Yancey and Taczak have a similar definition when it comes to reflection. Taczak sees reflection as a "mode of inquiry," a tool that helps any writer to create work, go back to it, edit it, and analysis it which makes the writer question their original choices and brainstorm new ways to write or reaffirm their original work: "reflection centers on writers' ability to theorize and question areas such as their processes, practices, beliefs, attitudes, and understandings about writing, along with the ability to consider why they made the rhetorical choices they did," (78). Yancey sees reflection as "the growth of consciousness in students about the numerous mental and linguistic strategies they command and about the many lexical, syntactical, and organizational choices they make...during composing," (4). Yancey refers to reflection as a mode of behavior.
Yancey builds on others' scholarship's definitions by quoting the piece they used, for example a quote from Pianko, then referring to his own studying in the classroom. Yancey wanted this study to show him the growth of consciousness instead of Pianko's idea of pauses and scanning. Yancey used the study to prove his point instead of just agreeing with the academe of Pianko.
According to both writers, as stated above, reflection is extremely important and a vital skill in order to create new knowledge for the reader and the writer that might be useful in other aspects of their life.
Reflection connects to genre in that it can help identify the genre of a piece of work when the writer goes back and analyzes their work. When reviewing the topic, connections can be made between this piece and maybe another genre of writing in the world. Connections equal knowledge gained. The audience of writing often will reflect on the piece they just read in order to learn and understand the deeper meaning of a text. The purpose of a piece can often be derived from reflecting on the work and understanding the author's tone and things they are not writing that they want the reader to understand from the piece. Reflection also relates to a discourse community since the genre and purpose aim to reach out to the discourse community and without reflection, a purpose might not be understood.
This is a not too great drawing of a lady reflecting in the rear view mirror of a car. Once someone is driving a car (you'd hope) they would continually look back behind them to make sure there no one crazy is driving behind them. You have to reflect and analyze the situations in front and behind you when you are driving.
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