One thing that was very beneficial to my education this week was the 35 minute research challenge we did in class on Wednesday as well as reading and rating everyone’s papers. Having us have to complete this in such a short amount of time really helped to show me that finding reliable and helpful sources really isn’t that difficult. I felt that I was able to find two very good sources to use towards my argument that the class should chew orbit gum. This challenge also helped me in learning how to use my sources to reinforce my argument with evidence. By giving a random topic, like chewing gum, it also showed me that you can make a successful argument without having any bias towards the subject. At first the challenge of making up an argument in 35 minutes was intimidating but as we got into the time it was not all that difficult. I finished my argument with more than the two required sources and probably could’ve said more on the subject.
Reading and rating everyone else’s papers was also beneficial. By seeing how other people approached their topics, it helped me to learn other approaches that I can take towards my research paper. The rating part was a bit difficult because it was hard to differentiate the papers when reading them all in a short amount of time. They were also thrown together in 30 minutes so they were not always finished or checked over. I didn’t really find that any of the papers used their sources as well as mine. I may be biased but I thought I created the best argument off of my sources.
Reading and rating everyone else’s papers was also beneficial. By seeing how other people approached their topics, it helped me to learn other approaches that I can take towards my research paper. The rating part was a bit difficult because it was hard to differentiate the papers when reading them all in a short amount of time. They were also thrown together in 30 minutes so they were not always finished or checked over. I didn’t really find that any of the papers used their sources as well as mine. I may be biased but I thought I created the best argument off of my sources.