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The student reflects on completing their final ePortfolio project for a writing class over the course of a semester. They summarize that reflecting on their assignments throughout the semester helped them see improvements in their writing skills and develop a stronger appreciation for the writing process. Peer reviews were also beneficial for improving their writing, particularly for their major Extended Inquiry Project. Overall, the student feels grateful for what they learned through reflections and assignments, which helped shape them as a stronger writer.

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The student reflects on completing their final ePortfolio project for a writing class over the course of a semester. They summarize that reflecting on their assignments throughout the semester helped them see improvements in their writing skills and develop a stronger appreciation for the writing process. Peer reviews were also beneficial for improving their writing, particularly for their major Extended Inquiry Project. Overall, the student feels grateful for what they learned through reflections and assignments, which helped shape them as a stronger writer.

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Dear Reader,

Reflection: a theme that has maintained persistent throughout the semester. Going

into the final ePortfolio project, I underrated the extent to which I would need to apply

myself to create a website that was not only visually appealing, but one that consisted of

a semester’s worth amount of work. As I started incorporating work I did over the

semester, I was able to witness the improvements I have made in my writing over time. I

have been able to see the progress I have made as a reader, writer, and thinker through

reflection. I have always enjoyed writing, but I have developed a new sense of

appreciation for writing and the process that comes along with creating a new piece. As

each new assignment was completed, I felt more confident in my skills. In addition,

reflecting on each assignment gave me a new perspective and allowed me to learn from

each flaw in the previous piece and use that insight to be more successful on the new

one.

Throughout the semester, we also participated in many peer review activities. By

having other students review my work and give feedback, I was able to gain a new

perspective on my projects and further improve them. For the Extended Inquiry Project

(EIP), the most important assignment of the semester, we had many opportunities to

engage with other students and receive ideas from them that would allow us to polish our

projects before submitting them. These peer reviews were an essential part of my

success on the EIP and I hope to use this same technique in future projects.

From reflecting, I have grown more familiar with the strengths and weaknesses in

my writing. When reviewing previous assignments, I became aware that I tend to be


somewhat lengthy in the sentences I write and furthermore take away from the main idea

of the context. I am now working on focusing more on the ideas of the context, rather than

only scrutinizing the complexity and grammaticality of it.

The topic proposal was an interesting assignment because I was able to elaborate

on why I was intrigued by the Opioid Epidemic. I was able to explain why I was engrossed

in the topic from the start and how I could use that as a driving force to complete further

research. The topic proposal allowed me to be aware of what I previously knew about the

topic, but also what extent I would need to go to find research that would successfully

answer my inquiry question thoroughly.

The annotated bibliography was not the most fun assignment, but I found it to be

beneficial when it came down to finding credible sources for the EIP. Because the Opioid

Epidemic is a prevalent issue in the United States, there were plenty of sources that

relayed information on the topic; however, the abundance of sources made me feel

slightly overwhelmed. Thankfully, the annotated bibliography allowed me to distinguish

between the most relevant, credible, and informational sources.

The rough draft of the EIP went relatively smoothly. I planned to have the EIP

presented as a video and that meant I would not have the traditional “draft” like other

students who were writing a paper. Instead, I created a script that would serve as an

outline for the order in which the video would play. I found this to be the most efficient

way to plan the video and it allowed me to visualize the video in the way I wanted it to be.

I spent a vast amount of time working on the final video and I am proud of the way it

turned out. I hope the viewers are able to learn from the information presented and enjoy

watching it as much as I enjoyed making it.


Then, there was the final ePortfolio assignment that would take more work than

any of us realized. At first, I was overwhelmed and intimidated by creating my own website

as I was not very familiar with the concept. However, I found the website to be a fun idea

that I could make my own. After playing around with the different tools of Weebly, I felt

more comfortable and began to be more creative with the site while also reflecting on the

assignments of the semester. The ability to reflect has proved to be a very essential skill

and allowed me to improve from each assignment as we progressed through the

semester. I enjoyed being able to witness the improvements I have made through the

ePortfolio website that compiled all of my work into one project.

After reflecting on the assignments that I have incorporated into the ePortfolio, I

am grateful for the experience that UWRT-1103 has given me and lessons I have learned

from it. I have learned to reflect on each assignment that I complete and find a way to

improve moving forward, and I plan to use this process in future assignments. With the

combination of a great professor, insightful peers, and assignments that have shaped me

as a writer, I feel I was able to complete the class with a new perspective that has made

me a stronger writer because of it.

Sincerely,

Presleigh Huneycutt

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