So far I’ve been outlining what I want to talk about in my paper. I decided to make separate Google Docs for each section so it’s a little less daunting, and also easier to take notes for each section. I’ve also been working on dissecting my sources more and deciding what I would like to include in my paper versus what I can exclude. The notes include what quotes I want to incorporate from my sources, as well as examples from the novel that I want to use. I also have a more general outline of what points I would like to hit somewhere in each section. Since I haven’t finished my draft, I thought that it would be helpful to include this just so I can get a second opinion of it.
I’m a little worried about the progress of my paper. I think now that I don’t have other work for this class to work on, and work from my other classes are slowing down as well, I can focus more on working on this paper. I think my main issue was making time for this paper, especially since I’m someone who likes to wait until the last minute to finish assignments, it’s sometimes a struggle to work on the assignment this far before it’s due. However, needing to come into class with a draft keeps me more accountable than how I would be on my own, even with the calendar that I wrote out for myself.
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