My Group Reflection Paper

Through the process of writing my group's research paper, we faced frequent challenges which, in turn, led to several learning experiences. Although we were only a group of two, we split the research based on the main topics posed in the question we chose about the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust. It was difficult to narrow our research down to the specific topic of public responses because there was an ample amount of general information on both. Having both of us do research allowed for a more in-depth look at the topic. My ability to research improved with the second draft of the paper because I was able to see where I went off topic and change it back. Overall, my writing did not necessarily increase or improve since it was difficult for us to mesh both of our writing styles into one cohesive paper. I also need to become a better editor of my partner’s writing, as well as my own writing. We also struggled with organization in the rough draft. However, we were able to revise the final draft by including specific research that had greater relevance to the main topic.
At the beginning, I did not realize how difficult it would be to combine two different research and writing styles into one well-written paper. In addition, time management was a struggle between the process of researching and writing the paper. I have learned that my time management skills need to improve for future papers. I contributed to the research on the Armenian Genocide, but less to that of the Holocaust. We both worked together writing the paper, yet contributed our own research to the