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Personal Perspective Reflective Writing

Explore how personal experience shapes a viewpoint, then craft a reflective piece for an audience of Year 12 students. There is no single correct personal response; model answers show one possible approach.

Read and notice

Read the short reflective piece. The writer is responding to a student radio segment about whether schools should limit phone use during the day. At first, I thought the phone debate was simple: students needed fewer distractions, so schools should collect phones at the gate. Then, during our radio segment, Evie described using her phone to check in with a younger sibling after school. Her example unsettled my certainty. I had been arguing from what I noticed in class, not from what everyone needed. I still believe that constant notifications make it harder to concentrate. I know this partly because I have caught myself reaching for my phone while trying to finish an assignment. But a rule that treats every student’s situation as identical seems too blunt. The question is not simply, “Are phones good or bad?” It is how a school can protect learning while recognising students’ different responsibilities. After we went off air, I changed my position: I would support phones being away during lessons, with clear exceptions for genuine needs and agreed times to check them. That is not a perfect solution, and I can imagine concerns about enforcement. Still, listening to Evie reminded me that a fair policy needs more than my own experience. I began with a confident answer; reflection helped me reach a more considered one.

1.In the model piece, what does the writer do that makes the writing reflective rather than merely a report of events?

2.Complete the thinking journey in the model: initial view → experience or challenge → revised view. Use specific details from the text.

3.The writer asks, “Are phones good or bad?” What is the effect of this rhetorical question in the second paragraph?

4.Which statement best describes how the model combines personal reflection with persuasion?

It lists phone rules without explaining the writer’s view.
It shares a personal shift in thinking and uses that reasoning to support a qualified position.
It tells a humorous story and avoids reaching a conclusion.
It claims everyone has the same experience and should agree.

5.The writer admits, “That is not a perfect solution,” and recognises concerns about enforcement. Explain how acknowledging a limitation strengthens the piece.

Plan your own perspective

Choose a community issue you can reflect on thoughtfully. Possible starting points include public transport for young people, access to mental health support, social media and wellbeing, local environmental decisions, or the role of student voice. Use a real observation or experience you are comfortable sharing; do not invent personal details.

6.Write one open question about your chosen issue that invites reflection rather than a simple yes-or-no answer. Then state your current perspective in one sentence.

7.Name one experience, observation, conversation or piece of information that has influenced your perspective. Explain what it made you notice or reconsider. You may keep personal details general.

8.Describe one reasonable alternative perspective on your issue. Then write a sentence that acknowledges it without abandoning your own position.

9.Write a reflective piece of approximately 250–350 words for an audience of Year 12 students. Establish your perspective, reflect on an experience or influence that shaped it, show any shift or complication in your thinking, and finish with a considered insight. Use at least two deliberate language choices, such as a rhetorical question, a vivid detail, repetition, an anecdote or a direct acknowledgement of another view. Keep the focus on reflection, not just a list of arguments.

10.After drafting, explain one way your thinking became more nuanced while writing. Identify one sentence or moment in your draft that shows this development, and name one revision that would make your reflection clearer or more convincing.