Reflect 8

Time to Reflect 9 Analyzing Traits of a Discourse Community

1) Originality
All work should be original and creative. No wrong answers so be unique. No
plagiarizing.
2) Evidence
All work should show that additional work was put in in order to write your piece.
Assignments should have quote evidence or cited resources that were used.
3) Effort
To put effort into all your work no matter how small the assignment. If doing things
outside your comfort zone (such as writing like Sherman Alexie) there should be proof
that you tried perhaps through self-reflection or multiple drafts.
4) Analysis and Interpretation
Work shows close reading not just summarizing
5) Self-Reflection
Be able to critique your own writing and reflect on how to improve
6) Revision
Be able to use multiple methods/stages of revision. Dont just edit work, Revise the
structure, argument and ideas.
7) Organization
Keep multiple drafts and other works that can be complied together for final portfolio.
Stay on top of work and label different drafts/works
8) Collaboration
Be able to work together with peers in reviewing. Also be able to bounce ideas off of
others about the readings and incorporate these ideas into your work.
Time to Reflect 10- Preparing Your Working Folder
My work to date doesnt seem that impressive to me. In all my work I wish I had more time
to put in more effort or additional revisions. Im not sure if I have any trends or
improvements in my work throughout the semester so far. Im surprised by how difficult it is
to keep different drafts as proof of revision and further work. Im so used to just deleting and
editing but not revising different versions.

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Subject Matter

Strengths

Weaknesses

Day 1 In-Class
Writing About
Writing

writing on my
own writing/
thoughts on it

engaging writing

grammatical
errors

Reflect 1

thoughts on
portfolios, what I
want to show in
my portfolio

thoughtful

Reflect 2

how I did
research, how I
hope to do
research in the
future, definition
of research

concrete
examples

self-reflection,
evidence/example
s

Reflect 3

sources for
Flight Ch and
description of
how I will use
them

shows research

planning, evidence

Reflect 4

thoughts on
sources Ive
found, how Ive
started working
on my chapter,
hopes for my
chapter,
analyzing ways
to reflective
learning

comparison with
other student

Reflect 5

questions and
answers for
Reviewer Memo,
reflection on
chapter
questions about
my chapter/
accomplishments
of goals

able to ask and

answer own
questions about
work

Reflect 6

Reflect 7

reflection on
revising, hopes
for revising my

grammatical
errors

Skills
Demonstrated/
Highlighted
ability to write
non-stop, selfreflection,
evidence, own
voice
reflection,
questioning,
evidence

self-reflection,
planning,
comparison

reflection

questioning

Reflection,
planning

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Project 1 Part 1
First Draft

Flight Ch

originality,
evidence of
research
revision

Project 1 Part 1
Final Draft

Revised Flight
Ch

Project 1 Part 2
First Draft

Artist Statement

self-reflection

Project 1 Part 2
Final Draft

Revised Artist
Statement

revision

Project 1 Cover
Letter

Pattern of
revisions
throughout
Project 1
assignments and
use of comments
from peers and
Dr. S

revision,
reflection,
planning

Blog Post 1:
Cultural Loss

cultural loss
through
generations of
Native
Americans

discusses issues
presented in
novel and link to
broader world
perspective

Blog Post 2:
Upward
Mobility

upward mobility
of Native
Americans and
others in US/
other countries

discusses issues
presented in
novel

analysis, evidence,
embedded quote

Blog Post 3:
Song of
Anishinabe

connect book to
other piece of
literature

connecting

analysis, evidence,
embedded quote

Blog Post 4:
Real Indian

touches on issue
in indigenous
community of
not being
considered real
Indians

discusses issues
presented in
novel

analysis, evidence,
embedded quote

Too broad, not

close-reading
into the specific
quote

analysis, evidence,
embedded quote

Blog Post 5:
Conform or
Reject?

discusses
Alexies views
on stereotypes
and criticizes
him and media
for bad image of
Muslims in
occidental world

link to broader
world

analysis, evidence,
block quote at
beginning

Blog Post 7:
Learning

Zitss character
growth based on
evidence in
novel

interpretation of
quote from book

Blog Post 8:
Fairytale
Ending?

connection of
novel to
fairytales

analysis, closereading, different

use of quoting
(quote at
beginning),
evidence
analysis, block
quote

Blog Post 9:
Monas Destiny

discussion of
keeping native
name a secret,
Monas difficulty
relating to others
because of her
appearances,
Monas destiny

interpretation of
quote, linking to
larger issue in
indigenous
community

analysis,
embedded quote
and block quote

Blog Post 10:

Team Beetle vs
Team Del

contrast of
characters and
the affects on
their connection/
ability to make
music

Blog Post 11:

The Green Eyed
Monster

connection of
novel to Othello

linking to
another piece of
literature

analysis, block
quote

Blog Post 12: A

Brave Warrior

Discussion of
transferring
schools/being an
outcast, people
on rez not
pursuing
dreams/given up

interpretation of
quote

analysis, closereading,
embedded quote

analysis,
embedded quote

Zits Freewrite

writing in Zits
voice

incorporation of
ideas from Flight
(questions etc.),
writing without
revising

incoherent,
grammatical
errors

non-stop writing,
own voice

Similar by Skills Demonstrated:

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Zits Freewrite, Project 1 Part 1 First and Final Draft, Day 1 Writing About Writing
Reflect 5 and 6 (questioning/ reflection)
Reflect 3, 4 and 7 (planning for future work)

Similar by Topic:
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Reflect 6, Project 1 Part 2 First and Final Draft (reflection)

Reflect 2, 3, 4 (research)
Blog Post 1, 2, 4, 5, 9 (linking novel to larger social issues)
Blog Post 3, 9, 11 (linking novel to other works of literature)

Similar by Quote Use:

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Blog Post 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 12 (embedded quotes)

Blog Post 5, 7, 8, 11 (block quotes)

My works come together in a sort of network, connecting by over arching themes

(connection to outside world, broader issues in Native American community, contrast to
another piece of Literature, questioning and self-reflection). All of my works seem similar to
another one and therefore there is a sense of coherence and unity that will hopefully show up
as well in my portfolio.
Self-Reflection
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course you will be able to
1. Compose texts in multiple genres, using multiple modes with attention to rhetorical
situations.
2. Summarize, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the ideas of others as you undertake
scholarly inquiry in order produce your own arguments.
3. Practice writing as a process, recursively implementing strategies of research,
drafting, revision, editing, and reflection.
4. Demonstrate a familiarity with a range of Indigenous YA texts and issues they
address.
5. Interpret passages from literary texts by close reading in relation to literary, historical,
national, and cultural contexts.
I believe that I have broadened my writing and comfort with working in different
genres since the beginning of this course. I also have improved slightly in my ability to closeread the novels and have learned new ways to embed quotes into passages. I have improved
in the way I research, no longer relying on Google as my first way of accessing information.
Although I now understand the action of revising more, I have many ways I can improve. I
kept track of several patterns of revision in my Flight Draft yet I still dont save separate

drafts often or even rethink my ideas in my writing. I tend to stick with one idea and not
change it or try and approach it from another angle. In this way I need to improve my
revisions, go further than just editing my paper and rearrange and reformat my paper or
argument. Joseph Harriss idea on editing by using a code of underlined, bolded or italicized
portions to keep track of your revisions or to see the improvements/differences is a great idea.
I need to implement this idea into my own revising more in the future.