Starting my Visual Rhetoric paper was never a problem, but finishing it
was. The assigned readings in the DK
handbook and Envision really helped when it came to finding and choosing a
picture. The example papers and step-by-step processes in the books made
it fairly to easy to choose a picture because it gave you the knowledge of what
to look for when picking a visual. The reason I choose my photograph was
because I knew I would be able to write about: write about the author's
argument and how it relates to today's current culture. My first draft
was also fairly easy to accomplish because I was laying out my ideas on paper
for the first time and continued to elaborate on them to a certain depth
without any research. However,
finalizing my paper has so far proved to be somewhat difficult. I have my ideas typed out but it’s the
further elaboration of my thoughts that’s putting my progress to an almost
complete stop.
So far I’ve learned I
really need to take the time to brainstorm more instead of diving right into
the writing process. I need to create a structured
outline and research more before I really begin any draft. Otherwise I will get stuck at the point I am
now: searching for more detail. This paper has actually really helped me get
back into a writing process this semester; it’s the first paper of my spring
semester and I know many more are to come.
Being the first paper of the semester, I have had a hard time just
sitting down and focusing on my writing.
I feel that analyzing and writing will help me get back into the swing
of things for the rest of the year. Now, because of this paper, I know I should
put more time into my paper on a daily basis as opposed to working numerous
hours on it during the weekends.
From
now on my goal, when writing any kind of paper, will be to try to write or add
at least a paragraph of thoughts and ideas each day in the rough draft
process. Hopefully, this will help with my
procrastination problem as well as brainstorming and putting my ideas into
words.
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