Reflection Paper #1
ASSIGNMENT: Critical Reflection Papers draft (25 points)
Essays should be 4-6 pages long, using standard font sizes (Times New Roman) and margins, and will require some research beyond assigned course material. Late essays will not be graded. See assignment sheet below. NOTE: (Do not change your margins to extend your page count)
What is a Reflection Paper?
A Critical Reflection Paper in this class is a formal written presentation of a critical analysis on the connections between the readings assigned and your lived experience. Guiding Questions: How do the ideas shared in the readings relate to your own personal experience and understanding of the politics in our social system? How do the readings enhance your ability to understand the politics of power? What aspects of contemporary politics are examples of the contradiction between the way your experience the world, the way you've learned or been taught about politics and the American Dream? In what ways has your life been shaped by the structure of our society and our collective political decisions? Give examples, discuss how your life has been shaped by the governing system around you.
Your task is to create a reflection that makes connections between the readings, lectures, and media shared in class. Guiding Questions: How is the material relevant to your own experience? What have you learned about your own personal history that relates to the class content? What connections can you make between those in power and your community/family?
A Reflection Paper is not a diary or journal, although this may have been a way of processing your thoughts.It is a type of essay, and as such requires:
You must begin each point with a new paragraph. You may use the first person in a Reflection Paper as it is a record of your own thoughts and experiences. However, a Reflection Paper also requires in-text references to the ideas of others, and a Reference List must be included at the end.
(APA or MLA citations are accepted)
A Reflection Paper is designed to show your knowledge of a certain set of readings and, more importantly, your awareness of how you constructed that knowledge. Thus it is an interaction between ideas received from outside (books, lectures, etc.) and your own internal understanding and interpretation of those ideas.
More than anything else, a Reflection Paper invites self-reflection. The capacity for self-reflection is a vital personal and professional quality.
Self-reflection in this context involves a constant questioning of one’s own assumptions, and a capacity to analyze and synthesize information to create new perspectives and understanding. This is a constant process and leads to an on-going commitment to improve and refine one's self.
Essays should be 4-6 pages long, using standard font sizes (Times New Roman) and margins, and will require some research beyond assigned course material. Late essays will not be graded. See assignment sheet below. NOTE: (Do not change your margins to extend your page count)
What is a Reflection Paper?
A Critical Reflection Paper in this class is a formal written presentation of a critical analysis on the connections between the readings assigned and your lived experience. Guiding Questions: How do the ideas shared in the readings relate to your own personal experience and understanding of the politics in our social system? How do the readings enhance your ability to understand the politics of power? What aspects of contemporary politics are examples of the contradiction between the way your experience the world, the way you've learned or been taught about politics and the American Dream? In what ways has your life been shaped by the structure of our society and our collective political decisions? Give examples, discuss how your life has been shaped by the governing system around you.
Your task is to create a reflection that makes connections between the readings, lectures, and media shared in class. Guiding Questions: How is the material relevant to your own experience? What have you learned about your own personal history that relates to the class content? What connections can you make between those in power and your community/family?
A Reflection Paper is not a diary or journal, although this may have been a way of processing your thoughts.It is a type of essay, and as such requires:
- a formal introduction
- a well-structured body which presents your thoughts clearly and logically to the reader
- a formal conclusion
- 4-6 pages double spaced
You must begin each point with a new paragraph. You may use the first person in a Reflection Paper as it is a record of your own thoughts and experiences. However, a Reflection Paper also requires in-text references to the ideas of others, and a Reference List must be included at the end.
(APA or MLA citations are accepted)
A Reflection Paper is designed to show your knowledge of a certain set of readings and, more importantly, your awareness of how you constructed that knowledge. Thus it is an interaction between ideas received from outside (books, lectures, etc.) and your own internal understanding and interpretation of those ideas.
More than anything else, a Reflection Paper invites self-reflection. The capacity for self-reflection is a vital personal and professional quality.
Self-reflection in this context involves a constant questioning of one’s own assumptions, and a capacity to analyze and synthesize information to create new perspectives and understanding. This is a constant process and leads to an on-going commitment to improve and refine one's self.