How many times do you feel all over the place with an essay? Staying up in the library, those late nights to finish up those essays are tiring. And most of the time you know how much tie its going to take to get it done. What if a simple strategy can cut down the times?

The Strategy

Michael Klein’s article, What it is we do when we write articles like this one? and how can we get students to join us? introduces a model consisting of hunting and gathering as a strategy for research. By conducting a research to see if this model he asked collogues who are interested in teaching advanced writing. Their thought was” if we can better understand what  it is we do inquire and write, then we might be capable of leading our students away from night library”(Klein 30). He seems to want to spread this model to college students as a shortcut or strategy to write papers. Having the ability to “Hunt” and “Gather” information can change the way you write papers.

The Advantages

By characterizing the work it allows you  to have a plan, keep focus, and get a better understanding of what your writing about. By “hunting” down the information it  allows you to have goals and constantly review your own work.  Many colleagues found themselves revising and overlooking their word more than once. Hunting and gathering has”Differences across disciplines”(Klein 28)  as I feel like I have a mission to hunt for information, gathering is more of” my personal perceptions of my narrative data”(Klein 28) or in my own views of things.  I think this model would influence many college students if they put this to use. I know that by using the “Hunting and Gathering” mindset it allowed me to achieve goals and keep continuous interest.

No More

Previously I had written about writing to just the requirements when receiving a writing assignment. While in my research project I went into the archives with a broad idea of Women and athletics but once I found my specific piece i wanted to research. I started hunting down anything I can find on just that particular piece. After looking and finding pieces to my puzzle I started the transition of gathering what I wanted to get out of these pieces I found. I looked on wed sites and magazines to further collect before I started to summarize what i have found. This strategy has opened many doors so that I no longer will be just writing to requirements.