Creating a product to

demonstrate the reflective

process

Sharing your experience . . .A reflection describes a personal experience of the student and explores its significance.

Reflective Process

B a s i c s i n a B o x

Reflection Product at a Glance

RUBRIC Standards for Reflection A successful reflection product for Assignment 6.1a should• be about a personal experience in this

course and any writing should be in first person

• illustrate a personal learning experience in this class using figurative language, pictures, clipart, video, audio, or other techniques to re-create the experience

• explain the significance of the event• make an observation about life and/or

the learning process based on the experience

• consider how your observation of the experience will affect your future learning process.

The Reflective Process

Think about the learning activities in this course.

List some of your memorable experiences as you worked.

You might look through your assignments to help jog your memory.

1 Prior to beginningTo find ideas for your product

The Reflective Process

Make a list of events or assignments, that inspired you.

Jot down some notes to demonstrate your understanding & insights gained (compare/contrast, cause & effect, etc.)

1 Prior to beginningTo find ideas for your product

Planning Your Reflection Product

Think about your learning experience.

1.Why do you remember a specific learning experience more clearly than others?

2.What different emotions did you go through during the experience? (cause & effect)

3. Did your emotions change as you worked? (compare/contrast)

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Planning Your Reflection Product

Explore the significance.

4. What is the significance of your experience?

5. What were the effects on what you did or did not do?

6. What is the most obvious meaning to you?

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Planning Your Reflection Product

7. What else did your experience teach you?

8. What might you do differently if faced with a similar situation again?

9. Keep exploring to uncover as many levels of meaning as you can.

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Planning Your Reflection Product

10. Decide on the scope of your product. Will you dwell on one example in-depth or illustrate several events to create your product?

11. Decide on the message you want to convey. How will you apply the meaning of the experience to your life?

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Creating Your Reflection Product3 lst Version

Begin Creating You might illustrate your experience in a

video, podcast, digital picture album, digital cartoon or any other Web 2.0 tool.

You may want to begin creating your product by trying out a variety of ideas.

Let your ideas flow even though you sense problems you may need to address later.

Creating Your Reflection Product3 1st Version

Organize Your Product Start your product illustrating your

experience & then explain its significance.

Go on to illustrate or explain the larger lesson that the experience taught you.

Or, begin with the larger lesson you want to share & then illustrate or describe the experience that helped you learn this lesson.

Creating Your Reflection Product3 1st Version of your product

Organize Your Product Or you could begin with the larger

lesson you want to share with your readers & then share the experience that helped you learn this lesson.

Finalizing Your Reflection Product3 2nd Version

Elaborate on Ideas Precise, vivid illustrations will help you

convey the lesson about the learning process that you want to explain.

After you developed the 2nd version of your whole product, set it aside for a while.

Finalizing Your Reflection Product3 Final Version

After a few days go back to review & to revise the Reflection Product.

Taking a fresh look will help you see problems that you may have overlooked.

Finalizing Your Reflection Product4 Final Product

Review your Reflection Product against the rubric.

REMINDER:

If you refer to information that is taken from a source which you should cite, you must include your reference section at the end of your product with proper citations.

References:

McDougal, Littell. (2015). The Language of Literature Power Point Presentations. Retrieved from myteacherpages.com/webpages/.../unit3pt1%20reflective%20essay.ppt

 Nicolls, B. (February 2, 2013). How to write a reflective essay). Retrieved from Slide

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