Reflective Essay: A Story Of My Search
Story of My Search
When Mrs Gamble introduced the I-Search, I already had an idea of what I wanted to do, though, not a clear one. I became excited when Mrs. Gamble was explaining the process of the I-Search, I was also trying to forget about everything my brother told me and enjoy it. After doing some thinking, I decided that I would do my research on concussions since concussions are common in the sports I play. I wanted to know not only how to prevent them, but the diagnostics and symptoms. I took quality notes and found dense sources to back up my notes. Then, I hit a fork in the road.
My research materials had gone missing so, starting from scratch was only option. I got intimidated and started rushing through taking poor notes from unreliable sources knowing that the notes done before took too long. managed to turn my project in to Mrs. Gamble. I realized that I forgot to write a search journal and didn't include my printed sources which made me stressed. Mrs. Gamble did the checkup and when I got it back, it was no shock that I had gotten a 27/60. Disappointment is the only emotion I felt. I very rarely do that poorly on assignments.Thankfully, I got the opportunity to redo that checkup and gather everything I needed to ace the second checkup. It just so happened that I was assigned this right before break. After completing the work late at night, I turned it in the next day. It was greatly improved. This time I had a 57/60. …show more content…
I decided that I wanted my Spring Break to be fun, so I put it off until school got back in session and I absolutely had to do work. That wasn't the smartest idea after all. I got stuck the night before the first draft of our paper was due taking notes and finishing up on some unfinished
When Mrs Gamble introduced the I-Search, I already had an idea of what I wanted to do, though, not a clear one. I became excited when Mrs. Gamble was explaining the process of the I-Search, I was also trying to forget about everything my brother told me and enjoy it. After doing some thinking, I decided that I would do my research on concussions since concussions are common in the sports I play. I wanted to know not only how to prevent them, but the diagnostics and symptoms. I took quality notes and found dense sources to back up my notes. Then, I hit a fork in the road.
My research materials had gone missing so, starting from scratch was only option. I got intimidated and started rushing through taking poor notes from unreliable sources knowing that the notes done before took too long. managed to turn my project in to Mrs. Gamble. I realized that I forgot to write a search journal and didn't include my printed sources which made me stressed. Mrs. Gamble did the checkup and when I got it back, it was no shock that I had gotten a 27/60. Disappointment is the only emotion I felt. I very rarely do that poorly on assignments.Thankfully, I got the opportunity to redo that checkup and gather everything I needed to ace the second checkup. It just so happened that I was assigned this right before break. After completing the work late at night, I turned it in the next day. It was greatly improved. This time I had a 57/60. …show more content…
I decided that I wanted my Spring Break to be fun, so I put it off until school got back in session and I absolutely had to do work. That wasn't the smartest idea after all. I got stuck the night before the first draft of our paper was due taking notes and finishing up on some unfinished