11/28/2017 0 Comments Research Paper ReflectionIn this blog post, i will be answering questions about my research paper. After watching Reflective Writing and going over notes in class (which can be found in this blog post), I will be making revisions to my Research Paper Draft #1. Before making any changes to the draft, i will answer these questions about my paper so far. Who did you work with to compose your research paper? Was this a good approach? I did not work with anyone to compose my research paper. I think this was a good approach because I was able to include all of my personal thoughts and write the research paper the way I wanted to. What rhetorical mode and genre are you using? The rhetorical mode I am using is Argumentation and the genre I am using is MLA Research Paper. When did you write this project? Good approach? I wrote this project on Friday November 17th and revised it on the 18th and the 21st. I think this was a good approach because I think I wrote the paper early enough so I had time to revise it and make corrections the best I could. Where did you write this project? Good approach? I wrote this project on my living room couch and revised it in my room. I think writing in both of these areas was a good approach because they were both quiet areas and I had no distractions around me. I was able to write all my thoughts down and get the paper done when I wanted to. Why did you choose to write about your chosen topic? Good choice? I chose to write about sex education in America because I think it is a growing problem. Michael Moore's movie Where to Invade Next inspired me to write about this topic. The pregnancy rate and the rate of STD’s are increasing in the country and I think America should try different approaches to lower those rates. This is a good choice because the more awareness is spread, the more consideration there could possibly be in school districts to make a change about sex education. How did it feel to write this argument ("during, after, and since")? Do you have any "if only" moments that can help you revise the draft? While I was writing my argument paper, I felt pretty good about it. Since I completed the annotated bibliography, I pretty much had all of the information I needed. I had to pick and choose what ideas and evidence would go where and how I would put together the whole paper. As I was writing, these pieces seemed to flow together and I had a good writing experience. After writing the paper, I felt pretty proud of it. I thought I had a strong viewpoint along with strong pieces of evidence. I knew I needed to go back and switch a few things; and after I did that, I was still proud of what I had put together. I also thought my paper was very organized. Ever since writing the paper, I still feel pretty good about it. We talked about how to make revisions in class, so I know I want to go back to my paper and do some touch ups. My one “if only” moment is if only I did my paper bit by bit. I sat down and wrote the whole paper in one sitting. I feel like if I wrote one paragraph about one idea at a time, I could have thought of more creative ideas and maybe how to flow the paper a little better. How will you revise your argument?
I will revise my argument by going and revising one idea at a time, taking a break, and then approaching the other ideas. This will keep me focused on one idea at a time which will hopefully help me think and write the best I can about that particular topic. I will also go back and define any terms that the reader may not know about. I also will make sure that the exigency in the introduction paragraph is clear to the reader. Next, i am going to make sure that i reference the author or the article in every sentence. Then, I am going to add a header to the top left corner of my paper along with the page number in the top right corner of each page. Following that, I am going to add a works cited page which provides all of the sites I used in my essay and all of the authors that wrote them. Lastly, I will revise my conclusion paragraph and make sure my thesis statement is not word for word from my introduction, will add a strong closer, and ensure that there is no new information given in this paragraph.
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