3-12: Submit – Writer’s Note: Writing Project #3

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• Points 30

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• Attempts 0

• Allowed Attempts 2

 Overview

For this assignment, you will write a reflective paragraph that highlights the struggles and successes you experienced while completing this module’s major writing project.

 Context

As you learned in Professor Brown’s “Reflective Writing” video, reflection is key to developing as a writer, because reflection makes your writing (and research) processes the subject of conscious analysis.* The Writer’s Note asks you to do just this and consider your strengths and limitations as a writer. In addition, this assignment asks you to assess what went well and what could have gone better throughout your writing process, especially as you moved through the orientation, invention, drafting, and finalization stages of this project. In short, this assignment helps you think through and articulate the moves you made to complete this module’s major writing project.

Ultimately, reflecting on your approaches to the assignments in this course—and the ways in which you navigated them—helps you see where your strengths and weaknesses lie. Furthermore, by reflecting on your strengths and limits as a writer, you improve your chances of succeeding in future writing tasks.

 Instructions

Click on each tab to read the instructions for Part 1 and Part 2 of this assignment. You will submit one file with your responses to both parts.

• Part 1
• Part 2

Part 1

Write a thoughtful response to ONE (1) of the prompts below. Your response should be, at a minimum, 200 words in length.

Your response(s) should be thoughtful and capacious, and it should address the problems and/or solutions you encountered when completing this writing project. Remember: you do not need to answer each question, and you can answer more than one question if you wish.

Part 2

Write a thoughtful response to ONE (1) of the prompts below. Your response should be, at a minimum, 200 words in length.

Your response(s) should thoughtfully discuss how you incorporated feedback from the Grading Team into your revision process. Remember: you do not need to answer each question, and you can answer more than one if you wish.

• Question 1: How did you incorporate your grader’s feedback into your final draft? Provide a specific example from your writing project. You can use feedback shared with you by your grader from other assignments rather than the rough draft.
• Question 2: What was the most useful piece of feedback you received from the grading team? Why this piece of feedback and how did it help you revise?
• Question 3: Did you receive any feedback that you think will help in future writing assignments (for this class and others)? If so, what was that feedback and why do you think it was helpful?
• Question 4: Did you find any advice in your grader’s announcements* to be particularly useful? What was that advice and how did it help you?

NOTE: These are the Canvas Announcements sent out to your individual learner group, not the ones intermittently sent out by Professors Brown or Conner. For help accessing these Announcements–or any feedback from the Grading Team–check out the “Frequently Asked Questions” page in the “Need Help?” Module.

• Prompt 1:  Look back at the assignment rubric. Which criteria do you think you did particularly well? Which do you feel still needs the most work? Which aspect of the project did you find most difficult to write about? Why?
• Prompt 2: Talk a little about your research process. Where did you first go to find sources? Why there? Where did you go next? How might you revise your approach to research in future projects? What was the most useful source you found? Why?
• Prompt 3:  What did you learn while writing and/or researching that you can employ in future writing projects?
• Prompt 4: Was there a part of a Support Session or something from the General Questions forum that helped move you forward? If so, what was it and how did it help move forward with your writing/the major writing project for this module?
• Prompt 5: Which assignments (Orientation, Invention, Drafting) and/or learning materials (Explore) did you find the most useful? Why? Were their assignments you felt were not so helpful? Which ones and why?

 Criteria for Evaluation

Your submission will be evaluated based on how closely it meets the following expectations:

• The Part 1 prompt is thoughtfully answered, in 200 or more words. 
• The Part 2 prompt is thoughtfully  answered, in 200 or more words.

Note: All of your answers should clearly relate to the questions.

See the rubric below for details on how your work will be evaluated.

Note: If you accidentally submit the wrong assignment, or if your file is not accessible to the grading team or not submitted in the required format, you may resubmit the correct assignment only until the assignment closes. You are allowed two submissions per assignment specifically so you can correct such errors. 

Be sure to submit your work correctly by uploading a .doc or .docx file. Submissions that cannot be accessed will not be graded.

Rubric

Writer’s Notes Rubric

Writer’s Notes Rubric
Criteria	Ratings	Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 1	15 to >12.0 pts Meets Expectations Part 1 answer is 200+ words in length. The answer is clearly thoughtful and clearly focused on the prompt(s). 12 to >7.0 pts Approaches Expectations Part 1 answer is 100-200 words in length. The answer is sometimes thoughtful and somewhat focused on the prompt(s). 7 to >0 pts No Marks Part 1 answer is less than 100 words in length. The answer is rarely thoughtful and/or not focused on the prompt(s).	15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 2	15 to >12.0 pts Meets Expectations Part 2 answer is 200+ words in length. The answer is clearly thoughtful and clearly focused on the prompt(s). 12 to >7.0 pts Approaches Expectations Part 2 answer is 100-200 words in length. The answer is sometimes thoughtful and somewhat focused on the prompt(s). 7 to >0 pts No Marks Part 1 answer is less than 100 words in length. The answer is rarely thoughtful and/or not focused on the prompt(s).	15 pts
Total Points: 30

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