Write a multi-paragraph reflective essay, using argument-essay structure, that claims specific growth as a writer and supports it with evidence from the year's work.
This final essay brings the year full circle: you will use the exact claim-evidence-warrant structure from Unit 1 to argue for a claim about yourself -- specifically, how you have grown as a writer this year. Your claim states the growth; your evidence comes from specific pieces and moments across the year's portfolio; your warrant explains why that evidence proves real growth.
This is also a chance to set one genuine, specific goal for your writing next year -- naming a skill you want to keep building, the same way you set a goal at the end of Unit 1, only now informed by a full year's evidence.
Mastery looks like: They write a complete reflective essay using claim-evidence-warrant structure, with specific comparable evidence of growth and a genuine goal for next year.
Common stumbles: Making a vague growth claim ("I got better at writing") without specific, comparable evidence from real pieces across the year.
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