I've been steadily researching ever since assignment 2, and I think I have a decent body of resources. I've read through several of them completely, and only relevant chapters in the full book sections.
I have pages in my notebook for each source, where I documented certain topics by page number so it will be easy later on for in-text citation. For instance, I have a page for author Erving Goffman, who wrote about social stigmas, on one of his book chapters. I'll have a phrase like "definition of stigma, being discredited" and next to it the page number in parenthesis. Handy, and better than littering my books with post it notes serving the same function.
With project 5 coming up, I'm first and foremost going to have to construct a general outline, because as I know, if I don't make an outline, my paper reads like s**t. And of course I end up editing my outline as I write the paper to keep things straight and organized.
Next, I'll have to write at the bare minimum, a paragraph a day after that, even on days that I usually schedule the majority of my chemistry homework on. Whatever it takes to get something written.
Speaking of organic chemistry, my honors project for it also includes a ten page paper. (The subject is on art conservation and restoration techniques.) I'm using some of the structure from this english class to organize it, starting with a research proposal and an annotated bibliography. Definitions will probably be easier since they're concrete and technical terms, which to be honest, I prefer.
Enough on that, though.
Cheers!
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