REFLECTIVE
PRACTICE ON ESSAY WRITING
Description:
My
experience that I have come across during university in my formative assessment
for essay writing, I was required to write 8,000 word essays on rationalization
in the 1900’s industrial revolution. To do this essay I had to addend lectures,
seminars and read academic theories. My learning style is mainly based on
reading and visual, therefore I understood the reading. While I was reading the
materials for the essay I would widen my academic knowledge.
Feelings:
During
the event I thought that I would get a score neither a feedback that I was
satisfied with, none came out successfully. I did not feel upset as I’m now
able to improve. Friends around me who understood my potentials encouraged me
to develop my life-long interest in speech, theater, and writing. Further more,
that experience of rejection gave me a lifelong compassion for others.
Evaluation:
The
good points about this experience are that I was able to find out what I can do
and what I cannot do. I struggled to do all the reading and implementing my
findings into the essay. My expectations coming into the course were high and
remained high throughout the duration of the course. The essays I wrote in the
class really challenged me to progress in my writing skills. My approach of the
essay was really misunderstood and grammatically incorrect. I did not
understand the purpose of the essay so I wrote about what I thought altering
public space meant. After reading the assigned reading I still did not
understand what was being asked of me and this is where I should have emailed
my instructor for clarity rather than guessing.
Analysis:
Now
looking back at the situation and knowing my skills, learning style and
academic knowledge I know what went wrong, what actions I took that led to good
and bad aspects of the event.
Action
Plan: After reviewing my weaknesses, I have noticed that I
have not used all of the materials and support available for me, which I would
like to use for my next essay. For example the Boots Library offers lots of
support which will help with my spelling, grammar and structure.
Conclusion:
Throughout
this essay I have talked about my skills, experience and areas what I would
like to improve. When writing this essay I have found out what my preferred
learning style which is visual and reading.