Reading Journal
| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Giles. “Reflective Writing and the Revision Process: What Were You Thinking” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 1, 2010, pgs 191-204. |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | In reading this article, it specifically speaks on the value of reflective writing. It speaks on how reflective writing helps writers improve as well as helping the instructor understand. “ “Reflection” and “reflective writing” are umbrella terms that refer to any activity that asks you to think about your own thinking.*” In reflecting on what a writer has written allows the writer to grasp their thoughts or even broaden their thoughts. In one example the writer didn’t know specifically the direction she wanted to take with her writing and even called her freewriting “jumbled”, this gave her instructor a chance to help. A reflective writing is a clarifying process. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. |
Prose-Written or spoken language in its ordinary form Curtail-Reduce in extent or quantity |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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This article is similar to the article by author Gita DasBender. The critical thinking article speaks on understanding a piece and making logical critiques to a piece. These pieces connect because as a writer reflects on their piece they critique it. They see problems and try to change them logically and to a responsible extent that readers will understand. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. |
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