The document outlines an assignment due by 6:00 pm eastern time, requiring a 150-word professional email reflecting on aspects of a unit that surprised or changed the writer's thinking. It emphasizes the importance of critical thinking, self-examination, and deep reflection in crafting the email. Writers are encouraged to express their personal insights in a thoughtful and detailed manner.

1. Assignment is due by 6:00 PM Eastern Time (about 8 hours
from now)
Assignment Task
:
You are to write a 150 words email.
Detail on an aspect(s) of the unit that personally surprised
you, changed your thinking and how will you use it in your
professional writing
.
Your reflection should not be an academic rephrasing! It is a
reflection. Your e
mail must be professional and not overly casual.
How to Write a Reflection
Writing a reflection is multifaceted. The writer needs to do so
much before writing, and in the moment of the writing (and
editing), the author must stay on track to his/her focus while
giving plenty of detail for the reader to FEEL the message. It’s
as much about thinking and thinking about thinking as it is to
feeling.
Reflection is a combination of cognition, emotion, and body
sensations. Here is an approach to help you reflect well. Not
only will you learn the information, but the process of
reflection actually boosts the brain’s ability to make decisions.
1. Using a quiet mind and a quiet environment, be quiet and
listen to your thoughts. Reflection is quiet.
2.
Step One
is
Critical Thinking

2. : Ask questions like…
What did I learn that I expected? What did I learn that I didn’t
expect?
How am I changed?
What will I do with this information?
How will I influence others with this information?
3.
Step Two: Examine your own thinking
. How was I thinking that? What was I thinking? Why? What
were my biases, assumptions, etc?
4.
Step
Four
(We skip gathering information.): After confidence to your
learning based on the content covered, decide a writing core –
a focus.
5.
Write in first person.
Write with depth – no surface only comments. Write with
specificity. What exactly did you learn and what will you do
with that new you?