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3 "R" Reflections

Several assignments will require 3-R reflections. The 3 R's stand for the following:
 * 1) **Reaction**. (Affective Domain, To Feel). As you reexamine this evidence, how do you feel about it now? Cite at least one example that illustrates your response.
 * 2) **Relevance**. (Cognitive Domain, To Think). How is the evidence related to teaching and learning? How is the evidence meaningful or how does it contribute to your understanding of teaching and learning? What are some alternative viewpoints or perspectives that you now have and/or what are some changes/improvements you might make based on the experiences you have had? Cite examples to support your ideas.
 * 3) **Responsibility** (Psychomotor Domain, To Do). How will the knowledge gained from the event or experience be used in your profession? Give examples of possible applications in your professional life, as well as an analysis of possible alternatives, other perspectives, or other meanings that might be related to the evidence. What are some questions you still have regarding this topic?

Writing Mechanics: Common issues

Use a comma (ex: apples, orange, and grapes) (ex: The children read their books, and they wrote poems and stories.)
 * between elements in a series of three or more items
 * to separate two independent clauses joined by a conjunction

Do **//NOT//** use a comma Incorrect: We went to the store, we bought eggs. Correct: We went to the store, and we bought eggs. We went to the store; we bought eggs. Correct: The children read their books and wrote in their journals. Incorrect: Then children read their books, and wrote in their journals.
 * to join two independent clauses
 * between two parts of a compound predicate

Use a semicolon (ex: The children in the first grade read folktales; the children in second grade read myths and legends.)
 * separate two independent clauses that are not joined by a conjunction

Pronoun agreement: Correct: I want to help children achieve their dreams. Incorrect: I want to help each child achieve their dreams.
 * pronoun must agree in number with the noun it replaces

Apostrophe: (Correct: The girls went to the store. Incorrect: The girl’s went to the store.)
 * Do use to show possession: the teacher’s desk; the teachers’ lounge
 * Do **//NOT//** use for plurals unless showing possession (or before gerund):

a lot – two words; incorrect: alot separate – incorrect: seperate definite – incorrect: definate, defiant it’s/its – use “it’s” for “it is”; use “its” for possessive as in “The puppy chased its tail.” there, their, they’re; to, too, two
 * Common spelling issues:**

// References: // Strunk, W., Jr. & White, E.B. (2000). //The elements of style// (4th ed.). New York: Longman. American Psychological Association. (2010). //Publication Manual of the American Psychological// Association (6th ed.). Washington DC: APA.