December 9

Today I was able to get another page written on my paper. I am finding that I will probably need to do some more research in order to have the correct length, but I am not worried about finding that information. I went to the library tonight and found a print source so I will be able to get some more information from that. Also, I asked a few more people about their feelings on year round school to see how people in general feel about it. Tomorrow I will work more on writing the paper and hopefully be at three and a half pages by tomorrow night so I can edit Thursday night. 

December 8

I worked quite a bit on my paper today. During study hall I did more research and talked to a couple of people about their feelings on year round school. I will need to talk to more people to get their opinions on it because it will be important in proving my point for the final paper. I was also able to get about a page and a half written and I still feel like I have plenty of information to finish the paper. I will work on it more tomorrow night and go to the library to get my print source. I feel like I have a pretty good start so far. 

December 5

I didn’t have a lot of time to work on the paper this weekend like I originally thought, so I focused on getting my ideas together and doing some research. I will work on the paper some tomorrow in study hall and tomorrow night. It has helped to look over my proposal to see what I need to do to keep my paper focused and make sure that I include everything needed. I am still feeling very positive about my paper and I don’t think I will have a hard time getting enough information for it.  

December 4

I am starting to think about what I am going to do for my expository essay. I tried to download the outline for what the paper needs to contain, but my computer wasn’t working so I couldn’t download it. So in the meantime, I am going to start thinking about where I am going to go with my paper and start researching some studies to back up my point. Tomorrow I will see if I can download the document and then I can write most of the paper this weekend. 

December 2

I have finished my proposal! I edited it tonight and added a few last minute details. I feel that I have a good basis for writing the second two papers. There are so many studies and interesting sites about year round school. I am getting so many ideas on where I should go with my paper. Tomorrow or Thursday I will start looking at the next paper and begin my first draft. I hope to have at least half a page to a page of the second paper done by Friday, so I have an idea of how long the rest will take me. I am going to try and evenly spread out my paper so I am not waiting until the last minute to finish it. 

December 1

My topic for the Inquiry Contract is year round school. I worked a lot on my paper over the weekend to make sure that I was going to have enough information to write all three papers. I am doing very well on my first paper. I still need to write one or two more paragraphs and then edit it. I should be done tonight or tomorrow night and then I can start thinking about the next paper. I have been reading some studies done about year round school. They are very interesting and will help me prove my point in the paper. I feel that I have started in the right direction for my papers!