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Divide your reflection into these parts:

The process: Describe the assignment and categorize it given the criteria provided in the college Guide to Writing, Research, and Speaking: open/closed prompt, assignment type, etc. Then, tell the story of how you wrote the paper: how did you get started? What challenges did you face? What significant revisions did the paper undergo? What resources did you use and how did these influence your process (Writing Center appointment, Prof's office hours, peer review)? Finally, how certain were you, as you submitted your paper, that you had followed the prompt and met its requirements?

The outcome: Describe your professor's feedback, including the grade (or the range, if you'd rather not say). According to the comments, How/where did your essay succeed and how/where did it falter? Mostly paraphrase written comments, but feel free to include one or two illustrative quotes. If you're unsure or struggling to make sense of the feedback, please visit with your professor and ask questions. I'm not suggesting you argue about a grade. I mean, if you can't understand the feedback, seek clarification.

Insights: Looking back at the process you defined in part 1 and the feedback you described in part 2, what would you do differently, if you had a chance to write this paper again? Be specific! More importantly, what lessons did you learn from looking back at this particular paper that you will apply to future assignments? Be specific!

Food for thought: You could schedule a Writing Center appointment and brainstorm or explore your answers to part 3. You could also consult the Grinnell College Guide to Writing, Research, and Speaking for the topics/issues your professor emphasized in their feedback. You could also consult online resources, like Purdue OWL. You could also visit/email your professor to discuss the feedback and how you might account for it in future papers. Anyway, there's more than one approach here.