Discussion Question 3: Class Participation

3. Why does reflective writing help a student learn and develop as a better writer? How does it work?

 

Reflective writing helps a student learn and develop as a better writer in a couple different ways. It helps them because it allows them to see if this is really what they want to say and how they want to say it. To re-see these questions in their paper, they have to set a certain distance between themselves and the paper and that is exactly what reflective writing creates. It also helps the instructor by giving them a better way to guide through the paper and to know to respond to it better. The intentions of reflective writing are to give a sense to the audience of what you are trying to say, this is essential for the communication from the author, to the paper, to the audience. Reflecting on yourself as a writer is what makes you grow and turn into the writer you want to become. It works because instead of just writing to please your teacher, you actually become involved and have a real intention of what you are trying to say through your piece.