I have learned many things from our research work in English class. One of the many things I learned that I feel like is one of the most important is how to correctly include an in-text citation in a research paper. At first, I had no idea what I was doing but the more I started doing it, the more I understood it. Knowing how to include in-text citations in a research paper, or any paper that uses another source, is very important and I feel like since I know how to do this now, I will be able to use this skill for the rest of my writing days in high school and college. In-text citations are used to prevent plagiarism and give credit to the source you are using. Another important skill that I learned during the process of completing the research paper is how to properly include a list of MLA citations at the end of my paper and how to properly format them. All research papers should include a works cited page that is properly formatted, includes all the sources used in the paper, and is in alphabetical order. I can use this information that I know about creating and adding a works cited page to a paper in the future to help prevent plagiarism by giving credit where credit is due. Knowing how to use in-text citations properly and knowing how to properly include a works cited page are two very important skills that I learned during the process of writing my research paper.
One thing that we have learned about that I don't feel very comfortable with is connecting each paragraph to the thesis with a strong transition from one paragraph to the next while still connecting it to the thesis statement. I did do that in my paper, but I feel like it is a skill that I could improve on to make future papers stronger and better. I would like to learn more about strong transitions from paragraph to paragraph.
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