The Final Reflection Essay is a kind of research paper. Your task is to reflect and then to show, with explicit claims and supporting evidence, the most significant learning you’ve gained this semester. 

Reflection is an ideal tool for critical thinking and learning. Writing the Final Reflection Essay will give you the chance to name and exemplify your most significant learning this semester. Reflecting through writing will increase the chances that you will retain the information.

Thus, the Final Reflection Essay, coupled with the Digital Portfolio, are in many ways the most important documents that you’ll create for this class.