2.1 Questions For Reflection
Before you start, consider the following questions. Your instructor may ask you to freewrite about one or more of these questions in your learning journal.
Questions for Reflection
- Think about a time when a miscommunication occurred in your life. Why do you think it happened?
- Think about a time when you had to write to a new audience or in a new context. For example, perhaps you had to write an email to an instructor when you were new to university. How did you tackle the task? Is there anything you wish you did differently?
- Pretend that you woke up this morning and are sick. Write 1-2 sentences to the following audiences:
- Your best friend or partner, complaining about being sick.
- Your instructor, because you’re supposed to write a midterm today.
- Your followers on Facebook or Twitter.
Reflective Writing Practice
Please note that if this page is magnified above 200% when completing the reflective activity below, the navigation buttons on the left and the export button may overlap.
Reflect on the differences between the messages you wrote for Activity #3 above. Which was the easiest to write? Which was the hardest? Why was one harder to write than the other?
Attribution
“Questions For Reflection” from Business Writing For Everyone by Arley Cruthers is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
