Week 13 of College
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- What I did
- Finished my POL 1101 paper
- Finished my BUS 2000 project
- What went well
- I organized my time well enough that I was not overwhelmed to finish my projects at the last minute.
- What was hard
- I spent almost all of my time this past week on schoolwork so I am drained.
- To-Do List
- Finish the research polished draft
- Where I left off
- Writing the research polished draft
- Feelings
- Just three more school days until Thanksgiving! On Wednesday, my high school is also hosting a homecoming in the school yard so I am excited for that. All of my friends are coming home this weekend so I get to see them again! I am seriously looking forward to that.
- What I did
When I first read the assignment, I was not phased at all. I did a lot of research papers back in high school so I was not expecting anything difficult. However, it was much worse for me. I completely forgot that for my senior year of high school, I did not write any research papers and barely anything actually at all. My English teacher took it easy so I did nothing in that class and I was taking simpler science classes that did not require lots of research writing. So, when I attempted to write this research paper, I was severely out of practice and completely forgot what to do. It was also worse because now sources are not provided for me and now I have to search for the sources myself, which took longer than expected. Overall, my rough draft was a mess. However, after getting back feedback, I got reminded of everything that I have learned in the past. I remember the format of how I used to write research papers back then and now I need to use that again. The difference with my writing now though, is that I know how to make it more personal and engaging for readers. In the future, when I have more research projects, I will know exactly what I need to do and know how to plan to write it.