Essentials of Reflective Writing Practice

Essentials of Reflective Writing Practice

Description (keep it short!)
What happened?
Give a concise, factual account
Provide relevant details, aims of exercise and what actually happened. Aim to put the reader in the picture.

Feelings
Identify and examine reactions, feelings and thoughts at the time. It is important, although often difficult, to be honest about these.
How can you explain your feelings? What was affecting them? Did they change? Why? How did they affect your actions and thoughts at the time?
Looking back, has your understanding of your feelings changed your view of the situation?

Evaluation
Look at the judgements you made at the time about how things were going.
What was positive? Negative? What…