Instead, use connotation (the emotion or ‘vibe’ of a word) and modality (degree of meaning) to offer your opinions.
is an assumption which relies too heavily on … Therefore it may be more accurate to suggest…”ĭid you notice that reflective writing requires personal language? Hopefully you also realised that, as much as possible, it is important to minimise the use of the word ‘I’. Once seemed obvious that … yet now it is more tempting to ask …. “I used to believe …, however, after considering the effect of … my perception has shifted …. So you need to show the development of your thoughts. However you are also demonstrating that you have thought about the issue carefully and, from multiple perspectives. Remember when writing a personal reflection, you are offering your opinions. This means you need to give reasons why you developed your ideas.You can support your response through:Ģ) referring to specific events within a textģ) referring to specific quotes within a text experiences you can identify with)ģ) How real or believable a subject / text isĤ) Your emotional state at a given momentĮven though you have been asked to provide a personal response you will still need to justify your opinion. Your response will be influenced by:ġ) Your opinions, beliefs and experiencesĢ) Similarities or contrasts to your own life (i.e. Therefore, your responses are usually different from someone else’s. The key to writing a successful personal reflection is to remember that it is a personal response made by you.
You may also be asked to consider your own role in the learning process. At other times you may be required to reflect upon your own learning in order to identify then evaluate, which approaches have been helpful or unhelpful. In these cases, examiners want to gauge how successfully you can interact with a text (previously seen and unseen). You need to show that you can evaluate ideas and draw a comparison between those ideas, and your own. For example, you may be required to offer a personal reflection during examinations. In the English classroom, personal reflections are usually a response to what you’re studying. However you may also be required to write a Personal Reflection within an academic context. Many blog posts are written in this style. A personal reflection is an opportunity to reconsider events, thoughts and feelings from a fresh perspective. Often, it is written by an individual to explore personal experiences, feelings and events. How do I write a good personal reflection?įirst it is useful to clarify, ‘what is a personal reflection?’ As is the case with most reflective writing, a Personal Reflection is a response to a particular stimulus. How do ‘I write a good personal reflection?’ Many students are riding intellectual waves, devoting hours of mental and emotional energy to examination preparation so, today’s post is a practical one inspired by a question from my year 12 students.
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