HINT: STRONG ARTIFACT PAGES W ILL TYPICALLY HAVE FO UR COMPONE NTS—THE ARTIFACT, ABRIEF INTRO DUCTION TO THE ARTIF ACT , TH E SH O RT RE F LECTIO N, AND PRO CE SS DO CUME NTS .ADDING PRO CE SS DO CUME NTS IN SUPPO RT OF ALL O F YO UR ARTIF ACTS AND RE F LE CTIO NS CANH E LP STRE NGTH E N YO UR O VE RAL L ARGUME NT ABO UT YO UR DE VE LO PME NT AS A CO MMUNICATO R .COMPOSING THE REFLECTIVE INTRODUCTION TO THE PORTFOLIOWrite a reflective essay of 1,200-1,800 words that makes an argument about your work thissemester, focusing on the artifacts you chose for your portfolio. The essay not only introducesthe portfolio; it also introduces the artifacts that serve as evidence for your argument for yourgrowth as a thoughtful communicator. Your reflective essay should be multimodal, includingimages, screen shots, embedded video, sound, and/or other media that support your case.However, your reflective essay need not cover everything you learned in the course. Instead,it should be focused on the most important learning—concepts, strategies, skills, practices,approaches—that you acquired, in relation both to the course outcomes and to your ownpriorities as a student.HINT: YO U MAY W ANT TO TH INK OF TH IS E SSAY AS A W AY TO H E LP YO UR RE ADE RS UNDE RSTANDAND MAKE SE NSE OF THE W O RK YO U DID TH IS SE ME STE R AND ALLO W THE M TO UNDE RS TAND TH EW AYS YO U DE VE LO PE D AS A CO MMUNICATO R .Your reflective essay should do the following intellectual work:• Analyze evidence from your portfolio in order to make a specific and focused argumentabout your own intellectual growth as a communicator in this course.• Articulate the intellectual and communicative priorities of the course as you understandthem (see the list of course outcomes on the syllabus and also consider your instructor’sgoals concerning the content of your course).• Reflect upon your strengths and weaknesses in relation to the stated course outcomes.• Describe the methods and modes that were the focus of your communicative work in thecourse.• Articulate areas and strategies you would like to focus on for continued improvement.• Practice multimodality, including images, screen shots, embedded video, sound, and/orother media that supports your general argument about your growth.Remember, your reflective essay need not cover everything you learned in the course. Instead, itshould reflect the most important learning—concepts, strategies, skills, practices, approaches—that you acquired, in relation both to the course outcomes stated by your instructor and to yourown priorities as a student.HINT: YO U SH O ULD NO T SIMPLY W RITE A PARAGRAP H ABO UT E ACH TO PIC IN TH IS O RDE R.RATH E R, JUST AS YO U W O ULD W ITH ANY ASSIGNME NT IN TH IS CO URSE , YO U SH O ULD DE TE RMINEW H AT WO ULD BE THE MO ST EF FE CTIVE APPRO ACH GIVE N YO UR AUDIE NCE , PURPO SE , ARGUME NT,AND CO NTE XT. IN O THE R WO RDS , TH IS E SSAY SH O ULD PRO VE W H AT YO U H AV E LE ARNE D NO TO NLY BY ANALYZ ING WH AT YO U H AVE LE ARNE D IN E ACH ARTIF ACT BUT ALSO BY E NACTING TH ATKNO W LE DGE IN TH IS E SSAY . (FO R E XAMPLE , IF YO U SAY YO U H AVE LE ARNE D TO BE TTE R O RGANIZ E