Thursday, February 21, 2008
REA Testimonial
My friends Brianna, Erica, and Gerald had really good advice to give me about writing my paper. They told me to make sure to have enough info about the topic first before it's too late; don't do the final copy the night before because it takes a lot to do final revisions. Talk to the teacher about the topic more than once and have a strong thesis adn get it checked by the teacher. A weak thesis makes it difficult to write the paper. Keeping track of sources while researching greatly decreases time spent on the biblography; you don't have to go back and reorganize your sources. Even if a book has very little info on your topic, don't just toss it aside, it could be great information. Pace yourself, don't wait til the last minute becasue all you do is lose sleep. Starting out with something very specific adn looking deeply into research causes the topic to be broadened in order to encompass the full idea of the object; be open-minded. Set small goals and work toward them regardless. Make your own due dates. Set goals as if the paper is due two weeks before it actually is due to give yourself plenty of time.
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Wow--it sounds like they really talked your ear off with advice! What did they do for their own papers?
I'm not sure what Gerald did, but Brianna did hers on Facebook, and Erica did hers on the father/son relationship of Will Smith and Phillip in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. I was thinking about doing the Fresh Prince, but from a dating aspect. That show is so full of culture.
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