Thesis Woes (Wk 2 Blog) October 6, 2009
Posted by jlhawkinson in MAC Wk 2, Thesis.Tags: MAC Wk 2, Thesis
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Well we are in week 2 of the Media Asset Creation class. So, how many of us have actually being working on the thesis rough draft? I can honestly say that I haven’t and that scares me to death. I am not sure I know exactly where to begin.
With a rough draft we are basically writing the thesis and just getting to turn it in for review and to receive suggestions, right? Does that mean our rough draft needs to be 25 pages or more? Did I miss that in the Thesis Wimba the last week? I have printed out all the resources from the Thesis website and I am still not sure how to compile all of my data. My thesis will be in non-empirical form since I wasn’t able to get the tools I needed set up in my classroom on time.
Maybe it is one of those times when I just need to get the title page done and the creative juices start to flow. Maybe? I don’t plan on waiting until the last week and suddenly I am up until 3 am trying to write the rough draft. I did that during the Research Paper Proposal month and was completely exhausted. Now that school is in session and the million other things going on in my life, I can’t afford to be more exhausted that I already am.
So if any of you have any suggestions, please throw them my way. For those of you who may have information you can forward to me, my thesis statement is:
Today’s students are bombarded with media constantly and know how to use it to communicate, gather information, and learn new things. As educators, we are expected to educate these students and keep them engaged with nothing more than a blackboard and chalk. With high school students spending more and more time on social networking sites such as Ning and Facebook, utilizing those same tools in the high school classroom could encourage students to actively engage in the daily classroom discussion and assist students in staying current with daily work.
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Thesis Woes (Wk 2 Blog). Hawkinson, Jeanette. http://jlhawkinson.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/thesis-woes/#comment-59 retrieved October 11, 2009.
Oh Jeanette! Your post makes my hair stand on end! I have done scads of research, procured tons of books and resources, gone over my ideas in my head more times than I can count, but actually writing…no.
I am sharing your pain of not being sure where to begin.
Yes, a rough draft is writing without the fear of the “final product” looming ahead.
You need to fly to Florida to join Jolene and myself at the “kick yourself in the butt and drink coffee day at Barnes & Noble”.
My fears come from the writing process. I actually enjoy writing, but I think i am afraid my ideas will not translate well into words. I have discussed my ideas at length with anyone who will listen, but I cannot figure out how to write it out.
I really like your thesis statement. You’ll get there- just take a deep breath and write.