GRAAAAAAHHHH!!!!

[tirunideth]

Essays should not be so fucking hard!!!!  How hard is it to summarise 7 bloody weeks of learning in 2000 words with at least 6 different references???

GRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!

*pants*

Can't find more than three damn references.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!! again.

:( 

Comments

[emilyjane]

*hugs and sympathises* Do you have access to journal databases for articles? They're bloody useful for references, though finding the right articles can take a while.

[tirunideth]

I do. That's my next stop. However I have started writing my essay and am still stuck on the inro. *headdesk* also, hopefully I have managed to do my first reference properly. First reference being my text book. I've spent the past hour and a half typing and re-typing and intro that is still only 150 words long. *sigh*. Good thing I've given myself all of tonight and most of tomorrow to finish this.

[emilyjane]

If you want some help with essay structure I'm more than happy to offer it. Essays are arcane beasts, difficult to wrangle if you're not used to them :p
I'll be home all night, and can arrange time tomorrow morning as well.

[tirunideth]

Cool! It's just starting that is irritating. Can e-mail you what I've written so far? It would help if I could contact someone periodically to make sure I'm doing it right. Would rather not do it in person 'cause I have a tendency to procrastinate when not actively at computer typing. Heh heh, I guess this is a type of procrastination too.

[emilyjane]

Go for it. Also email me any drafting or plans for what you're going to write, so I have an idea of context for the intro.

I'm good at keeping others from procrastination, not so great at avoiding it myself (she says, looking at a History reading...)

[tirunideth]

Um... drafting? I don't really draft, just write as I go, the re-write, then re-write again.

[emilyjane]

That's alright, I just want to know what you'll be writing about, so I can see if the intro is directed well.

Having an overall plan for what you're going to write is pretty much essential for writing a cohesive essay, in my experience - keeps you from rambling and getting distracted or off-topic.

[chriss8271]

Good luck

I hope by now you are further through it.

All I can suggest is do lots of reading before you start - make extensive use of tabs and highlighters, then start with a dozen or so points and fill in the rest...and as armageddonriver says - do your intro last.

On a tangent, EmilyJane that is the most useful animated gif I have ever seen.