In class tonight several of you had sessions or took notes, and the rest of us talked about your different research projects. We focused on identifying the purpose of the study, thinking about the research question, and discussing what your observations showed with respect to the purpose + questions.
For Monday:
Blog 17: Post your draft research plan. Your research plan should include:
Statement of purpose (what you hope to show/discover)
Detailed statement of your research question
List of the information you need to gather
A preliminary list of sources
Plan for gathering your information
The more you write in to these 5 points the better prepared you will be to write your essay. The statement of purpose & the research question(s) will provide you with language for your introduction. The list of sources + discussion of information you need to study answer your question is the basis for your review of the literature. Your plan for gathering information (how you will collect and analyze your data) is the language for your methods section.
Looking ahead, you will begin drafting and turning in sections of your essay (along with any necessary revisions to your research plan) on your blog for November 23.
If you need more observations to gather data - let me know. Wednesday, November 18 is the last night we will spend in the writing center as a class. You are only required to conduct sessions during your assigned times through the end of November. If you need to continue coaching during the first week of December to finish gathering your data - let Ryan know so he can keep you on the schedule; otherwise, you will be "retired" after November 30.
In class on Monday, in addition to going over the research plans, we will go over what to put in your portfolio & how to create it.
Have a good weekend, and see you Monday.
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