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The Reflection Letter
The only new piece of writing you are required to do outside of your coursework is a reflection letter. Your EWRAP evaluators want to know what you think of your own essays and your development as a writer.
In this reflection letter, you’ll do two things:
You’ll help your readers see the essays the way that you see them
You’ll reflect on your development as a critical thinker, reader, and writer. In both respects, your reflection will help your readers understand your portfolio.
What Do I Write About in the Reflection Letter?
1. Look at the Criteria of Writing Proficiency (How is EWRAP-2 Evaluated?). Then, tell us which essay in your portfolio best demonstrates the criteria listed there. Please explain why you chose this essay, and how this essay best represents your capabilities as a writer. Specifically:
a. Tell us the position that you take in this essay, and why you took this position. b. Tell us what was the most convincing evidence you used in support of that position and why.
c. Tell us any other aspect of this essay that you’re proud of.
2. Then, explain how the essay you discussed is different from your past academic writing. You might consider:
a. Are these differences the result of a different audience, purpose, or context for the essays?
b. Are some of the differences because these are different types of essays?
c. Do the differences represent changes in your writing skill?
3. Then, please discuss your portfolio in terms of your growth as a writer:
a. Tell us how these essays demonstrate your growth as a writer.
b. Or, if you’d prefer, tell us how these essays reveal to you what you’d still like to work on as a writer. Either way, refer to specific examples within your essays to help you explain this.
4. What factors (tutors? professors? peers? a new-found commitment to writing?) have aided your growth as a writer?
5. If there’s anything else you want to tell us about your writing, please include it in your reflection.
There are no formatting requirements for the reflection letter. Please answer the questions above as best as you can. If a guideline helps, most reflection letters are around 300-500 words, though you’re welcome to write more.
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