It's been a slightly crazy week or so. I have fallen a little behind on my blog so I wanted to talk about my progress so far. The argument paper has been done for awhile, not counting a few corrections I thought of while working on/researching my final paper. My final paper on the other hand is still a work in progress. I am not quite liking the 'flow' of my paper. All three of my supporting arguments are very well written and supported by my sources but I feel like they aren't forming one good point, instead of three little ones that all relate to the main idea. I am not sure if that was a clear thought but that is how I feel. I look forward to the peer reviews although sometimes I take comments too personally. I will enjoy getting someone else to read it and tell me what they think. Sometimes the best thing for a paper is a fresh set of eyes. Maybe I am being too hard on myself. Or maybe someone will be able to help give me feedback on how to remedy this. Either way I am excited for it. Life has been a little busy so I haven't worked on it as much as I like since I finished my rough draft of it but I am hoping to put a lot more work into in the coming weeks. Juggling so much at one time is hard. I am really enjoying the online class but I have to be honest sometimes it leaves you a little lost because you misread something and it creates a big problem because you didn't get what you were meant to do. I miss the in class talks that you get in a regular class. I am not a patient person and it's hard to wait on replies because I did it and then don't get back to it for a few days. All in all though I think it was nice trying this online class. It has been quite an experience if nothing else. I can only imagine how hard the teacher has to work to catch up with every single comment and paper. If I feel stressed I am sure she does. I don't have to comment on every single post, but I do try to comment on as many as I can. I know I have really gained a lot from some of my classmates ideas and comments. It's almost like having a bunch of mini teachers helping me along. I feel like I have now got out what I have been thinking and what I have been feeling about the class and the papers. I hope everyone else is feeling as good, if not much better, then me.
I know I already commented on this in the class talks but it is so frustrating wondering if my spell and grammar check is right or not! I hate being dinged on something I was right about but changed because I thought my computer was smarter then me. Guess my computer could use to take an English class too.
Struggling with the idea of research....
16 years ago
LOL too funny. Sounds like you are doing great, I wouldn't stress :) I haven't even begun my actual paper yet and I am stressing so you are WAY ahead of me. If you need another set of eyes, just ask. I warn you though, I am not good at making my comments sound overly nice. I tend to be a little blunt but in no way am I ill-intentioned or do it personally, just how I write and explain things I guess. Anyway, I'm rambling, Good luck!
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