10/18 Log Entry

What I've Done

I have written a log about the last counting session of this year. I have also gathered 27 of the 40 required sources for this project. I have written 4 of the 40 paragraphs for the annotated bibliography (not due until the 6th of November).

Plans for Today

I plan to find some of the remaining 13 sources I need, as well as potentially take notes on a few of them in order to write a paragraph about each source. I also want to look over what is required for my progress update presentation (on the 26th of October) and begin planning how I would like to present, as well as what information I want to say.

Plans for the Future

Throughout the rest of the week and into the weekend, I would like to get at least half of the annotated bibliography paragraphs completed. I would also like to plan in-depth for the presentation. Today, I simply want to come up with a rough outline of my presentation and later I want to input detailed explanations into it.

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