I'm currently mulling over my paper. I'm finding that writing this type of research paper (persuasive and contemporary) is not only very different from the personal narrative, it's surprisingly different from writing a history paper. It's actually probably not that different, it's just that I'm stuck in the IB History mode and I'm trying to get back into the English mode. The difference is that in history you're just listing your facts and occasionally analyzing things, with this paper, you have to prove a point, you have to have a take a stand and have a very specific thesis.
With that, I'm debating with what form the paper should actually take. I keep thinking in terms of writing some kind of editorial, where your opinion holds almost as much focus as the facts. And then there's the opposite end of the spectrum which is the rigid, monotonous, academic research report with very little opinion to help you meander through the information.
My writing group told me that my first draft made me sound like a lobbyist marching on the steps of the capitol, so I'm on a quest to find a median.
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