Reading Journal
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| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages.
Giles, Sandra. “Reflective Writing and the Revision Process: What Were You Thinking?.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 1, 2010, 191-204. |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | This article was a very interesting read, but did not grab my attention as much as some other readings. Giles talks about reflection writing and what it means to reflect while writing. She says reflective writing kind of can feel like a performance. She also says you have to realize your intentions on writing this essay in order to be able to reflect. She points out that reflective writing helps you figure out your intentions. She gives her example on how she gets her students to become reflective writers. She also says you want to be specific in your writing and not vague. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | “Reflection” and “reflective writing” are umbrella terms that refer to any activity that asks you to think about your own thinking.”(Giles 191).
“Intentions—a sense of audience and purpose and of what the writer wants the essay to do.”(Giles 198) |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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This relates to DasBenders article because both show two different ways of how to think about writing but from both you grow as a writer. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | What are some questions you can ask yourself while writing that will help you figure out your intention? |