Reflection on your Research and Explanatory Report
Your Reflection is worth 20 points
Due: Friday, April 18th at the beginning of class.
Your reflection should be a thoughtful and personal exploration of the work you did while researching and writing your report. Your reflection needs to be in essay format, and I would expect it to be at least two pages long. Your opening paragraph should include your thesis (main idea) and the context (your problem and solution) that I need in order to understand your reflection. In addition, you need to address the concerns below, but I do NOT want you to simply answer the questions in the order you see them. You need to consider your own work carefully, and you need to organize and develop your thoughts into clear, well-constructed and complete sentences. Proofread your work carefully.
Use MLA format for your paper with your last name and page number in the upper right corner of all pages and the following information in the upper left corner of the first page:
Your name
Explanatory Report Reflection
English 106-08-02
Date you completed this draft
Things to Consider and Write about in Your Reflection
• What kinds of research did you do? Describe your research methods.
• What kinds of things did you learn about your project topic that you didn’t expect to learn? Describe any odd “discovery paths” you were led down.
• What kind of primary research did you do? How did you do it?
• What changes did you need to make in your drafts to address the concerns of your audience (of your classmates and me?)
• What kind of secondary research did you do? How did you do it?
• How did you handle revising your document? What was your revision process?
• Who, besides your classmates and me, read your paper? What feedback did that person/those people give you?
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