CHAPTER 10

REFLECTING ON YOUR WRITING

DIEGO MARTINEZ &

ALEJANDRA RODRIGUEZ
 INTRODUCTION

IN THIS PRESENTATION WE WILL BE PROVIDING STRATEGIES FOR

DEVELOPING YOUR SELF-AWARENESS AS A WRITER AND GUIDELINES FOR
WRITING REFLECTION ESSAYS.
 IMPORTANCE OF
REFLECTING

UNDERSTAND WRITING REFLECTING IS POWERFUL

STRATEGIES AND PROCESSES BECAUSE YOU ARE ABLE TO GAIN
WHY YOU MADE CERTAIN NEW KNOWLEDGE ABOUT YOUR
DECISIONS WRITING AND YOURSLEF HELPING
HOW YOU MIGHT BECOME A TO DEVELOP YOUR WRITING
MORE EFFECTIVE WRITER SKILLS.
 WAYS TO
PRACTICE
REFLECT TO ASSESS
YOUR PAST
EXPERIENCES AS A

REFLECTING WRITER
REFLECT TO IDENTIFY
YOUR PROCESSES AND
STRATEGIES
REFLECT TO
UNDERSTAND YOUR
DECISIONS
REFLECT TO PLAN OUT
WHAT’S LEFT TO DO
REFLECT TO GROW AND
IMPROVE
 SECTION 2
IN THIS SECTION, WE WILL DISCUSS THE STEPS AND METHODS TO FULLY
UNDERSTAND THE WRITING PROCESS! USING THESE METHODS, WE ARE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO FORMULATE A STRONG PAPER, AND PRESENT
STRONG IDEAS. THIS IS USEFUL, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE
REFLECTING ON YOUR PAST PAPERS!
 CONSIDER YOUR
RHETORICAL SITUATION
IDENTIFY YOUR AUDIENCE
THINK ABOUT YOUR PURPOSE
EXAMINE THE LARGER CONTEXT
CONSIDER YOUR GENRE, MEDIUM, AND DESIGN
THINK ABOUT YOUR LANGUAGE
 EXPLORE YOUR WRITING AND
REFLECT
GATHER THE MATERIALS YOU ARE REFLECTING ON
RE-READ AND TAKE NOTES
GENERATE IDEAS
IDENTIFY SIGNIFICANT PATTERNS AND MAJOR
DECISIONS
ORGANIZE AND START WRITING
DRAFT A THESIS
ORGANIZE SUPPORTING PARAGRAPHS
INCLUDE EVIDENCE
EXPLAIN: WHY? HOW?
IDENTIFY PLANS FOR FUTURE WRITING
DRAFT AN OPENING
DRAFT A CONCLUSION
 ESSAY RECAP
IS YOUR THESIS CLEAR? DO YOU MAKE A SPECIFIC CLAIM ABOUT YOUR WRITING OR WRITING
PROCESS? DOES THE THESIS CENTER READERS' ATTENTION ON SIGNIFICANT WRITING
STRATEGIES AND DECISIONS?
HOW DOES THE OPENING PREVIEW THE WORK OF YOUR REFLECTION? DOES IT FOCUS READERS
ATTENTION ON THE ASPECTS OF REFLECTION MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU? DOES IT PROVIDE
RELEVANT BACKGROUND INFORMATION?
HOW DO THE SUPPORTING SENTENCES OR PARAGRAPHS DEVELOP THE IDEAS DISCUSSED IN
YOUR THESIS AND OPENING? DO THEY CENTER ON MAJOR WRITING CONCERNS INSTEAD OF
MINOR ISSUES? DOES EACH POINT SUPPORT YOUR THESIS?
WHAT DETAILS AND EXAMPLES DO YOU PROVIDE? WHERE MIGHT YOU ADD DETAILS TO CLARIFY
A POINT? DO YOU INCLUDE EXAMPLES OF YOUR OWN WRITING?
WHERE DO YOU EXPLAIN YOUR PLANS FOR FUTURE WRITING TASKS, GIVEN THE KNOWLEDGE
YOU'VE GAINED THROUGH THIS REFLECTION?
HOW DOES YOUR REFLECTION CONCLUDE? DOES IT EXPLAIN WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED AND WHY IT
MATTERS?
THANK
YOU
Diego & Alejandra