grad school woes
So, I have two papers due as final projects for two of my classes, both around 12 pages long. One is about Beauty and the Beast; I'm comparing various children's picture books, trying to analyze how the illustrations affect the perception of the story. I've chosen 8 versions. The problem is that I've only analyzed 4 of the books so far and what I have is already 15 pages (double-spaced, which I hate) long. *sigh* I think I know how to trim it down, but I still have to do the "academic" analysis of how books affect children/how kids read. It'll probably be total BS with a few generic quotes I found in articles. The "rough draft" is due next Wednesday, by email.
The second paper is a mini casestudy about gateway literature for adult learners, and I really have no idea what to do for the literature review. I haven't found anything completely applicable on the topic because, I think, no one's really written about it before. *sigh* The completed paper, with any appendices or works cited, is due April 22. So far, I have 2 pages of a draft, as well as my data (observations and an interview) and the three or so articles that I will BS into the literature review. (I'll also explain how I've been unable to find applicable data and why, which should be at least a paragraph.)
(When I explain what my grad school projects are (so much writing), my little sister is horrified. I've been saying I have a degree in bullshit since my BA is in English.)
And then there's my third class, which I have just completely given up investing energy in. I've spent the entire semester hating it, and I just don't have the drive to do that anymore. So I no longer care, either way.
This has been a very stressful semester.
The second paper is a mini casestudy about gateway literature for adult learners, and I really have no idea what to do for the literature review. I haven't found anything completely applicable on the topic because, I think, no one's really written about it before. *sigh* The completed paper, with any appendices or works cited, is due April 22. So far, I have 2 pages of a draft, as well as my data (observations and an interview) and the three or so articles that I will BS into the literature review. (I'll also explain how I've been unable to find applicable data and why, which should be at least a paragraph.)
(When I explain what my grad school projects are (so much writing), my little sister is horrified. I've been saying I have a degree in bullshit since my BA is in English.)
And then there's my third class, which I have just completely given up investing energy in. I've spent the entire semester hating it, and I just don't have the drive to do that anymore. So I no longer care, either way.
This has been a very stressful semester.