eng 1102 reflective essay portfolioHINT: STRONG ARTIFACT PAGES W ILL TYPICALLY HAVE FO UR COMPONE NTS—THE ARTIFACT A BRIEF INTRO DUCTION TO THE ARTIF ACT TH E SH O RT RE F LECTIO N AND PRO CE SS DO CUME NTS . ADDING PRO CE SS DO CUME NTS IN SUPPO RT OF ALL O F YO UR ARTIF ACTS AND RE F LE CTIO NS CAN H E LP STRE NGTH E N YO UR O VE RAL L ARGUME NT ABO UT YO UR DE VE LO PME NT AS A CO MMUNICATO R . COMPOSING THE REFLECTIVE INTRODUCTION TO THE PORTFOLIO Write a reflective essay of 1200-1800 words that makes an argument about your work this semester focusing on the artifacts you chose for your portfolio. The essay not only introduces the portfolio; it also introduces the artifacts that serve as evidence for your argument for your growth as a thoughtful communicator. Your reflective essay should be multimodal including images screen shots embedded video sound and/or other media that support your case. However your reflective essay need not cover everything you learned in the course. Instead it should be focused on the most important learning—concepts strategies skills practices approaches—that you acquired in relation both to the course outcomes and to your own priorities as a student. HINT: YO U MAY W ANT TO TH INK OF TH IS E SSAY AS A W AY TO H E LP YO UR RE ADE RS UNDE RSTAND AND MAKE SE NSE OF THE W O RK YO U DID TH IS SE ME STE R AND ALLO W THE M TO UNDE RS TAND TH E W AYS YO U DE VE LO PE D AS A CO MMUNICATO R . Your reflective essay should do the following intellectual work: • Analyze evidence from your portfolio in to make a specific and focused argument about your own intellectual growth as a communicator in this course. • Articulate the intellectual and communicative priorities of the course as you understand them (see the list of course outcomes on the syllabus and also consider your instructor’s goals concerning the content of your course). • Reflect upon your strengths and weaknesses in relation to the stated course outcomes. • Describe the methods and modes that were the focus of your communicative work in the course. • Articulate areas and strategies you would like to focus on for continued improvement. • Practice multimodality including images screen shots embedded video sound and/or other media that supports your general argument about your growth. Remember your reflective essay need not cover everything you learned in the course. Instead it should reflect the most important learning—concepts strategies skills practices approaches— that you acquired in relation both to the course outcomes stated by your instructor and to your own priorities as a student. HINT: YO U SH O ULD NO T SIMPLY W RITE A PARAGRAP H ABO UT E ACH TO PIC IN TH IS O RDE R. RATH E R JUST AS YO U W O ULD W ITH ANY ASSIGNME NT IN TH IS CO URSE YO U SH O ULD DE TE RMINE W H AT WO ULD BE THE MO ST EF FE CTIVE APPRO ACH GIVE N YO UR AUDIE NCE PURPO SE ARGUME NT AND CO NTE XT. IN O THE R WO RDS TH IS E SSAY SH O ULD PRO VE W H AT YO U H AV E LE ARNE D NO T O NLY BY ANALYZ ING WH AT YO U H AVE LE ARNE D IN E ACH ARTIF ACT BUT ALSO BY E NACTING TH AT KNO W LE DGE IN TH IS E SSAY . (FO R E XAMPLE IF YO U SAY YO U H AVE LE ARNE D TO BE TTE R O RGANIZ E