Reflections

=**Reflections: **=

You will leave 3 separate reflections throughout the course of the semester. You will also be required to comment at least 3 of your peers reflections.

Questions to think about for the first reflection:

1. Do our backgrounds define us? 2. How were you surprised by your experience with your elementary student? 3. What did you learn about literacy from your elementary reading/writing experience? 4. How does proper access to education, books, and other texts assist with future success? 5. How did your mentee respond to your piece of writing? 6. What did you find challenging during this experience? 7. How did you assist your mentee in reading and writing? 8. What advice would you give someone in elementary school about reading and writing? 9. What would you have done differently with regard to this experience? 10. Define literacy in your own words.

Questions to think about for the second reflection:

1. Did you expect the information you received from the retiree? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2. Had your perception of the working world been a false reality? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. How did your conversations change your opinion of a particular industry? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4. Have you decided to look into an alternate field because of information they received? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5. How does literacy impact the working world? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">6. Can you connect your English education with your future career? How? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">7. What questions do you still have about the working world or your particular career interest? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">8. How can you prepare now to reach your future goals? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">9. What was the best advice you received after talking to the retiree? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">10. Would you still define literacy in the same way after this experience?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Questions to think about for the final reflection:

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1. Compare and contrast your experience with the elementary student and the retiree. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2. What advice or reactions did you receive about your cover letter/resume that surprised you? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. How do our environments affect our attitudes and decisions? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4. How can you connect literacy to both academia and the real world? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5. If you could change one thing about this project, what would it be? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">6. What was your favorite thing about this assignment? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">7. Do you think you are properly preparing for life after school? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">8. How does being a member of society give you certain responsibilities? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">9. What can you do to positively affect your own community? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">10. How would you now define literacy as it relates to your life?

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