to others on their writing;
™Articulate a
revision strategy based on an understanding of their own writing processes;
™Recognize the
importance of technology in research, writing, and other forms of social
interaction.
The Reflective Essay
™Has a
Persuasive Focus
™Explains your
writing projects and assignments this semester
–What you are
most proud of, your challenges, what you learned
™Discusses your
writing process and
revision process:
–For this
section, I would like you to focus on the revisions of the included essays
–Explains which
documents you revised and
why
–Details what changes you
made (and why you made them)
–Notes how these changes
reflect the goals of the course
™Addresses the
student learning outcomes listed on your syllabus
™Evaluates your
participation in class
™And explores
your progress through the course this semester
™What
composition project, section, paragraph, or even sentence are you most proud to
have produced this year? What do you think is your biggest strength as a writer
as we complete this semester? What
factors—if any—contributed to this improvement?
™Given the
feedback you’ve received on all or most of the projects and writing
assignments for this course, what do you think your most significant challenges
as a writer have been this semester?
Please cite specific examples that support your assessment.
™What
assignment or series of activities turned out to be the most difficult for
you? Why?
™What
assignment or series of activities taught you the most? What sorts of things did it teach you?
More Questions
™Consider the
projects you revised for the portfolio. Think in detail what
you felt was lacking in these essays and what you
were trying to accomplish in your revisions.
™Are you more,
or less, confident about your abilities as a writer after completing these
revisions? Why?
™We have talked
at length in this course about writing and thinking as recursive processes in
this class. What exactly does this mean to you? What has writing and/or
revising this project taught you about the relationships between writing and
thinking? How might this affect the way you write in the future?
Even More Questions
™Identify three or four learning
outcomes that you feel you successfully accomplished in this year. Please provide specific examples of pieces of writing
that you feel reflect your success with each. Use your revised essays to provide evidence for your
claims.
™If you had to
take this course over again, would you change anything about how you went about
preparing for class each week? How
would you honestly rate your overall participation this semester?
™How
conscientious were you in completing your homework—specifically the readings
and your journal entries?
And Finally
™What are some
of the most important things you feel you’ve learned in this class? What, in detail, do you feel as if you’ve
gained over the year?
™In what ways
do you feel this class has (or has not) prepared you for your future writing
courses?
™What grade do
you honestly feel you have earned in
this class? Why? What grade do you think you will
receive? Upon what criteria/expectations
do you think I will base such an assessment?
™Given your
participation, reading habits, journal, performance on projects, and your
revisions, how would you honestly characterize your performance, learning, and
writing in this class this semester?
The Introduction
™The reflection
for your final portfolio makes an argument about your experiences, progress,
and outcomes in this course.
™The
introduction should include:
–An
introduction to yourself and your project
–Your purpose
for the portfolio
–Background
information
–Main
point/Thesis (You want to include the learning outcomes you want to address)
The Body
Should:
™Provide
specific and thoughtful evidence from your projects to support your claims
(quote yourself!).
™Discuss your revised projects in
specific detail
™Describe how
your work this semester illustrates
that you have successfully met the student learning outcomes listed on your syllabus and
discussed in class.
™Addresses the
topics listed on the previous slide and on your portfolio assignment sheet
The Conclusion
™The conclusion
should offer last thoughts and any other information you think I should
consider as I read the portfolio.
™Some things to
consider for the conclusion:
In terms of
writing skills, where were you at the beginning of the fall semester? Where are
you now? How will the skills you have learned help you in the future? In your
coursework? What have you learned about yourself as a student and writer
No Disneyfied Self-Evaluations
™Keep in mind
that you are making an argument about your work and writing processes this
semester
™Be honest! I’m
asking you to reflect on your learning experiences. We all make mistakes as
students and as writers. The important thing is to learn from them. We also
grow and succeed. Don’t shy away from celebrating your successes or
acknowledging your challenges.
™Don’t place
blame!
™And finally,
keep your tone formal and academic
Summary
™Keep in mind
that you are making an argument about your work and writing processes this
semester
™Be honest! I’m
asking you to reflect on your learning experiences. We all make mistakes as
students and as writers. The important thing is to learn from them. We also
grow and succeed. Don’t shy away from celebrating your successes or
acknowledging your challenges.
™Don’t place
blame!
™And finally,
keep your tone formal and academic
Questions
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