WEEK 14, 29/01/18

This weekly session was comprised of a discussion of effective essay planning and source work. We had to bring our essay plans along at whatever stage of development, but unfortunately, I was sick. Instead, I comprised essay plan in the library sectioned into three parts: functionality, social factors, and historical relevance of the two buildings within their Georgian and Modern contexts. Using Moodle essay resources to help shape my essay, especially given being new to Chicago referencing.

Using the library, got out some books on Georgian London. However, I was only able to find two wholly relevant books, inlcuding by the authour Jane Gleeson, within the library for Georgian London life. None that particularly paid attention to Parkstead House or Grove House. It seemed worrying how reliant on online resources for information.

From doing this essay plan, I knew I either needed to cut out either Grove House or Parkstead House – or remove one section of the essay entirely. I left the decision undecided for the week, however leant more towards getting rid of Grove House, which proved more useless every week compared to the highly sourced and supported Parkstead House. However, my research question remained unaltered.