What ENG101 Taught Me
Reflective Essay and ePortfolio
(Reflective Essay: 10% ENGL101 Course Grade
ePortfolio: 5% ENGL 101 Course Grade)
Task Description
For this assignment, you will compose an essay in which you reflect on your learning in English 101 this semester, especially on your process of composing and revising. The purpose of this essay is to make you become more aware of the principles of good writing, which we have discussed throughout the semester.
In addition, you also need to compile an organized ePortfolio that showcases your written work for this semester. The ePortfolio needs to include your reflective essay, your previous 3 essay assignments and one additional written exercise you have done for the class. This additional written exercise can be a preliminary draft or outline for an essay assignment or a writing practice you did in class.
Guidelines for the Reflective Essay
When composing your reflective essay, consider some of the following questions, which will help you generate ideas. Make sure thatyour discussion is specific. Avoid abstract and generalized clichés and back up your writing with your actual experiences (struggles, confusions, pleasures, contemplations, etc.). It is a good idea to review the class slides to help you recall various writing principles discussed in class.
1. What were the challenges you encountered while writing your essays?
2. Did you come up with strategies to overcome these challenges? If so, what were your strategies? If not, how did these difficulties negatively impact the overall quality of your essay?
3. How did what you learn from this course help you write your essays?
4. What is your overall takeaway from this class?
5. As far as you can see, how will what you have learned from this class help you with future writing occasions?
Guidelines for the ePortfolio
We will have class time for you to learn and work on your ePortfolio. You can also find instructions on creating and submitting ePortfolio in the following tutorials:
• D2L ePortfolio, Add Artifacts: https://youtu.be/ognSADAODhI
• D2L ePortfolio, Start & Edit a Collection: https://youtu.be/SD0r0tzrc4Y
• D2L ePortfolio, Submit Collection: https://youtu.be/-WaVutFMw_8
Format Requirements
• Construct your ePortfolio by following the instructions below.
1. Name your artifacts descriptively by following this template:
“ESSAY 1_YOUR FULL NAME_Zhu”
“ESSAY 2_YOUR FULL NAME_Zhu”
“ESSAY 3_YOUR FULL NAME_Zhu”
“WRITING EXERCISE_YOUR FULL NAME_Zhu”
“REFLECTIVE ESSAY_YOUR FULL NAME_Zhu”
2. For your ePortfolio, Do NOT create a “New Presentation”, create ONLY a “New Collection.”
• Your reflective essay should be at least700 words long.
• Your writing should have your name, your instructor’s name, the course title and submission date onthe top left corner of the first page. Here is an example:
John Doe
Bing Zhu
English 101
October 11th, 2018
• The electronic version of your writing needs to be a Microsoft Word document.
• Your writing should be formatted double-spaced, in 12-pt. font with 1-inch margins.
• Each page of your writing should be numbered.
Due Dates
• Submit your Reflective Essay in the appropriate D2L assignment folder on or before Friday, December 7th at 8am. No print copy needed.
• Submit your Reflective Essay in the appropriate D2L assignment folder on or before Friday, December 7th at 8am. No print copy needed.
Grading Rubrics
Reflective Essay:
Clarity and logical coherence: 35%
Specificity (concrete examples and evidence):50%
Depth and understanding: 15%
ePortfolio: You will be graded on the accessibility and completeness of your 5 written documents.
