Cover Letter
Dear reader,
For this project, students were asked to choose a topic of their choice relating this class to another outside discipline. I chose to research why people are still creating adaptations of Medea today and what about her keeps her relevant. My writing process for this paper began with reading Euripides’s Medea and Rick Riordan’s The Lost Hero. Then I looked up other people’s research on comparing modern Medea to Euripides’s Medea. I took notes, created charts, and drew connections between the various papers I read as well as the two texts. I ended up having to change my thesis multiple times. At first I thought I was arguing “No matter how Medea’s traits evolve over time, the moral dilemma her actions present are what keep her relevant to today and what will keep her relevant in the future.” However, I soon realized that Medea’s characteristics do not simply exist for Medea, they enhance and bring to life the story itself. Although it may seem like a simple conclusion, this moment was probably one of my proudest during the writing process because it helped me hone in on what I was really trying to say. Other moments where I felt good about my writing were the introduction and conclusion because I feel like I expressed my thoughts clearly. Usually I have all these thoughts running through my head, but I always find it hard to lead the reader to that conclusion through my words.
During the writing process itself, I found it much easier to just type out a stream of conscious of my thoughts and then go back to edit any typos or missing words later. This method was a little challenging for me because I usually like to edit while I go. The fact that I did not edit as much as I usually do creates a concern that not all of my supporting data is as flushed out as I would prefer. Looking forward towards the revision process, I hope my peers will let me know if they understand my key points or if I need to make them clearer. I also hope to solidify those connecting lines to my claims as well as further improve my word choice.
After going through peer review last Thursday, we had to revise our drafts. Honestly, I feel like I didn’t have that much work to do (compared to others). Most of my feedback was about clarifying my main points and drawing more connections. I played around a lot with rearranging the Modern Medea paragraphs. I did not realize I wrote so much, and that some of my thoughts weren’t necessarily connected. Looking forward to this second peer review session, I hope that my paper makes more sense and the connections are even clearer.
After my final peer review session, I think I have a pretty solid paper. This time around, we had to read our papers aloud. I found this extremely useful because I did not realize I repeated “Medea” so many times. In addition, I was able to spot typos that my brain would usually automatically correct while reading.
As I look back on this paper I think I’ve learned a lot about narrowing down a thesis as well as well as how to see connections between texts that you aren’t easy to make.
*check out the reflections tab to learn more about my experience throughout this project
That’s all for now.
Sincerely,
Amy
For this project, students were asked to choose a topic of their choice relating this class to another outside discipline. I chose to research why people are still creating adaptations of Medea today and what about her keeps her relevant. My writing process for this paper began with reading Euripides’s Medea and Rick Riordan’s The Lost Hero. Then I looked up other people’s research on comparing modern Medea to Euripides’s Medea. I took notes, created charts, and drew connections between the various papers I read as well as the two texts. I ended up having to change my thesis multiple times. At first I thought I was arguing “No matter how Medea’s traits evolve over time, the moral dilemma her actions present are what keep her relevant to today and what will keep her relevant in the future.” However, I soon realized that Medea’s characteristics do not simply exist for Medea, they enhance and bring to life the story itself. Although it may seem like a simple conclusion, this moment was probably one of my proudest during the writing process because it helped me hone in on what I was really trying to say. Other moments where I felt good about my writing were the introduction and conclusion because I feel like I expressed my thoughts clearly. Usually I have all these thoughts running through my head, but I always find it hard to lead the reader to that conclusion through my words.
During the writing process itself, I found it much easier to just type out a stream of conscious of my thoughts and then go back to edit any typos or missing words later. This method was a little challenging for me because I usually like to edit while I go. The fact that I did not edit as much as I usually do creates a concern that not all of my supporting data is as flushed out as I would prefer. Looking forward towards the revision process, I hope my peers will let me know if they understand my key points or if I need to make them clearer. I also hope to solidify those connecting lines to my claims as well as further improve my word choice.
After going through peer review last Thursday, we had to revise our drafts. Honestly, I feel like I didn’t have that much work to do (compared to others). Most of my feedback was about clarifying my main points and drawing more connections. I played around a lot with rearranging the Modern Medea paragraphs. I did not realize I wrote so much, and that some of my thoughts weren’t necessarily connected. Looking forward to this second peer review session, I hope that my paper makes more sense and the connections are even clearer.
After my final peer review session, I think I have a pretty solid paper. This time around, we had to read our papers aloud. I found this extremely useful because I did not realize I repeated “Medea” so many times. In addition, I was able to spot typos that my brain would usually automatically correct while reading.
As I look back on this paper I think I’ve learned a lot about narrowing down a thesis as well as well as how to see connections between texts that you aren’t easy to make.
*check out the reflections tab to learn more about my experience throughout this project
That’s all for now.
Sincerely,
Amy
Paper
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Artifact
For my artifact I made a maze with holes in it that you have to get around. I made it using cardboard and hot glue. There are different sized marbles as well as different sized holes that you have to avoid. Through this maze I hope to communicate how Medea can have different traits (different sized marbles) and yet still be able to succeed in modern literature (i.e. no matter what marble you decide to be, you can still get to the end of the maze). Overall, I hope people are interested in my project and enjoy interacting with it.