Today in class Mr. Rivers brought up a poll that he’s posted on google classroom. It is about Oscar nominees and says “Fill out your PREDICTIONS by Saturday, March 3 so you can enjoy the results of the ceremony on March 4.”. It’s meant for anyone and everyone to take, but isn’t mandatory to complete. Other than that small announcement, Mr. Rivers reminded us towards the end of class about thinking about what point in the senior paper we have reached, and how much planning and time management we should consider. The senior paper is due on February 16. The rest of the class period was just working on our senior paper. Since most of what our class did was independent work today, the majority of what I write will be about expanding on this.
When it comes to expanding what we’ve learned in class into the real world, it’s fairly simple to see what uses this has. Not only does writing a senior paper help with research methods and improving writing, but it also helps with discovering how well we can look into depth about certain films and shows. Working independently on our senior papers also help with time management, and recognizing how to not push things for last minute. Another thing that we can take from learning how to work independently is how to find a focus point in a general topic. For an example, it could be looking into X-Men as an allegory for homosexuality, or simply any part of the LGBTQ+ community. Writing a senior paper also helps with narrowing your point down, where you can start with something as vague as psychology, and narrow it down to how a Korean society perceives and treats mental illnesses. Even that can be narrowed down to depression or another specific disorder. By finding a specific focus point, it allows you to write in more depth, credibility, and with more specificity. If everything is vague and general, it is hard to make a strong and well standing point.
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