List 4 areas from the rubric that provide you with the greatest learning opportunity. Feel free to include areas that confuse or confound you. Spend a few sentences elaborating on each choice.
Does your conclusion-while rooted in your papers main themes-also introduce new directions for thought?
When working with the conclusion, I will have the most trouble. It will give me the most learning opportunity though. I have always been taught that you should repeat your claims and thesis in the conclusion and thats it. it never sounds quite right like that, so I’m glad to learn how I should actually be writing them.
Do your ideas move the paper forward?
This is a good learning opportunity because it can help me keep my ideas organized and focused. I have a hard time keeping them focused on the topic at hand.
Is your position statement identifiable, with purpose and clear boundaries?
I do have a thesis that is identifiable. I’m not too sure about having clear boundaries. I don’t know what that means.
Have you used synthesis to create new meaning?
I’m not sure what this question is asking. I have used my thesis to explore metaphors in the use of health professions.
You ask about synthesis. When you synthesize, you take two separate things/texts and connect them to make something else. The Barclay paragraph is a great example of what this can look like in the academic essay.