Before we meet this Thursday, and possibly while you're sweating bullets over getting the first rough draft completed, I want to remind you that this first draft of your paper is to check for content and organization. Honestly, it is OK if it is really "rough" at this point. Leave blank spaces for paragraphs about information that you haven't finished researching. Write poor sentences; don't worry too much about grammar. We'll work on all of that later.
This may seem to soon in the class to have that first rough draft due. However, I've found that pushing at the beginning of the process pays off. In past years, students have said that there wasn't much to do at the beginning, so they really procrastinated. When that happens, they don't have much time to be careful editors and polishers of their final products.
On Thursday, bring what you have; we'll talk as a group about the process. One of my goals for this class is that you get a stronger sense for the kind of researcher, writer, and all-around learner you are. That self-awareness is an important key to academic success.
Feel free to whine and moan a little because this is hard work. Just don't let it distract you from your task at hand. (I remember one of my 4 year olds fussing for an hour about having to clean his room. After that hour, his siblings were done, but he still had his work to do AND he'd worked himself into a gloriously bad mood.)
Contact me if you have any questions,
Mrs. Prichardro
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