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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Getting Started

So, I have been a little reluctant to begin this blog because with its beginning I have to acknowledge the fact that I am going to be writing a really really really long paper over the course of the next few weeks. With that honest statement out of the way, I can provide updates on my paper status. I guess that is where this blog comes in - I get to chronicle my paper writing journey for anyone who is interested.

First on the blogging agenda: My absolutely amazing topic! (Queue the long-winded version)

 I am writing about the literary canon's place in secondary education and exploring whether it has one. Also, I would like to explore the question of whether it matters what students are reading (quality-wise) or if it only matters that they are reading regardless of quality or medium. The former issue has been relatively easy to research since I have gotten those search terms worked out (thanks Prof!). The latter has been a little more difficult because I have been getting a lot of information supporting the opposing view, information that has not been supporting my view.

So for now I am going to plod along and work on some research and build some blocks...

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