Out of the papers you are putting into your English portfolio, which one do you think shows your best work and which one do you think needs to be edited the most? Explain why. Be specific. Provide examples of your best and weakest areas.
I think my research paper is the best so far even though I haven't written the conclusion. I've spent the most time and research on it so it has a lot of information for my argument. The weakness I have in it is being clear on who I am talking to. Sometimes I get carried away and stray away from the conversation and ramble on about irrelevant stuff. I don't even know if Is still want to argue from the side I am on anymore. After research, I am almost convinced the other way around.
My McCandless paper can be edited the most. I have such a better knowledge for what is expected out of an essay and I have now completed the entire book so I can add more to my paper; quotes from the book and more research on secondary sources. I need to work on unpacking my quotes or close reading, I have no problem finding quotes to use for my paper but I have trouble analyzing what exactly I need to say about them in order for them to be significant to my argument.
I found myself in a similar position with my research paper. I began writing the paper with one argument in mind, and then switched after the first draft and doing more research. Maybe try adjusting your paper to fit your new viewpoint, just to play around with it to see which works best. I found my paper much easier to write once I decided to switch, instead of trying to fight through with my original plan.
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