Field Bromund Journal 5

From these texts I have asserted that reflection is a method not only for looking back over work but also as a form of looking inward at how a work affects the writer. As Yancey claims "articulating what we have learned for ourselves is a key process" (p.7) this process not only allows the author to reflect on what is being presented the audience but also how the author has grown their knowledge. Reflection allows the author to better understand the purpose of what their writing was about and how that purpose is being conveyed to their audience through their writing. This process of looking back on ones work also allows the author to better understand the proper genre for which their writing will make the biggest impact on their intended discourse community.

I choose to depict reflection as a brain with a lightbulb over it's head, looking in a mirror. This image is intended to represent the process by which the author is able to gain new perspectives and ideas by reflecting on their work.