Today was equally fun as it was irritating. Today was fun because I became closer and closer to printing the final draft. Today was irritating because I became closer and closer to printing the final draft, with still a few more hours of work to complete.
I spent most of the morning and early afternoon finalizing the formatting and adding pictures to the book. Once this was all done, I printed a full color draft of the book so that I can review it for formatting. I am not planning on reviewing the narrative texts anymore, since I spent so much time working on them and reviewing them in their writing process.
With proofreading almost done, my work tomorrow is to finalize and review the pre-final draft one more time. After that, the only thing left to do is print several final draft copies, take the completed versions to be bound, and prepare for my independent study intensive fair presentation.
I am glad that I did this independent study. Overall, it felt very rewarding for me, having worked so hard on all of the aspects that led to its success in the final form (interviews, research, formatting, drafting, editing, polishing), and now holding a thick pre-final draft in my hands (64 pages!).
I am very appreciative for the help of all individuals involved in the process of my independent study, including Larry Anning, Independent Study Sponsor, and Brian Oliver, Independent Study Advisor; these individuals are acknowledged at the end of my book. My hope is that someone else, whether a student or other Maumee Valley community member, continues working to document the school’s history, and the project information page has a paragraph explaining this, as well as a few ideas for future projects.
The end is so close for me, and I am looking forward to presenting my work at tomorrow's intensive fair!
