Writer's Journal #11 - Pacing Research and Annotations

DIRECTIONS

In this reflective writing assignment, you will complete the following tasks:

(1) based on any feedback you may have received in the previous discussion forum, revise your first annotation;

(2) find another source and compose your second annotation;

(3) post both annotations in your writer’s journal;

(4) write a paragraph where you work through what your next research steps are (what is the next kind of source you want to find, and where are you going to find it), and sketch a schedule that outlines how you will complete your annotated bibliography by the due date.

Writer's Journal #10 - Situating Sources

DIRECTIONS

In this reflective writing assignment, you will have the opportunity to reflect on situated writing and situated thinking. To help you do so, please address the following questions:

(1) What is your reaction to thinking about texts (images, pieces of writing, research publications, etc.) as always situated, as always part of histories that occur in conversations? Does this change how you think about texts? Confirm how you think about texts? Explain.

(2) How might thinking about situated texts affect how YOU compose your own texts? Will it? Why or why not?

Writer's Journal #9 - Finding Your First Source

DIRECTIONS

In this reflective writing assignment, you will have the opportunity to both find and think about a source for your project. To help you do so, please follow these directions:

(1) Decide what type of source would make the most sense to begin your research with.

(2) Locate and access the source.

(3) Respond to the following questions about your source:
I. what is the source’s purpose?
II. how does the source go about achieving its purpose?
III. how might you use this source in a larger research project?

Writer's Journal #8 - Thinking about Secondary Sources

DIRECTIONS

In this reflective writing assignment, please address the following questions to help you sort through what types of secondary sources you should use for your project:

(1) Given your CRQ and topic, what types of secondary sources COULD you use? Websites? Scholarly articles? Magazines?

(2) What would be involved in collecting these sources; in other words, what would be your process of finding and collecting these sources?

(3) Would these kinds of sources be useful for you given your rhetorical situation? Why or why not?

Writer's Journal #7 - Thinking about Primary Sources

DIRECTIONS

In this reflective writing assignment, please address the following questions to help you sort through whether or not you should pursue primary sources::

(1) Given your CRQ and topic, what types of primary sources COULD you use? Interviews? Official documents? Creative texts?

(2) What would be involved in collecting these sources; in other words, what would be your process of finding and collecting these sources?

(3) Would these kinds of sources be useful for you? Why or why not?

Writer's Journal #6 - Research Preconceptions

DIRECTIONS

In this Writer’s Journal, you will have the opportunity to think about your own preconceptions about research. To help you in this, please address the following prompts and questions:

(1) Describe what you thought of when you heard the term “research” before you began this class.

(2) Describe your sense of the purposes of research and if/how this class is challenging that sense.