Previous Methods of Research

Thinking in Print

This particular area really stood out to me as I have written many times, giving myself ideas and thoughts that provoked while I wrote. There are many times I have reviewed my papers and asked myself, where did this come from? I have been able to reiterate ideas and information that I have struggled with while writing as well. I think that any time we are using more than one sensory input it helps to reinforce the idea or topic that we are discussing.

Making a claim and Supporting it.

This has always been an area I have been aware of as an amateur writer. There are to many times we see people push their beliefs off on others as facts when the really have no concrete evidence. This can be particularly evident in the political climate that is a part of our lives in the US. Too many times we accept what others tell us and regard it as true rather than take the time to research and prove the idea incorrect.

Preparing to Draft, Drafting, and Revising

I have always written the papers for the most part from the cuff, as I have always been told to get the ideas and words down on paper, then go back and modify them. Finalize the process with a final editing of the paper before submitting it. It wasn’t until around a year ago that I started to create crude outlines to guide me through the process of the paper. This began while I was writing Critical Analysis Arguments that required research and evidence to support my claims. I learned that it was a lot easier to write the paper if I was prepared with the evidence in advance. I always take the time to go over my papers and writings multiple times before I submit them for review, it can be a painful process to read a paper that has grammatical errors, or sways off topic, not following a format from A to Z.