Chapter 12: What Have I Accomplished? Conclusion and Final Assessment
Chapter 12: What Have I Accomplished? Conclusion and Final Assessment
YOU’RE DONE!
Once you’ve revised the digital version of your essay, print it. Do one last check: ensure that you have a title page if your citation style requires it; ensure that your name and the page number is on each page; ensure that you have your Works Cited /References at the end of your essay; lastly, make sure that you staple or paperclip it all together if submitting in hard copy.
Congratulations! Before you submit your essay, spend just a few moments reflecting on your writing and the progress you’ve made. Think back to the first writing that you did for this course.
- In what ways do you think you’ve most improved?
- What do you think is the most important skill to have when writing academically?
- What do you think is the most important skill to have when reading academically?
- What skills are you most likely to carry into writing in your other courses?
- How much time did you spend writing? In what stage of writing did you spend your most time?
- How much time did you spend editing? In what stage of editing did you spend your most time?
- What would you like to improve about your writing going forward?
- What is the one thing you would recommend to a first-year university student about writing academically?
Once you’ve thought about these questions, make sure to take some time to relax and celebrate. You’ve worked incredibly hard and made a lot of improvements! What you’ve done is a major accomplishment and you should celebrate it as such!