What kinds of writing do you have experience with?

“Brainstorm ideas for your reflection, keeping in mind that roughly half of your reflection should be spent both “Looking Back” and “Looking Forward.” Use the following questions to help you generate (invent) ideas. Choose the questions that resonate with you; you do not need to cover all of the questions but you should have a fairly equal balance between the two categories.

Step 1: Reflect
Consider your past writing experiences. Look back and think critically (carefully, deliberately, and methodically) about your past experiences composing and writing, and how you feel about writing as a result.

Step 2: Brainstorm
Brainstorm ideas for your reflection, keeping in mind that roughly half of your reflection should be spent both “Looking Back” and “Looking Forward.” Use the following questions to help you generate (invent) ideas. Choose the questions that resonate with you; you do not need to cover all of the questions but you should have a fairly equal balance between the two categories.

Looking Back Looking Forward
What kinds of writing do you have experience with? Describe those experiences.
What kinds of writing are part of your workplace? Your social life? Your academic life?
How confident do you feel about those types of writing? Why do you feel that way?
What kinds of writing habits have you developed? Which habits help you? Which habits hold you back?
How have the perceptions of others (such as teachers or peers) about your writing impacted your identity as a writer?
How do you feel about yourself as a writer? What is your current identity as a writer/composer?
What new media would you like to try composing in?
What kinds of writing would you like to experiment with?
What writing practices, strategies, and habits do you want to practice and strengthen?
What type of writing identity would you like to have? How would you like to feel about yourself as a writer? How would you like others to see you as a writer?
Step 3: Compose
Compose the story of your writing experiences and goals as an integrated narrative. Do not simply answer the questions above; use the questions as a brainstorming and planning tool to help you dig deep as you process this learning experience for yourself and prepare a detailed written reflection for others. Make sure to organize your ideas in a way that helps your reader understand.

Discuss the following.

Your attitudes about what you’ve learned about writing up to this point.
The evolution of your writing.
Your perceptions about yourself as a writer.
Support your claims with evidence that explains why you feel the way you do. Include the following.

Detailed explanations.
Parts of texts you have written.
Visuals that support the message of the written text.
Step 4: Include Visual Examples
Include 1-2 visual examples (or evidence) of your experience with writing. Spend time selecting important examples that will show your readers something meaningful. This might include the following.

Engaging visuals, videos, or even audio content.
Screenshots of your previous work or feedback (a great way to show evidence).
Design features (such colored text, white space, and headings) to emphasize key words and phrases.
Step 5: Revise and Proofread
Revise and proofread your reflection for overall organization and flow within each paragraph.

Submission Requirements
Genre: Narrative reflection
Audience: External readers in this course (your classmates, instructor, and Writing Mentor)
Length: At least 500 words (around 250 each for “Looking Back” and “Looking Forward”)
narrative reflection

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