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PLEASE REMOVE ALL INSTRUCTIONS IN BLUE

DO NOT REMOVE ANYTHING IN BLACK
Make sure your font is black , size 12 font, and not bold unless indicated

Title of Paper

(Erase the words “Title of Paper” above and add title of your paper above in bold,

centered, and black font)

Your First and Last Name

Department of English, University of the People

ENGL 1102, English Composition

Dr. Shaena Jackson

December 19, 2024

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Abstract

Write a concise summary of the key points of your essay. (Do not indent.) For this paper, your

abstract should contain 3-5 sentence summary of your paper. Summarize your report and analysis

overall. Your abstract should be a single paragraph, double-spaced, black, 12-point font. Your

abstract should typically be no more than 250 words. To see a sample abstract, please view the

Spotify Saturday Power Point – for Week 2 – Abstract and the sample paper in the

announcements this week.

Keywords: Indent and list 3-5 keywords about your paper. Make sure they are italicized

and separated by a comma.

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Part 1

Key Components and Effectiveness of Reflective Writing

Write an introduction 3-5 (or more) sentence paragraph explaining the key components

and effectiveness of reflective writing. Be sure to use the data sources from the learning guide for

Week 5.

Part 2

Title of Essay

Write an introduction 3-5 (or more) sentence paragraph explaining what you will discuss

in your paper and include a thesis statement. Be sure to tell the reader what your topic is, explain

its importance and include a thesis statement. Unsure of how to do this, please look at the

sample. Advice: Pick 3 different things that you would like to discuss about your topic. It makes

it easy to research and create a thesis topic.

Self-Awareness

Write a 3-5 sentence (or more) paragraph explaining your personal reflection, thoughts,

emotions, or behaviors related to your topic. You could discuss how you recognize the topic’s

strengths, weaknesses, or biases, and how these aspects influence your perspective about the

topic. The paragraph should also demonstrate a deeper understanding of how your own self-

awareness contributes to your own knowledge of growth or change. Unsure of how to do this,

please look at the sample.

Critical Thinking

Write a 3-5 sentence (or more) paragraph explaining how you have used critically

thinking skills about this topic to arrive at the opinion that you currently have. What research did

you conduct to help you get to this conclusion? Did the research provide insights you believe are
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important? Use intext citations to make your argument strong. Unsure of how to do this, please

look at the sample.

Organization

Write a 3-5 sentence (or more) paragraph explaining how you organized your thoughts on

conducting your research. Why did you pick this topic? What is it that you want to know more

about? How did the research you found help you organize what you decided to write about? Use

intext citations to make your argument strong. Unsure of how to do this, please look at the

sample.

Supporting Evidence

Write a 3-5 sentence (or more) paragraph explaining the supporting evidence you found.

Remember my advice from the introduction? If you find 3 things to say about your topic, you

can find 3 articles on JSTOR (3 years old, 2021 -2024) and explain how each one of those

support your topic. Use intext citations to make your argument strong. Unsure of how to do this,

please look at the sample.

Reflection

Write a 3-5 sentence (or more) paragraph explaining how you feel about the topic now

that you have researched it. What has the research taught you? Use intext citations to make your

argument strong. Unsure of how to do this, please look at the sample.

Conclusion

Write a 3-5 sentence paragraph summarizing your paper and reflecting on your topic

overall. Explain how researching helped you to understand your topic better.
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References

Please review the APA sample reference page below and then remove everything in blue. Be

sure you that you have at least 3 entries for this Assignment and an entry for every citation

mentioned and that your references come from the JSTOR section of the UoP’s library or

class learning guide and are from 2021 - 2024. If you do not know how to use JSTOR,

please check the Announcements for a Quick Library Tutorial.

Angelotti, M. (2022). Inequality in the United States and abroad: sources and paths forward.

Monthly Labor Review, 1–4. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48647418

Gibson-Davis, C., & Hill, H. D. (2021). Childhood Wealth Inequality in the United States:

Implications for Social Stratification and Well-Being. RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation

Journal of the Social Sciences, 7(3), 1–26. https://doi.org/10.7758/rsf.2021.7.3.01

James Cook University. (n.d.). Reflective writing: A basic introduction. https://www.jcu.edu.au

Reece, J. (2021). Confronting the Legacy of “Separate but Equal”: Can the History of Race, Real

Estate, and Discrimination Engage and Inform Contemporary Policy? RSF: The Russell

Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 7(1), 110–133.

https://doi.org/10.7758/rsf.2021.7.1.07

University of Cambridge. (n.d.). Reflective practice tool kit. https://www.cam.ac.uk

University of York. (2023, July 5). Reflective writing. https://www.york.ac.uk