02-24-2021, 01:09 PM
Hello all.
I am trying to complete some gen ed classes before starting at WGU. I took English Comp I at Straighterline, and started their English Comp 2, but after completing 2 papers, I just didn't have it in me to write the remaining 6. I really struggle with writing papers. Fortunately my BS requires more test taking than writing, so I think I'll be OK once I get past the generals.
I recently signed up at SDC, and quickly completed the English 105 course. Besides the quizzes (which I've completed) there are also 3 writing assignments and a final in order to receive college credit. I'm completely stuck at starting the first writing assignment, which is a research proposal.
Their entire first chapter is dedicated to writing a research proposal, and at the end of the chapter there is an example. The example is not in MLA format (which is required), and has titled paragraphs that are not covered at all in the lessons. For example, one of the paragraphs is titled 'literature review', and another is 'methods'.
The second chapter is all about writing a research paper, which are the second and third assignments. It talks about the 5-paragraph-essay with the basic essay structure I'm familiar with. It then ends the chapter with another example that also doesn't match the lessons. This time it has a paragraph titled 'discussion'.
I submitted a question to their tutors and received a response that it was out of their scope to answer my question. In other words, no help from them.
I am way overthinking this and wonder if I should be figuring out how to write it the way they exampled (with a literature review that I don't know how to write) or what. I can't write a basic 5-paragraph-essay for the research proposal, because the actual research paper is going to be on the same topic and I was already planning on writing the essay on that.
Did anyone else do this course? How did you go about writing the research proposal and research paper?
I am trying to complete some gen ed classes before starting at WGU. I took English Comp I at Straighterline, and started their English Comp 2, but after completing 2 papers, I just didn't have it in me to write the remaining 6. I really struggle with writing papers. Fortunately my BS requires more test taking than writing, so I think I'll be OK once I get past the generals.
I recently signed up at SDC, and quickly completed the English 105 course. Besides the quizzes (which I've completed) there are also 3 writing assignments and a final in order to receive college credit. I'm completely stuck at starting the first writing assignment, which is a research proposal.
Their entire first chapter is dedicated to writing a research proposal, and at the end of the chapter there is an example. The example is not in MLA format (which is required), and has titled paragraphs that are not covered at all in the lessons. For example, one of the paragraphs is titled 'literature review', and another is 'methods'.
The second chapter is all about writing a research paper, which are the second and third assignments. It talks about the 5-paragraph-essay with the basic essay structure I'm familiar with. It then ends the chapter with another example that also doesn't match the lessons. This time it has a paragraph titled 'discussion'.
I submitted a question to their tutors and received a response that it was out of their scope to answer my question. In other words, no help from them.
I am way overthinking this and wonder if I should be figuring out how to write it the way they exampled (with a literature review that I don't know how to write) or what. I can't write a basic 5-paragraph-essay for the research proposal, because the actual research paper is going to be on the same topic and I was already planning on writing the essay on that.
Did anyone else do this course? How did you go about writing the research proposal and research paper?
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