What I ask them to do, which may be different, is reflect on a personal or vicarious experience and explain how the experience relates to the reading.
我要求他们这样做的难点可能就在于所写文章内容要反映自己或他人的经历来，解释这些经历是如何与所学文章相关的。 By providing relevance in this way, it helps students to process information on a deeper level.
通过这种方式提供的相关性，会帮助学生们在较高水平上处理信息。
I do caution that you check with students before using their reflections in an open forum and that you not allow individual students to monopolize the discussion time.
我要提醒你的是，在使用他们的反馈前要在一个公开的平台上阅读他们的文章，而且也不要让一些个别同学独占发言时间。