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REFLECTION FORM 1
Name

: ______________________________

Matric No.: _______________

Group: _________

Complete the table below by referring to your outline in WRITING FORM 1 (DRAFT).
Thesis Statement
Focuses on a specific aspect of
the topic

Sets the writers position/point of

view

Sets the pattern of organisation

for the academic text by
indicating the main points that
will be developed in the
paragraphs

Strengths

Weaknesses and Improvement

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Topic Sentences
Use keywords or phrases from
the thesis statement to indicate
the part of the thesis that will be
discussed

Strengths

Weaknesses and Improvement

Strengths

Weaknesses and Improvement

Have clear topics and controlling

ideas

Signal to the reader where the

paragraphs have been and
where they are headed through
transition signals such as first,
second, etc.

Supporting Points
Relevant to the main idea in the

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topic sentence

Develop, clarify and support the

main idea in the topic sentence

Concluding Sentences

Strengths

Weaknesses and Improvement

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Begin with a suitable concluding

signal

Summarise or restate the main

idea of the paragraph

Do not introduce new points in

the sentence