Reflective Essay On Metacognition

As quickly as this quarter has gone by, there has been plenty of things I've learned. My favorite, being metacognition. Although, metacognition may have had absolutely nothing with this course, it seemed to be a very important tool for processing essays. Not only that, the process of defining the word “metacognition”, always managed to stir-up a good educated confabulation. Most importantly, this course has given a lot of confidence in my writing process. I learned how helpful, for me, it can be to begin your writing with a thesis. Specifically, starting with a thesis gives me room to bend, yet stay on track with my essays. Staying focused on the essays topic has been a bit of a weakness for me. Although, by using a thesis, as a start up tool it has come to be extremely helpful. …show more content…
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