We began this week by reviewing how we did on our WP1s and reflecting on which of the comments from Zack we thought were most helpful for us. For the journal on Monday, student 17 wrote "the comment about another way to possibly restructure my essay was really insightful because I was definitely struggling with how to structure and that comment showed me another way that I could have done it which would have been more efficient for the reader." I noticed that a few of us were having trouble with the organization of our papers and I agree that the comments I got from Zack about this topic were really useful. I had not thought that the way my paper was structured might be a bit confusing to the reader or maybe not as effective for my argument as it could be. Now I know that while writing my paper, I need to actively be thinking about how clear it will be for my audience to read and understand.
We learned about the concept of IMRAD, what it stands for, and how it is the usual structure for many "empirically-driven, peer-reviewed, 'scholarly' research articles." At first, I was confused about what IMRAD meant, but once we began to discuss it in detail I was able to understand how it applies to many research papers. I found it helpful that we talked about what features belong within each section because now I can relate this clear structure to any research articles I may read in the future. On Wednesday, we learned about "moves" and how they apply to writing. "Moves" are any choice that a writer makes within their papers in order to achieve a specific purpose. Now that I know what "moves" are and how to identify them in others' writing, I can begin to make use of them in my own writing assignments in the future.
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