Today was just more of yesterday: editing narratives and formatting the final project. If not already stated in one of my previous posts, my final project is in form of a book. I use a program called Microsoft Publisher to format everything. With all of my narratives now in final draft, I am copying and pasting them into Publisher, adding pictures, writing captions, and adding charts.
The work that I’m doing right now is quite repetitive. There’s not really much else to say, other than the fact that I’m working hard. The end is near.
Friday, June 2, 2017
Thursday, June 1, 2017
6-1-2017: Editing and Revising
Today was spent checking my narrative pieces. I began the revision process today, rereading over most of my work and marking it up, reviewing each part for clarity. However, because I had worked so hard writing my rough drafts, I am more or less pleased with my work, and few major changes need to be made. Final drafts of my narrative pieces should be completed by tomorrow.
I also spent time today reviewing outside information used in my project. While not a difficult task, it was tedious, and I had to write footnote citations for all of these outside resources. Additionally, I began compiling lists of additional resources to be placed at the end of each piece so that readers know where to look if they would like to learn more.
I took a break from all of this at the end of the day and designed the cover of my project. Of course, although my main focus is the writing itself and making it the best it can be, I will be spending some efforts to make its presentation decent and perhaps a little eye-catching.
Here is the cover:
Tomorrow will be more of the same: a little bit of everything, and working quickly to get the project done on time.
I also spent time today reviewing outside information used in my project. While not a difficult task, it was tedious, and I had to write footnote citations for all of these outside resources. Additionally, I began compiling lists of additional resources to be placed at the end of each piece so that readers know where to look if they would like to learn more.
I took a break from all of this at the end of the day and designed the cover of my project. Of course, although my main focus is the writing itself and making it the best it can be, I will be spending some efforts to make its presentation decent and perhaps a little eye-catching.
Here is the cover:
Tomorrow will be more of the same: a little bit of everything, and working quickly to get the project done on time.
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
5-31-2017: Wrapping Up Rough Drafts
I came to the realization that I had to forgo writing a narrative piece on Maumee Valley’s strategic plan in order to finish the project strong. Even though the plan as outlined yesterday gave me time to do this, it wouldn’t allow me to truly feel comfortable with my narratives, given the fact I still need some time to revise and edit my pieces.
Given that I have not been slacking off, I think that it isn’t unreasonable to drop this section from my project plan. This will really allow me to invest more time toward making my finished product look visually attractive. Changing the plan does not indicate failure in my plan; all it means is that I overestimated in some of the exact details of my original ideas for the project.
But other than that, my work day went very well. At this point, five out of the six narrative rough drafts are completed, with only perhaps an hour of work on the remaining piece. My day was mostly spent working on my piece about the international student program. This probably was the most difficult narrative to write, given the fact it was more difficult get a grasp of the program’s feel. Not only that, but I also knew little about the program compared to the other areas I’ve written about.
I really do think that I have been working hard: writing six final draft narrative essays over twelve or thirteen days (tomorrow is the twelfth day of the intensive), which has included research, interviews, drafting, editing, and revising.
So the work that’s left is a final push to the end: polishing my narrative pieces.
Given that I have not been slacking off, I think that it isn’t unreasonable to drop this section from my project plan. This will really allow me to invest more time toward making my finished product look visually attractive. Changing the plan does not indicate failure in my plan; all it means is that I overestimated in some of the exact details of my original ideas for the project.
But other than that, my work day went very well. At this point, five out of the six narrative rough drafts are completed, with only perhaps an hour of work on the remaining piece. My day was mostly spent working on my piece about the international student program. This probably was the most difficult narrative to write, given the fact it was more difficult get a grasp of the program’s feel. Not only that, but I also knew little about the program compared to the other areas I’ve written about.
I really do think that I have been working hard: writing six final draft narrative essays over twelve or thirteen days (tomorrow is the twelfth day of the intensive), which has included research, interviews, drafting, editing, and revising.
So the work that’s left is a final push to the end: polishing my narrative pieces.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
5-30-2017: Power Writing
Today was my most productive day yet. I finished a rough draft on my Under One Roof narrative, and I made significant progress with my piece on Upper School athletics, in addition to spending time editing my story on Middle School technology. Otherwise, I really don’t know what else to say about today; it’s just that I sat down, figured out what I need to write, began writing, and didn’t stop. Looking back through what I had completed, I wrote over 1200 words today.
My plans for the rest of the intensive are tight. Tomorrow, I need to finish a draft of a narrative piece on the international student program, in addition to making significant progress on my shorter piece on MV2020. If I have time, I can also begin editing and revising some of my other completed narratives. By Thursday, my goal is to have final drafts of at least five of the seven narratives. Friday will be spent organizing and representing the data I have and presenting them in form of charts, in addition to formatting everything in magazine style. The project itself should be finished by Monday, and Tuesday morning will be spent preparing for the afternoon intensive fair.
Although these plans are ambitious, I don’t think they are impossible.
The only complaint that I had was sitting in front of a screen for so long. Even though I split up the work into two smaller chunks of time, I almost had a headache by the end of the day.
Otherwise, my hope is that tomorrow is an even better day—and with time creeping up on me, I can’t afford it to not be!
My plans for the rest of the intensive are tight. Tomorrow, I need to finish a draft of a narrative piece on the international student program, in addition to making significant progress on my shorter piece on MV2020. If I have time, I can also begin editing and revising some of my other completed narratives. By Thursday, my goal is to have final drafts of at least five of the seven narratives. Friday will be spent organizing and representing the data I have and presenting them in form of charts, in addition to formatting everything in magazine style. The project itself should be finished by Monday, and Tuesday morning will be spent preparing for the afternoon intensive fair.
Although these plans are ambitious, I don’t think they are impossible.
The only complaint that I had was sitting in front of a screen for so long. Even though I split up the work into two smaller chunks of time, I almost had a headache by the end of the day.
Otherwise, my hope is that tomorrow is an even better day—and with time creeping up on me, I can’t afford it to not be!
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