Academic Writing Self-Assessment: Reflecting on Exam 1 and Planning for Improvement, Study notes of Construction

Download Academic Writing Self-Assessment: Reflecting on Exam 1 and Planning for Improvement and more Study notes Construction in PDF only on Docsity! Self-Assessment Worksheet With the completion of each essay exam, we will take some time to reflect on our writing and how it's evolving over the course of the semester. This will also help ensure that you're understanding the feedback you're receiving on your writing and using it to improve your academic writing on subsequent coursework. Your thoughtful and thorough completion of this self-assessment will help demonstrate your ability to absorb feedback and put it into action. You should plan to devote sufficient time to complete this self-assessment with honesty and thoroughness about the challenges you're facing in your writing and the strengths you see emerging. In addition to answering these questions, you will also be required to complete the rubric for your Exam 1 essays and upload it. I will then complete the rubric as well, and then we’ll discuss the results. 1. Please share a bit about other experiences you've had with academic writing prior to enrolling in this course -- either in other courses or in your professional life. 2. Discuss which of the following 3 issues you found most challenging on this essay exam. Devote a short paragraph to each. 1. Answering questions correctly (based on course content and reading assignments) 2. Answering questions completely (fully addressing all parts of the question) 3. Writing in an appropriate academic tone (avoiding informal/conversational language, colloquial sayings, slang, contradictions and first/second person) 4. Providing adequate and specific examples to support my discussion 5. Writing clear sentences free of wordiness, unrelated tangents, and awkward construction 6. Structuring essays and paragraphs (including a proper introduction, body, and conclusion) 7. Proofreading effectively 8. Employing proper citation formatting 9. Avoiding passive voice 10. Managing time effectively 3. Discuss any of the required formatting criteria you had trouble implementing correctly. What specifically gave you trouble? What actions will you take to try to address the issues? (A paragraph or two of discussion is sufficient.) If you don't think you struggled with any of the formatting requirements, you can simply state that in your response. 1. Name and Exam # in the header 2. one inch margins 3. 12 point serif font 4. word count 5. page breaks between essays