Scaffolding and Sequencing Writing Assignment

Assignment Task

Reflective writing 

Non-academic reflective writing is usually unstructured such as writing in a personal diary, learning journal, or narrative for design development. You should structure your reflective assignments. There are many ways to structure your reflective writing, but we explore one example here.

Possible Framework (this is a general framework which may vary)

Description: and problematization of the event which caused the life lesson. It may also be something you learned while observing other people.

Cause and effect: of the critical event don't write too much description at this stage.

Explain and critique: what happened, what are you trying to resolve here, what you have learnt and how you would move forwards

Useful reflective vocabulary

Below are some words and phrases to help improve your reflective writing. 

Description

You may need to talk about events, ideas or objects in your reflective writing. You can use a range of vocabulary to describe these items so there isn't any specific vocabulary for this section. You should use the present tense to describe your idea, theory or model.

Interpretation

You can open personal statements with phrases like: 'For me', 'I found that', 'I felt that', or 'I believe You also need to give your reasoning or evidence.

Interpreting the importance or value of something:

• Meaningful
• Significant
• Important
• Relevant
• Useful

Clarifying the nature of the learning point or points:

• Aspect
• Element
• Experiences
• Issues
• Ideas
• Previously
• At The Time
• At First
• Initially
• Subsequently
• Consequently
• Later

Looking back and to referring to development over time:

• Previously
• At The Time
• At First
• Initially
• Subsequently
• Consequently
• Later

Expressing your personal viewpoint, behaviour or action:

• Thought
• Did Not Think
• Felt
• Did Not Feel
• Noticed
• Did Not Notice
• Questioned
• Did Not Question
• Realised
• Did Not Realise
• Did Something
• Did Not Do Something
• Expected
• Did Not Expect

Highlighting Similarity And Difference

• Alternatively
• Equally
• This Is Similar To
• Is Unlike
• Differs From

Hedging Words And Phrases

• This Might Be
• Is Perhaps
• Could Be
• Is Probably
• May Be Seen As
• Suggests
• Indicates

Introducing Reasoning Or Evidence

• Because
• Due To
• Explains
• May Be Explained By
• Is Related To

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