Students in order of appearance: Terryn, Alyssa, Deonta, Erik, Hannah, Michael, Nia
Exercise: Integrate the video
Question
Write a substantial paragraph or two, with a topic sentence or mini-thesis, through which you respond to the students in this video as you form your own approaches to reflecting on each completed assignment. You might begin by identifying the moments that stand out to you the most. Which student videos seem to make the most sense to you? With whom do you agree? Disagree? What patterns do you find among the student sound bites? Which ideas were the most instructive or helpful to you? What surprised you? How have your own ideas about reflecting come into focus through the videos?
“Practice makes perfect,” according to Amanda. “So as you continue to write and get feedback, things become easier. Even if you turned in a paper and it’s slaughtered with red pen and you got a horrible grade, that paper’s going to help you more than the paper that was marked “‘Good job”’ on the top. As my college career has progressed, my papers have improved and the feedback I have gotten has helped.”
For Amanda, feedback is essential to her improvement, and her positive, growth mentality will serve her well as she reflects on the lessons learned with every draft and every paper. Try to be open minded and positive about your own reflection process, looking for places where you’re already succeeding as well as places where you still need to grow.