This document provides information on writing a reflective essay, including: 1. It defines a reflective essay as writing that describes a moment or experience and shares one's thoughts and reflections on that experience. 2. It outlines the typical sections of a reflective essay - introduction, body, and conclusion - and describes what should be included in each section, such as describing an event in the body and reminding the reader of the purpose in the conclusion. 3. It lists steps for writing a reflective essay, such as describing a series of events, asking and answering questions about the experience, making sense of one's answers, and showing how one has learned.

2. OBJECTIVES:
 At the end of the lesson, it is expected that:
1. Be able to tell what reflective essay is
2. Enumerate the steps in making reflective essay
3. Create one’s reflective essay

3. WHAT IS REFLECTION ESSAY?

4. A REFLECTIVE ESSAY IS A TYPE
OF WRITING IN WHICH YOU
DESCRIBE SOME MOMENT OR
EXPERIENCE FROM YOUR LIFE OR
SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON
SOME THINGS.

5. It present something you did, saw,
overheard or read
To make a reflective essay, you should
make your writing vivid/clear so that
the reader can imagine what you
experience

6. THE BACKROUND SHOULD EXPLORE
YOUR PERSONAL IDEAS, FEELINGS,
AND OPINIONS ABOUT THE EVENT
AND HOW IT AFFECTS YOU.

7. Basics of Reflective Essay
 In well-written self reflective essay, the
author should always use first person
statement. (use pronoun “I”)

8. Choosing a topic
1. carefully choose a topic
2. organize your thoughts on how
to express it.
3. focus on describing your feelings,
emotions and what you have
learned

9. A REFLECTIVE ESSAY MEANS YOU’LL
REFLECT ON HOW YOU’VE
CHANGED OR HOW AN EVENT
CHANGED YOU.

10. REFLECTIVE ESSAY COVERS TOPIC OF
DEEPLY PERSONAL NATURE
*PAST EXPERIENCES
*IMAGINED STORIES
*REAL ITEM OR LOCATION THAT’S DEAR
TO YOU
*RECENT EVENT IN THE WORLD
*A PERSON WHO HAD AN INFLUENCE ON U
*SOMETHING YOU HAVE WATCH OR READ

11. REFLECTIVE ESSAY FORMAT:
INTRODUCTION
BODY
CONCLUSION

12. INRODUCTION
It is the main component of an essay in this
paragraphs you are to orient your reader of
what they are going to be expecting on your
writing, what it will be focusing on and
most likely the outline of the essay.

13. BODY
This compose largely of an essay,
this is where you express your
insights, the information,
assessment and analysis of the
experience or event.

14. WHO, WHAT, WHY, WHERE, WHEN,
AND HOW
These kind of questions advance you to
further analysis. Who were there? What
were you feeling then? How did it
happened? These questions can lead to
a good reflective essay sample.

15. CONCLUSION
In this vital part, the reader must
be reminded of the essay’s purpose,
have the summary of the explored
issues, as well as proper action
according to the needs identified in
the body of the essay.

16. Reflective essay steps
 1. describe an event or a series of event.
 2. describe your questions and answers
 3. make sense of your answer

17.  4. test your answers.
 5. show how you have learned.

18. HOW DO YOU START A
REFLECTIVE ESSAY?

19. As is the case with all essays, your
reflection essay must begin within an
introduction that contains both a
hook and a thesis statement. The
point of having a ‘hook’ is to grab the
attention of your audience or reader
from the very beginning.