FirstName LastName

Mr. McRae

English 12

Day Month Year

Reflective Essay: Introduction / Rough Draft / Final Draft

You will begin typing your essay here. Remember that the reader does not know you; thus, you should provide answers to the five following questions: Who? What? Where? When? Why? Knowing the time and place of the event you are describing allows readers to orient themselves with respect to your essay. Develop the story through description (the facts) of the event, interpretation (your feelings then) of the event, and finally your reflection (what you ultimately learned from) the event. The first paragraph should end in a thesis that guides the totality of the essay.

The second paragraph should appear like this sentence; it should be indented and double-spaced without an extra space between the paragraphs. If you do NOT change the spacing, font, font size, alignment, or margins, your paper will be formatted correctly. If you notice a blue or a red line under a word or a phrase, place the arrow (or cursor) from the mouse over the word and RIGHT-CLICK on your mouse. A gray box will appear with options for correcting it; for example, the some words may be underlined in blue in this sentence. Place the arrow over the words and right click the mouse. It should say “Passive Voice (consider revising)” or “Ignore once.” If you choose one of the options, the lines should disappear. Attempt to type an essay without any blue or red lines. Happy writing!