Final Reflection Writing Prompt

After reviewing the learning outcomes listed on the front page of the syllabus and reflecting on the major assignments you have completed for this course, please write an essay of 1,000 – 2,000 words to answer the following questions:

Which one (1) course learning outcome would you identify as being the most significant in your personal learning experience this semester? Which one (1) assignment, completed for this course, would you point to as most significant in relationship to this outcome?

As you compose your response, be sure to:

Clearly identify the learning outcome and the major assignment in the first paragraph;
Describe the major assignment, including related coursework, that led you to choose this outcome;
Apply the work to the learning outcome, explaining how the work is related. You might describe specific ways in which you have made progress toward the outcome and specific ways you have struggled or still struggle with the outcome;
Analyze why your work toward this outcome is significant to better understanding yourself as a writer;
Avoid merely describing what you did in completing the major assignment. Rather, focus on what you learned and the ways in which you are developing as a writer and learner; and
Consider how your work toward this outcome may help you in other contexts outside of this class. You might consider what this learning experience means to you now or what it might mean to you in the future. You might consider if this experience has led to a change in your thinking.
Please do not compose statements for each item above in a question and answer format. Rather, your response should be in the form of a complete essay that explores your learning experience. Your essay will be addressed to a private audience composed of you, your classmates, and your teacher, with an emphasis on yourself (this is a reflective exercise). You do not need to provide documentation (i.e., a works cited page or bibliography) for either the course syllabus or your work.

Any one major paper/project you have completed for this course is eligible to be considered as evidence of your work toward a learning outcome. Any artifact(s) related to that assignment may also be used to support your reflection. For example, you might reference a homework assignment, an activity, or a reading that took place during the composition of that paper/project.