Format/ SEP Reflective Essay

 

 

Paragraph 1.  Introduction

 

Student will address how he/she has grown in his/her four years of high school. He/she should indicate how he/she has grown personally and academically.

 

Paragraph 2.

 

Student will address how he/she has grown as a person.  For example, the student may describe how a once insecure freshman has become a confident senior ready to graduate from high school.  In addition, the student may show how he/she has become an active member of the student body through the participation in sports, dance, drama and other school activities. Student may also reflect on how he/she has contributed to the community both in and outside of school.  

 

Paragraph 3.

 

Student will reflect on his/her overall growth academically.  He/she will describe what he or she has learned in high school and how this education will be applied to his/her future career goals.

 

Paragraph 4.

 

Conclusion: Student will sum up for the reader what was most significant for him/her as a learner and a person throughout his/her high school experience.

 

Things to Remember:

·                      This is a picture of you and your experience in high school.

·                      Sound natural as though you were having a conversation with yourself.

·                      Examine what you have experienced and how you have grown from several different perspectives to get the best picture.

·                      Show a clear change between how you used to think and the way you do now.