Post 7

Unbeknownst to me, although entirely my fault, I wrote a research paper instead of a literature review. Although I examined the book’s examples before beginning my paper, I missed the difference between a research paper and a literature review, particularly the part that mentioned a literature reviews the literature—hence the name (duh, Piper, get with it). Thus, my first major revision includes turning my paper into a literature review by synthesizing information and commenting on the importance of sources. As far as organization goes, the other person in the index-card activity organized my information the same way I did, not because I am a master paragraph organizer, but because the organization makes logical sense. In other words, the one sub-topic within my paper naturally feeds into the other sub-topic. So, although my organization shall remain the same, I will need to revise the content of each paragraph, including the introduction and conclusion. I may also add a paragraph before the conclusion discussing the puzzling conclusion of my topic and a few recent experimental solutions. Further revisions will include making my paper smoother and easier to read by deleting unnecessary words, changing negatives to positives, and using the active voice and stronger verbs where possible.