Essay 1 Feedback Reflection

1. I am satisfied with the score that I received on my essay.

A. Very True           

B. Somewhat True               

C. Neutral                               

D. Somewhat Untrue         

E. Very Untrue

2. I fully understand what is necessary to write a strong essay, I just did not manage my time correctly on this assignment.

A. Very True           

B. Somewhat True               

C. Neutral                               

D. Somewhat Untrue         

E. Very Untrue

3. The majority of my essay was written:

A. In class or in the lab on Tuesdays  

B. In Chase’s Thursday group sessions               

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 C. Somewhere else on campus                               

D. At home         

E. Other

4. The total amount of time that I spent pre-writing, writing, editing, proofreading, and looking for sources for my essay was:

A. 1-3 hours 

B. 4-6 hours               

C. 7-10 hours                               

D. 11+ hours         

5. Did you ask for help on this essay? If so, what resource helped you the most? If not, what resource will you use to help you on the
next essay?

6. What specific actions did you complete to exhibit a growth mindset towards this essay?

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 7. Set ONE goal for yourself for the next essay, and write about it:

8. Write three action steps that you plan to take, between now and the next essay, to achieve your goal:

Essay 1 Metacognition Assignment (50 points)

Metacognition: awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes.

For this assignment, you will be examining and correcting the errors throughout your Essay 1.
In order to receive full points for this assignment, you will need to complete/answer ALL of the activities and questions below.

Once all activities/questions below are completed thoroughly, you will be RESUMBITTING
your CORRECTED Essay 1 for a higher score (maximum 20 points).      

If all of the components below are not completed fully, you will not receive the full maximum of 20 points.

Follow the directions below to correct, revise, update, and/or rewrite your graded Essay 1:

Completed Points
1   Complete all of the Essay 1 Feedback Reflection 8

2   Download your graded Essay 1 with Prof. Nava's comments and completed rubric. 2

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3   There are various highlights (green, light blue, and yellow) throughout your essay. 3
a. What do you think the GREEN highlights are pointing out?        
                   
b. What do you think the LIGHT BLUE highlights are pointing out?      
                   
c. What do you think the YELLOW highlights are pointing out?        
                   

4   Find the GOALS noted in the "Instructor's Comments" section of your rubric. Copy/paste ALL 2
of these GOALS at the TOP of your Essay 1, BEFORE the Essay's title. BOLD THOSE GOALS.

5   Find your OWN GOAL (your answer to question #6 on the Essay 1 Feedback Reflection). 2
Copy/paste your goal directly UNDER all of the GOALS from the rubric. BOLD THAT GOAL TOO.

6   Look back at the sections that are highlighted in GREEN. 5

Do you know what to do in order to fix these sections? If so, ADD TO, revise, or rewrite these sections,
then REMOVE the GREEN HIGHLIGHT and CHANGE ALL added, revised, or rewritten content to RED TEXT.
If you do not know how to change the GREEN highlighted content, leave it AS IS for the moment.

7   Look back at the sections that are highlighted in LIGHT BLUE. 5

Do you know what to do in order to fix these sections? If so, ADD TO, revise, or rewrite these sections,
then REMOVE the LIGHT BLUE HIGHLIGHT and CHANGE ALL added, revised, or rewritten content to RED TEXT.
If you do not know how to change the BLUE highlighted content, leave it AS IS for the moment.

8   Look back at the sections that are highlighted in YELLOW. 5

Do you know what to do in order to fix these sections? If so, ADD TO, revise, or rewrite these sections,
then REMOVE the YELLOW HIGHLIGHT and CHANGE ALL added, revised, or rewritten content to RED TEXT.
If you do not know how to change the YELLOW highlighted content, leave it AS IS for the moment.

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 9   Review the comments from Prof. Nava (in the "Track Changes" bubbles). 2
Correct the errors that those comments point out. Do not change the text color.
It is OK if the comments get deleted when you are revising, updating, or making changes.

10   Review the GOALS from the rubric at the top of your (mostly or completely) corrected 4
Essay 1. After each goal, explain, in your own words, how your NEW CORRECTIONS/UPDATES
helped you to achieve that goal. Then copy/paste in one specific example from your
essay, rather than merely explaining what you did. For example, if one of your GOALS was to
construct a clear thesis statement and you revised your Essay 1 by rewriting your thesis statement,
explain how you went about rewriting your thesis and then copy/paste the NEW thesis next
to your explanation.

11   Review (in question #7 from the Essay 1 Feedback Reflection) the three steps to achieving 2
your OWN GOAL. Complete ONE of those steps NOW. AFTER your goal (at the top of Essay 1)
explain what specific actions you took to complete one of your steps.

12   Address all of the highlights and comments that you DO NOT know how to correct by scheduling a 10
conference with Prof. Nava or a one-on-one session with Alexia to discuss your essay. You may also book an
appointment with the Mt. SAC Writing Center, or use the "Online Tutoring"/”NetTutor” services in Canvas
(Drop In Session or Paper Drop Off are available) to proof and further correct your revised Essay 1,

MAKE SURE TO ATTACH OR UPLOAD PROOF OF YOUR APPOINTMENT!

13   Upload this completed checklist AND your FULLY CORRECTED Essay 1. Two separate documents
    must be uploaded to receive full points.              
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