Solares' Blog

Writing the introduction to my research paper wasn't as tricky as I thought it was going to be. It did make me realize more what I wanted my paper to start with and go more into detail about what the audience was reading off the bat. I started by brainstorming a strong attention-getter that would immediately draw readers into my topic. Although we did it in the outline assignment, I wanted something more interesting. From there, I worked on building background context, making sure to clearly explain how historical interpretations differ from modern portrayals. I had to review it a couple times to not be so overwhelming in the beginning of the paper. One specific thing I learned is how important the introduction is in setting the tone and direction of the entire paper. It helps guide the reader. I also learned being more direct in my introduction helps me not feel like I repeat myself in the body paragraphs.

While completing the Outline Assignment creating the outline helped break down each specific idea into more smaller and manageable sections. For example, organizing my points into categories like historical mythology, cultural interpretations, and modern media portrayals allowed me to put sources to each idea that would support it the best. It helped a lot with the structure and me knowing what I want to say and the argument I want to prove.  It was easy to plan everything out and made it a lot simpler especially deciding what I want to talk about in my body paragraphs which I struggle with. I can have 3 distinct points and knowing what I should be talking about helps in not mixing my points together, ruining the fluidity. I don't usually do outlines unless they are required. I feel with the combination of every other assignment, it has guided me to become more knowledgable about my topic and how I want to write about it.