Get Organized

We all have a certain way we organize our thoughts, especially when it comes to writing an academic paper. For me, writing an outline is my go to method for organizing my thoughts. By writing an outline I am able to create a list of how I am going to write my paper. This especially helped when I was writing my last paper. Sometimes when writing the words flow, other times I find myself at a complete loss for words. That is when an outline is so handy. It allows me to look at how I wanted to write this paper, what specific points I wanted to talk about, as well as allowing me to stay on track with where all of my thoughts go. There is always more than one way to organize your thoughts, it really is all about what works for you. I was reading some blogs and found another way to organize documents. Mr. McKenzie (a fellow student) wrote about planning his own papers, and I absolutely loved this idea.This is what he says about organizing his papers, 

         To properly write an academic paper takes planning, lots of planning.  I like to use 3x5 cards to write down notes, thoughts, ideas and the ever important Thesis Statement.  I will organised them in an attempt to make the ideas flow in a manner that makes sense.  I'll add some and throw some cards out. Add some quotes and references.  After all that, I'll fill in any blank places

Note Cards?! I have never thought about doing this before. The idea of being able to write down certain parts of the paper and then physically organising them is such a new concept for me. I definitely plan on trying this method for my next paper and see if this is an even better fit for me!

Works Cited

R.Mckenzie.The Life and Times of R.McKenzie.

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