| Jeremy Diaz | November 4, 2018 |
Conference Two Report & Reflection
Feedback Report
Report the goals for improvement you had set for yourself after Conference Two.
Summarize the feedback you received during your conference, paying attention both to feedback about new learning and improvement (or lack thereof) on habits, skills and techniques you needed to work on after Conference One.
You received feedback on your writing process, your reading process, your current abilities to integrate your own ideas with those of others, and your engagement as a learner in the course so far. This section should report the most important pieces of feedback you received in all of these areas. Review your notes from the conference, the rubrics you received, any notes or comments on your paper and the conference recording you made to refresh your memory.
Be sure to include both positive feedback about what you’re doing well and constructive critical feedback indicating process or skills you’ll need to work on.
Feel free to use subheadings to organize this section of your reflection, but don’t feel obligated to. Please don’t write in bullet points.
One of the biggest things I was asked to work on was my intro. In this paper I struggled with creating an introduction that lead readers to the question. I should have used more of Kolberts work to lead the readers to the question I eventually formulated. Another thing I must do is use more of a variety of signal verbs throughout my paper. I used some of the same words like states and says. I should use other words like argues. I must try not to assume the readers knows everything and provide more of a background when writing my paper. I should also try new things like using block quotes and brackets. I also need to work on my work cited page because I always forget to put that in.
Analyze/Reflect
For the things you’re doing well, explain what you’re doing well and why it’s working. For things you need to work on, try to figure out and explain the obstacles to your growth and what you need to overcome them.
To help you figure out why things are going well or what’s limiting your growth, consider this: Learning to write well takes special knowledge about writing (for example, about process, techniques, goals) and about the topics you’re writing about, engaged persistent effort, frequent and varied practice, mentoring and feedback from someone who knows how to do it, learning from failure, and a commitment to learn anchored in an understanding of the value of writing in your own life.
To help you assess the value of what you’re learning in this class for your own life as a student, aspiring professional, citizen, and real human being, explain where else in your life you might be able to apply what you’re learning about reading, writing, and integrating your ideas with others, even if you have to adapt those skills to the different circumstances.
One thing that I believe I am doing well are getting the work done in general. I get the all my work in on time, but I also feel like I can give more. I also feel like I read comments and respond to them very well. If someone gives me a suggestion I try my best to take that advice into account and use it to my advantage so can improve my paper. I do a pretty good job of using quotes from the text in my paper but I can add a little more from the text in my intro and quote more instead of explaining things.
Action Plan/Adjustments
Feedback and reflection are only useful if you take actions based on them. What is your plan to act on the feedback you received in your conference? How can you build on your successes, learn from your failures, and make adjustments for the next arc of the course?
You’re free to explain your plan in any way you see fit. But your plan should be a SMART one and action-based. Proposed actions should be Specific, Measurable, Attainable in a reasonable amount of Time, and Relevant to the feedback you received.
This is not a SMART goal: I plan to do more margin notes when reading.
This is: I intend to make at least two annotations on every page of my reading starting with this week’s readings, with the further goals of making text-to-text connections and challenging the claims of other writers.
To get started thinking about your plan, you might consider asking yourself the following three questions:
- What should you continue to do?
I think I should continue to focus and receive feedback positively. I take all comments and what Meaghan says into account when writing and I think because of that it helps my papers improve from start to finish.
- What should you stop doing?
I should stop being lazy and also start formatting better. I also think I should work in using different signal verbs instead of using the same words over and over again.
- What should you start doing?
I should start working a little more on my papers instead of waiting till the last minute because I think if I start at an earlier time then I my paper can improve.
