WEEK 17, 12/03/18

This week was intended for a workshop on writing essays effectively; it hoped to cover the structure, the style, and how to use sources correctly. As I was unable to attend, I caught up using the essay writing tools signposted on the Roehampton Campus Project Moodle page.

For the first time, I properly started to refine my essay plan into something I felt would be useful in researching my topic. With the help of a friend’s peer-review, I was able to identify and appreciate what needed changing, like irrelvant and confused points such as historical legacy. Instead I have focused it on its archetectural functional role and arechetectual social role. Afterwards, I began writing my first draft, trying to structure the paragraphs comparatively within a coherant style. Given my new focus on the archetectural role of Grove House and its nearby surroundings, after focusing it from last week’s feedback, I have been able to keep this draft consistent, consise, and on topic. Adjusting to the Chicago referncing was tricky at first, but with the aid of the Moodle Chicago handbook, I was able to correctly insert footnotes and a bibiliogrpahy in the correctly formatted style.