Research
Journal Entry: Sat Apr 26, 2008, 6:46 AM
So, in my school, we have to write a research paper sophomore year. It counts as almost an entire cardmarking grade. This paper has to be ten to fifteen pages long, not including the work cited page, title page, etc. Just the information has to be ten to fifteen pages. We were told Wednesday that our rough draft would be due Monday. Normally, I would have started my paper Wednesday and I would have it done by today. However, our sough draft of the first section was handed back until yesterday, so I couldn't really start my paper until last night.
So far, I have only four pages. I'm already halfway through my outline. Hopefully I can go through and find something to add. Otherwise, I'm pretty much screwed.
Yet another dilemma i have, is that I'm typing my paper so I can just go through and make corrections on my computer when it comes time to edit. Typing it would mean being on the computer, which then leads to me getting side-tracked. NOT GOOD!!!! What also doesn't help, is that I feel that I am plagiarizing constantly, because my english teacher, Mrs. Barnett, has me thoroughly terrified about that.
In case anyone is wondering, my research paper is about Diabetes. I'm writing almost the entire paper from my personal experiences and knowledge because I'm diabetic. But, because it is a medical condition, I'm also afraid that my paper will seem boring to Mrs. Barnett. Hopefully I can pull it off though.
If anyone has any suggestions, I'll take them gladly.
Thanks for being patient with all of my raving, but it's what I do to calm down when I'm stressed out.
- Mood:
Worried - Listening to: Taylor Swift "Teardrops on my Guitar"
- Reading: Notes
- Watching: Nothing
- Playing: Music
- Eating: Nothing
- Drinking: Water