Reading Journal
| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Giles, Sandra L. “Reflective Writing and the Revision Process: What Were You Thinking?” Https://Writingspaces.org, 2010, writingspaces.org/sites/default/files/giles–reflective-writing-and-the-revision-process.pdf.
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| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | The reading talks about a way to convey your message to a reader. It said that you want to write a letter describing what you want the reader to take away from your paper. So by writing a note you can use it as a checklist. This checklist can be used to check your paper and make sure that you are on track to deliver your message. I do this a lot in public speaking class. We create a checklist that we follow to make sure that your message is delivered to the audience. I think that writing a letter is a great way to make sure that an author, or public speaker’s message is delivered. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | Reflective writing- an analytical practice in which the writer describes a real or imaginary scene, event, interaction, passing thought, or memory and adds a personal reflection on its meaning
Letter to the Reader- “This will be a sort of cover letter for your essay. It should be on a separate sheet of paper, typed, stapled to the top of the final draft.” (Giles, 194) |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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This article as I mentioned earlier relates to my public speaking class.
The Maker’s eye |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | Why don’t teachers when students first start to write teach students that writing a paper is like building a house you have to state with a foundation. A foundation for writing is a purpose. What do you want the reader to know from reading this. Then you build structure support for a house. In writing we include sources and quotes to add strength to your purpose. Then finally we make the house look nice so someone will buy the house. In writing we fix mistakes and use grammar that is easily read by the reader so that the message is clear. |