I feel like I am having a difficult time writing this paper because I am not enjoying the topic. I understand that it is creative, and we can write about our own ideas, but I am just not that into it. It is causing a strain on my focus. Getting over that, I always have a problem clarifying my thesis. The topic that I want to write about is there in my first paragraph. However, it is just not clear enough. I always get the “So?” at the end of my introduction paragraph. I read the paper over and over again but I feel like I never really explain my points as well as I could.
I am grateful that Professor Kaufman leaves us notes because I really do take them into consideration. Her notes are the first things that I revise, and then I read my paper over again to see what else I can fix. By the time the paper is due I feel that I will have revised it enough to have a decent paper. My biggest issue so far is analyzing my quotes. I use them to support an idea, and then I write about one sentence. I feel like just using the quote defends my idea and that I do not need to go any further. I need to work on analyzing much more.