Yet, each piece is self-contained, making a point of its own, and is not connected to any of the other pieces by conventional transitional devices. The purpose of the reflection pieces are for you to use your personal language as a tool to audit your learning, which in turn will help you make connections and organize information. I also want you to experiment with various genres, not waiting until your are actually writing your paper. An exceptional response is probing, inventive, risk-taking, surprising, scrappy, incisive in its thinking. Even though it is a single draft of experimental writing, the language might even be skillful and captivating.
Satisfactory work is good.
It specifically deals with the material and searches for understanding. It makes assertions. It also risks some assertions. It is not engaging. Sometimes, perfunctory responses are too short.