Friday, February 7, 2020

Dylan's Reflection on Literary Analysis 1

When working on my prewriting, I found what was very helpful was the organization of my research and sources. I was able to categorize them in an effective manner so that when I was writing, I could reference them easily. Learning to better develop and recognize a thesis statement also helped me to organize my essay better once I began writing it. After I had finished writing I found that reading it aloud helped me immensely and it was something I had never really tried before.

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Rowen's Reflection on Literary Research 1

I think one of the things that I appreciated most about the various approaches to prewriting discussed so far is the community aspect of it. I'm used to talking through ideas with my friends and family, but being able to see what other people are researching, and draw on information that I might not have seen in my own research was really helpful to me. That seems like it's kind of the point of research anyway- all research does is locate work that other people have already done so you don't have to do it yourself, and researching as a community kind of does the same thing. Why should any of us have to find the exact right article for our papers if someone else already has?