Reference no: EM132604586
Assignment: The purpose of this paper is for you to reflect meaningfully on your experience/project. A truly meaningful reflection should be at least 2-3 full pages, double-spaced, 12 pt. font, and 1 inch margins all the way around. Your paper should address the following questions:
• What? (Report the facts and events of an experience, objectively.)
• So What? (Analyze the experience. Use some of your sociological imagination and vocabulary here.)
• Now What? (Consider the future impact of the experience on you and the community.)
Some questions to help you with the above...remember these are suggestions. You do not need to answer each of the questions each time you write a journal entry.
What?
• What happened?
• What did you observe?
• What issue is being addressed?
• What population is being served?
So What?
• Did you learn a new skill or clarify an interest?
• Did you hear, see, smell, or feel anything that surprised you?
• How is your experience different from what you expected?
• What impacts the way you view the situation/experience?
• What did you like/dislike about the experience?
• What did you learn about the people/community?
• What are some of the pressing needs/issues in the community?
• How does this project address those needs?
Now What?
• What seem to be the root causes of the issue addressed?
• What other work is currently happening to address the issue?
• What learning occurred for you in this experience?
• How can you apply this learning?
• What would you like to learn more about, related to this project or issue?
• What follow-up is needed to address any challenges or difficulties?
• What information can you share with your peers or the community?
• If you could do the project again, what would you do differently?
The grade: Based on the thoughtfulness of your social action, the specificity of your plan, and the overall quality of your writing.
The details: 2-3 pages. ALSO- you must be able to verify that you completed your social action!