GOALZzZZZZ:
My goal for the next 12 hours is to both submit and turn in my paper to the infamous designated research paper box before 8AM tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ACTIVITIEZZZZZ:
This past week I sent my paper to my sister, whom I consider to be a talented writer, so that she could point out the extraneous sections of the paper I could do without. Her fresh look on my paper helped focus my paper a bit more, and she said it was a good paper, which made me feel a bit less stressed out.
PROBLEMZZZZZ:
Figuring out how to alter my paper so that it would both fit the page limit as well as the argument I wanted to make without losing the content I liked.
REFLECTIONZZZZ:
This process, although daunting to some, was pretty fun for me. I love writing essays, and the time we had to structure, then fill out our paper, worked really well with the way my brain functions. Thank you Sarah!!!!
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Monday, March 16, 2015
blog about first full draft
GOALS:
Because this blog is due tomorrow, when the full first draft is due, one of my goals is to hand in a full first draft. I have a goal to re-read my entire paper aloud tonight before sending in and printing out my final paper. I did this over the weekend while working on the draft, and caught many of the mistakes and awkward language I had used, and fixed them. Another goal I have for the week is to work on the draft with any feedback I get.
ACTIVITIES:
This weekend I added a lot of discussion to my quotes, which Sarah had suggested. I had not realized how much lack of discussion I had! Luckily, now I feel as though my paper has enough content that I can continue to add to if needed.
PROBLEMS:
I have a 14 page paper right now (works cited included). I have to figure out what parts to cut while still retaining a solid argument that doesn't require me to alter a lot of my paper.
REFLECTIONS:
I wish my paper could be longer :(
Because this blog is due tomorrow, when the full first draft is due, one of my goals is to hand in a full first draft. I have a goal to re-read my entire paper aloud tonight before sending in and printing out my final paper. I did this over the weekend while working on the draft, and caught many of the mistakes and awkward language I had used, and fixed them. Another goal I have for the week is to work on the draft with any feedback I get.
ACTIVITIES:
This weekend I added a lot of discussion to my quotes, which Sarah had suggested. I had not realized how much lack of discussion I had! Luckily, now I feel as though my paper has enough content that I can continue to add to if needed.
PROBLEMS:
I have a 14 page paper right now (works cited included). I have to figure out what parts to cut while still retaining a solid argument that doesn't require me to alter a lot of my paper.
REFLECTIONS:
I wish my paper could be longer :(
Monday, March 9, 2015
YOU DA REAL MVP SARAH
GOALS:
My goals for this week are to finish editing the first chapter draft that we recieved back in class today. Reading over it, I noticed some sloppy mistakes made while writing (or rather, not writing) commentary and discussion within the paper, which should be easy to fix. I am also working on the goal of figuring out what to cut out of my paper to make my point in a more concise manner. This is because right now I have twelve pages if you add both drafts, including works cited.
ACTIVITIES:
This week I finished my chapter two draft early and edited it in class. Today we got back our chapter one drafts so I spent the class period correcting all mistakes I have made as well as altering some word choices and claims to fit my argument in a more coherent way.
PROBLEMS:
I am worried about my paper's length, because I also have to write an introduction and conclusion paragraph as well as a transition paragraph to connect both chapters. I am less worried about this because I would rather be cutting than adding, but I really like all parts of my paper and the arguments I have made, and I hate the idea of cutting out my hard work :(
REFLECTIONS:
The research paper is still not the most stressful thing on my plate, which I am thankful for. Shoutout to Sarah for editing so many papers in so little time. You da real MVP
My goals for this week are to finish editing the first chapter draft that we recieved back in class today. Reading over it, I noticed some sloppy mistakes made while writing (or rather, not writing) commentary and discussion within the paper, which should be easy to fix. I am also working on the goal of figuring out what to cut out of my paper to make my point in a more concise manner. This is because right now I have twelve pages if you add both drafts, including works cited.
ACTIVITIES:
This week I finished my chapter two draft early and edited it in class. Today we got back our chapter one drafts so I spent the class period correcting all mistakes I have made as well as altering some word choices and claims to fit my argument in a more coherent way.
PROBLEMS:
I am worried about my paper's length, because I also have to write an introduction and conclusion paragraph as well as a transition paragraph to connect both chapters. I am less worried about this because I would rather be cutting than adding, but I really like all parts of my paper and the arguments I have made, and I hate the idea of cutting out my hard work :(
REFLECTIONS:
The research paper is still not the most stressful thing on my plate, which I am thankful for. Shoutout to Sarah for editing so many papers in so little time. You da real MVP
Sunday, March 1, 2015
I have been doing homework for 5 hours straight and I am not done but its okay
GOALS: My goals for this week revolve around adding discussion to my paper. Tomorrow, our first rough draft is due. I chose to turn in Chapter 2 of my paper, because after receiving my outline back, that was the Chapter that seemed to need the most work. My goal is to get a lot of positive feedback on the changes I made to that chapter, so that I can move on to my next goal of completing Chapter one of my paper.
ACTIVITIES: This past week, I worked on improving my paper during class time. I was very happy with the grade I received on the outline, because I thought I was going to do worse for SURE. I tweaked my paper a bit to form a better argument and while waiting for feedback on how to fix my second chapter, I began working on my first chapter. I'm glad I did this instead of wasting class time, because now I have a head start on my first chapter and won't have to do as much work on it.
PROBLEMS: I was facing the problem of how to fix the end of my Chapter 2 paper, but after talking about it with Sarah, she informed me that I could use the end as more of a long conclusion to my paper. This put my mind at ease, because I honestly thought I was going to have to rewrite the last three claims of my paper and that would be terrible.
REFLECTION: I feel right on track with where I am in the writing process. My stress level is low, but I am preparing myself for spring sports to come into the mix with school, ACT and social life. Hopefully, having less free time makes me procrastinate less and prioritize more.
ACTIVITIES: This past week, I worked on improving my paper during class time. I was very happy with the grade I received on the outline, because I thought I was going to do worse for SURE. I tweaked my paper a bit to form a better argument and while waiting for feedback on how to fix my second chapter, I began working on my first chapter. I'm glad I did this instead of wasting class time, because now I have a head start on my first chapter and won't have to do as much work on it.
PROBLEMS: I was facing the problem of how to fix the end of my Chapter 2 paper, but after talking about it with Sarah, she informed me that I could use the end as more of a long conclusion to my paper. This put my mind at ease, because I honestly thought I was going to have to rewrite the last three claims of my paper and that would be terrible.
REFLECTION: I feel right on track with where I am in the writing process. My stress level is low, but I am preparing myself for spring sports to come into the mix with school, ACT and social life. Hopefully, having less free time makes me procrastinate less and prioritize more.
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