Research Paper Process Reflection [Categories: Where to Invade Next, Research Paper, Reflection]4/18/2018 Who did you work with to compose your research paper? Was this a good approach?
Unfortunately I worked on the research paper without consulting any one else. I did however rely on the resources from Dr. Mangini’s web page. I found the links under the research paper category to help me cite my work in (almost) correct MLA citation. I reviewed several research papers written by students in past semesters to get a feel for formatting as well. This was a decent approach. I wish that I had submitted my paper to Smarthinking to see areas that I could have improved on before completing my first draft. I will probably use this resource for the second draft. What rhetorical mode and genre are you using? Argumentation is the rhetorical mode. I chose a topic, developed a point of view, researched the topic and formulated an argument to persuade the reader(s) and made my thesis seem like the most logical solution to the problem. The genre is MLA Research Paper. The Modern Language Association has established a comprehensive system for authors to borrow existing literary work and integrate it into a composition of their own. This system allows readers to access further information regarding the topic as well as citing where the information came from and who intellectually owns the information. When did you write this project? Good approach? I started writing this project about a week before it was due. I chose my topic shortly after we finished watching the film. I spent a lot of time contemplating my point of view and my argument for something that I personally had strong feelings about. It was great to explore the topic through my own inner dialogue but I think I should have started writing sooner. Where did you write this project? Good approach? I wrote this project from home. It was a good approach for me because there was a lot of research involved and I found it helpful to get messy with it, like physically messy. I scrabbled a ton of things on paper and had three or four word documents open at a time just to jot notes or ideas down so I wouldn't forget them. I found an overwhelming amount of relevant information and the chaos of this process helped to grind out a more linear product. I couldn't have been more expressive anywhere else. Why did you choose to write about your chosen topic? Good choice? I wrote about the lack of paid time off for workers in the United States. I chose this topic because I have spent years working in heavy industry and I see a lot of people who work as laborers and they are treated like expendables. I felt passionate about the subject so I chose to write about it because there are many people who work hard and they deserve a break equally as much if not more than everyone else. I felt motivated to write about the topic because it's something that I have strong personal beliefs about. It was a great choice. 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? It was empowering to write this research paper. As I was finding facts and writing them, I gave me a sense that I was right and “they” were wrong. After I submitted my first draft I could only think of ways to make my argument stronger. Since, I have been thinking of changing my tone of writing to come across as more humble. I think that may improve the ethos of the work. How will you revise your argument? I am planning to dig deeper and make some more discoveries about what other people are saying about the subject. I think looking at the matter more from the opposing viewpoint could help me understand the topic and allow me to approach my argument in a more holistic manner.
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