Reflective Essay
Reflective Essay
Paper details:
You are to write a reflective essay based on the documents i uploaded, I will also upload an example of a past small reflective piece so you have a better idea of how it should go. It's not necessary to use other sources or to make direct quotes since its a reflective essay but you must base your work in the materials i upload, consider the following when you write.
Reflexive writing is:
about exploration of the self, beliefs, expectations, assumptions, personal blind spots
about honesty, warts and all
about transformation through conversation with the self over time.
Reflexive writing is not:
describing what you know
telling a story you tell about a time, and event
a bunch of vapid statements like, “this is so important because everyone should respect everyone else.”
about judgement of 'the other,' the theorist or the text
Reflexivity is a challenge. It is about mashing together the course material and you and seeing what happens.
Questions that might prompt your reflexive writing include:
What do I think of this theory or approach?
Does it evoke particular feelings or thoughts for me? Why?
How does it fit with my world view?
Why do I have this opinion?
Why do I react in this way?
How does my experience or cultural background shape my understanding?
How could I understand this better?