Self-Assessment Reflection Response

In writing my annotated bibliographies, my goal was to focus on establishing the main arguments of the author, analyzing the main arguments of the author and discuss how it will be beneficial to my inquiry paper. I achieved these goals by discovering five sources that I could potentially use in my inquiry paper and arguing the author’s main beliefs and how they applied to my inquiry paper.  In the process of developing my annotated bibliography, I took the time to carefully spend time on analyzing each source individually, making sure I spent the maximum amount of time I could possibly spend on each source.  Throughout the process I found that the more sources I did, it got easier to establish the author’s main arguments and analyze those main arguments. Also throughout the process, I took advantage of using both positive advice and structured criticism by my peers to build my annotated bibliography. Through an in-class workshop I was able to see the perspective of my peers in how well I argued the author’s main points. My peers were able to tell me whether I met all the requirements of the bibliography and what my strengths and weakness of my bibliography were. My instructor, Megan Keaton, also contributed to my bibliographies success by exemplifying how a fully developed annotated bibliography looked. The easiest part of building my annotated bibliography was establishing what the author was implying through the information I provided. On the other hand, the hardest part of building my annotated bibliography was distinguishing how I would apply the As a writer, I am now aware that I am capable of applying analyzed articles, journals, books and films in an inquiry of my own.  My ability to establish the author’s main points has made me proud, but I could some analyze my source’s main points more thoroughly.  When I brainstorm, I will focus on how I am going to argue the opinions of working class individuals (students) and middle-class individuals (students) and how they differ. With their opinions and views stated, I will then focus on answering the questions of the reader of why these social class opinions exist based on the information I have gathered from researchers. With the knowledge that I have gained from being watching in Lee Mun Wah’s film I will focus on analyzing on how the strategies and parental involvement of working-class and middle-class students affects their performance in the classroom setting. Moreover, my analysis, which I plan on including in my inquiry paper, will be based on ethnographical studies done by researchers and educators.