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Self Assessment - Research Writing Survey Post

Post 1  Self Assessment Researched Writing Survey 1. When you are assigned a research paper in a course, do you welcome it as an opportunity to learn, or do you see it as a burden or an unwelcome task? Most of the time I see writing a research paper as an opportunity to learn about something in a deeper way. There were occasions in a class about policy where I was concerned that the material would be boring. Surprisingly, I found that connecting the information on policy with people and how that challenged quality of life, made a difference in the way I embraced the writing task . 2. How Confident are you in our ability to use supporting material effectively to strengthen your ideas in a paper?   I'm somewhat confident in using supporting material effectively but feel like I still have room to grow in this area. I feel like using supportive sources "expands my lens" which I may view a topic but communicating the ideas and connecting them throughout the paper may be