Metacognition: Kite Runner Essay

I found that it was extremely helpful to start with the body paragraphs, move to the conclusion and then back up and finish with the introduction paragraph. That way, I could phrase my thesis to fit my paragraphs, not the other way around. I normally don't do it this way, and I often have a difficult time letting go of ideas that I really like in the opening paragraph, so I think that this approach will benefit me for the future. Also, as I was writing the essay, I found myself stopping and going off on some irrelevant tangent that was not related to my thesis at all, but were very intriguing possibilities that I unfortunately had to omit due to the narrow focus of my thesis. I like this about my thinking, that its sporadic; it jumps around. But, this thinking really irritates me when it comes to writing a paper because I can never stay focused. I just want to write where my mind goes, but I can't allow myself to. With this essay, if I were to have more time to squeeze out the details, I would place most of my effort into the opening paragraph. I really wanted to keep the idea of skeletons flowing throughout the paper, so I knew I wanted to reference them in my opening paragraph, but it doesn't seem to flow as seamlessly as I would like. That I feel is the major improvement that needs to be revised.