Earlier in the week, I met with Professor Lueck to discuss an average paper, my researched inquiry. Going over the essay and the topic she pointed out the necessary area to improve my essay, organization.
What was the underlying problem with my organization? I lacked an understanding of the expectations and goals of the assignment.
Understanding the Assignment is Key to Organization
Thinking… Thinking… Wait… Still thinking…
The biggest problem facing my assignment was the poor organization. My paragraphs were disjointed with each paragraph representing completely new and seemingly irrelevant content. This was the result of not understanding the premise of the assignment. At first, I thought it had to do with the analysis of the piece of evidence we found in the archives. I then wrote an argument of the piece in order to construct an argument related to my original research question.
If the assignment was a bullseye and my essay was an arrow, it would strike an outer -ring. What I mean by this is the essay I wrote, used the piece of evidence as an exhibit source to establish an argument. However, Dr. Lueck pointed out that the essay should be centered around “how I found the evidence” and “what it is.” Essentially, I needed to be more reflective in a narrative-ish kind of way.