Research Paper

Writing annotated bibliographies and developing a strong research paper is one of the most important parts of UNIV 111, and 112. When I was in 111 and 112 myself, I was not particularly fond of writing annotated bibliographies. I perceived them at unnecessary extra work that I could write a good paper without.
It was not until I moved on to English 200 that I realized the importance of the work Professor Lucas made us do. For my research paper, I had to write a minimum of 12 Annotated bibliographies in order to learn more about my topic to develop a coherent argument. Many of the students in my class had a very hard time during that period of the semester. They either had not taken UNIV 111 or 112 yet, or had not put much effort into it when they did. I found it fairly simple to perform these assignments because I was pushed to do so many in the former semester.
I had to talk about my experience with research paper to the my student in 112 this semester. I think I was able to tell them what I wish someone had told us when I was in their place.
I told them that it may seem difficult, or too much to do at this point, but that they would eventually see the benefits when they had to do it in coming semesters.
I hope they take their assignments in 111 and 112 as stepping stones to their future classes.
I wish them all the best in everything they do in the future.