Thoughts and reactions:

What do the authors communicate?

What stood out to you? Why?

How do the pieces connect to your life, your previous reflection on Jobs?

What experience(s), if any, came to mind as you read?

Content:

Avoid summarizing.

Describe your reaction(s) and explain why you had those reactions.

Connect the message to your life, your thinking.

Avoid non-meaningful statements, such as "I like" or I liked."

The words I, me, mine, and/or my should come up throughout.

Organization:

Introduce each reading selected with a brief summary of its main point(s).

End the introduction with your thesis.

Use the body to explain your reaction using specific, concrete evidence from the readings and your experience.

Draw conclusions from that evidence and explain why you draw those conclusions.

End with a summary of your conclusions and sum up what you learned (or didn’t learn) as a result of the reading.

Requirements:

500-700 words

Word processed; 12-pt. New Times Roman or 11-pt. Calibri font

Double-spaced

MLA Style, in-text documentation required

One quotation, smoothly incorporated and used appropriately

MLA formatted Works Cited as last numbered page of essay

Incoporates a minimum of two of the readings listed above

Objectives:

Your objective for the reflection is to demonstrate your ability to achieve the following elements:

1.        A clear, detailed thesis

2.       Cohesive paragraphs that contain

a.       A topic sentence

b.    One topic, fully developed

c.     A concluding sentence

3.       A conclusion that summarizes the points you make

4.       A “so what?” that communicates the larger meaning or significance of your ideas

5.       A clear understanding of how to cite sources and develop a Works Cited list