Reflective Statement/Core Values Assignment Reflection is an important part of learning and a vital part of the writing process. For this assignment, you will be reflecting and writing about the Core Values of the First Year Writing Program. The Core Values Reflective assignment worth 10% of your final grade. In this assignment, you need to prove that you have improved as a writer by putting the Core Values of Rowan's First-Year Writing Program into practice. For this assignment, you will write about the Core Values and how you put them into action in your work this semester. You will also reflect on your growth as a writer in Intensive College Composition I/Composition | as a result of understanding and executing the Core Values in your writing. Before doing anything with this assignment, go to_Rowan First-Year Writing Student Support Site and read the Core Values carefully. For this assignment, you will be detailing your understanding and achievement of of all 5 Core Values by defining each of them and giving at least one example (for each core value) from your work and experiences in class that shows how you put those values into action. Use this template and suggestions below to formulate your Core Values Reflection. Consider these tips as guidelines. Core Value |. Writing is a practice that involves a multi-stage, recursive, and social process. Re-write this core value in your own words explaining what it means:What is the multi-stage process of writing? What Part of writing is recursive and how is writing a social process? Write a paragraph giving details and specific examples of how you used this core value in your writing so far this semester. Describe your writing process for essays prior to taking ICCI. Has that process changed as a result of the class? If so, how has it changed? Think about the pre-writing activities we did (class discussions, class annotations of readings, group work to answer reading questions, finding quotes for Essay 1, Writing the Intro of Essay 1 and Paragraph 1 and then completing the Essay, Peer Review, Teacher Conferences etc.) Give a specific example of a pre-writing activity that helped you formulate your essay and a concrete example of feedback you either got from me or your peer, and how you used that feedback to revise your essay. Core Value Il. Close and critical reading/analysis is necessary for listening to and questioning texts, arriving at a thoughtful understanding of those texts, and joining the academic and/or public conversations represented by those texts. Re-write this core value in your own words explaining what it means. What does it mean to listen and question texts and why is this important? Write a paragraph giving details and specific examples of how you used this core value in your writing. What was your reading process like in the past? Had you ever annotated before? How have the class discussions and other activities helped you understand the readings better? Give specific examples/details of how you read/analyzed texts carefully. Give an example of an in class activity that helped you understand a specific text more effectively. Think about a specific reading/source that was difficult for you to understand. How did you critically read that source and what helped you to understand it? Core Value lll Writing is Shaped by Audience, Purpose, Context and Genre. Re-write this core value in your own words explaining what it means. Write a paragraph giving details and specific examples of how you used this core value in your writing. For example, in Essay 1, who was your audience and what was your purpose? What language choices, information choices and quotes did you use to appeal to that audience and fufill your purpose? Core Value IV: Information Literacy is essential for the practice of writing. Re-write this core value in your own words explaining what it means. What is information literacy and why is it important? Write a paragraph giving details and specific examples of how you used this core value in your writing. How did you become more information literate? Core Value V: Writing has power and comes with ethical responsibilities. Re-write this core value in your own words explaining what it means. What kind of power does writing have and what are the responsibilities of writers? Write a paragraph giving details and specific examples of how you used this core value in your writing