While in the process of planning and writing the interdisciplinary essays, I had misunderstood the guidelines. Like many of my classmates, I thought that the essay was supposed to be a concise essay that provided a quick summary and analysis, and was straight to the point. Instead of elaborating and proving that I knew the material, I felt like I was holding back and had to shorten my paragraphs. After the clarification in class, I was still unsure of what a good essay would entail. I think that the change in format and omission of themes for the next essays will result in less misinterpretations and I am hoping that I will be able to do well. I like the fact that the focus will not be on the themes like before because I felt like I was spending all of my time trying to make connections between the literature, art, and music to the theme. I would try to find abstract ways to connect the concepts to the themes and it affected my analysis. Hopefully, the new format will allow me to concentrate on the pieces themselves. I am also trying to do a better job with keeping up with the material and reading assignments in order to start preparing earlier for the exams.
I thought that the lab on Friday was very useful and that I have a better grasp of what an exemplary analysis would have to be like. Now that I know what kinds of details should be used, I will be sure to include them in my essays. The school website with the pictures of paintings and architecture and their descriptions will certainly be a great resource as well. Prior to the lab, I probably would have described the pieces, analyzed them, and applied them to the themes. However, after the lab, I have learned that we should include much more details and apply them to the bigger picture.
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