Core Competencies Self-Assessment

*This reflection was done on my computer originally, so I don’t have an image of a paper copy to put here.

Reflection

The area I chose to reflect on is Communication. Prior to this course, I knew how to proofread and find some of the more obvious mistakes in paragraphs, such as “choppy” sentences.

Last week, I learned how to communicate more clearly using a structure that focuses on explanation, rather than getting in as many points as possible.

In this assignment, the following structure was used:

  1. Topic Sentence (must be a claim)
  2. Supporting Evidence
  3. Explanation of Evidence
  4. Concluding Sentence

This structure has a focus on using related, rather than unrelated, sentences, so paragraphs flow better. I found this to be helpful when deciding the ordering of my sentences, and it improved my writing.

Next time, I would try to work with this structure immediately. In this assignment, I had to adapt my paragraph to fit this structure, instead of working with this structure first.

Artifact

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