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MakingResearchRelevantQuoteTrackingAresearchprojectforEnglish103ConcernsStudentresearchpaperstendedtofocusonreportinginformation.Thesereport/researchprojectsoftenindicatedlittleunderstandingofthetopicandtheissuessurroundingit.InitialConcernsIIEncouragingstudentstochoosetopics“withintheirareasofinterest〞stillleftmanygraspingforappropriatesubjectsandwaystheymightconnecttoit.Manystudentsseemeduninterestedinconnectingtothe“l(fā)argerworld〞—events,theories,culturalphenomenaoutsidetheirownspheresStudentsoftenhadfixed,unhappyideasaboutwhattheresearchpaperhadtobe.Whatmighthelp“re-create〞students’understandingofhowtouseresearch?And,itwouldbegreattohelpstudentsdiscoverhowtoconnecttoatopictheyhadneverconsideredbefore.Theassignment:aquoteofunknownprovenanceFindthesourceofthequoteanddeterminethecontextforit.

Whatwerehistorical,cultural,political,economicand/orscientificcircumstancesthatinspiredthequote?

Whataresomeoftheresultsorconsequencesorparallelsofthissituationtoday?Whatimplicationsdoesthesituationhavetoday?

Howcanyourelatetothissubject?(Thatis,doyouhaveanyopinionsorinsightsasaresultofyourresearch?)Somesamplequotes“…youshallnotcrucifymankindonacrossofgold.〞“PerdicarusaliveorRaisulidead.〞“Resolved,thattheanthem‘Ethiopia,ThouLandofOurFathers,etc.’shallbetheanthemoftheNegrorace.〞“Warismainlyacontinuationofpoliticsbyothermeans.〞“Ma,ma,where’smypa?〞Justafewmoresamplequotes“TheyusedtotellmeIwasbuildingadream.〞“…thatmagnificentAfricancake…〞“ThebattleofWaterloowaswonontheplayingfieldsofEton.〞“Iproposetoconsiderthequestion,‘Canmachinesthink?’〞“Theydeniedhimevenindeaththenormalsixfeetofearth.〞AvariationYourfirstassignmentwillbetoworkwithalistingfromHarper'sIndex.Youwillneedtocheckthesourceofthestatistic,whetheryouthinkitisbeingmanipulatedandwhy,anddetermineacontexttounderstandthecurrentrelevanceofthetopic.Whatarethehistorical,cultural,economicand/orscientificcircumstancesthatinspiredthelistinginHarper'sIndex,andhowdoyouthinkthelistingshouldbeunderstood?Whatimplicationsorbearingsdoesthesituationhaveforourtimes?Whataresomeoftheresultsorconsequencesofthissituationintheworldtoday?

Howdoyourelatetothissubject?(Thatis,doyouhaveanyopinionsasaresultofyourresearch?)Youwillneedtowriteapaperthatexplainsthetopic,analyzesinformationaboutitanddevelopsanunderstandingoftheissue.ChangesincelastyearinfederalspendingtoimplementtheNoChildLeftBehindAct:–$1,200,000,000PercentagerefundthatLauraBush'sofficesoughtinJunefora$15.95children'sbookthatitboughtforaTVreading:100AverageageatwhichanAmericanbelievesthatadulthoodbegins:26RatioofStromThurmond'sageathisdeathinJunetotheaverageU.S.lifeexpectancyintheyearhewasborn:2:1PercentageofIndiancollegestudentswhociteGandhiandHitler,respectively,asmodelsforleadersofIndia:23,17SomeHarper’sStatisticsSept.2003OverarchingPhilosophyHOWTOGETSMARTER(andwriteabetterpaper)

1.Noticeeverything.

2.Lookforquestions

3.Suspectyourfirstresponses

4.Expecttobecomeinterested

5.WriteallthetimeaboutwhatyouarestudyingPrewritingassignmentWritedowneverythingyoualreadyknowaboutyourquote.Writedownwhatconnectionsyouseetoothertopics,nomatterhowfar-fetched.Writedownwhichofthesetopicthreadsseemslikeoneyouwouldmostliketothinkaboutandwriteabout.

Writedown5-10questions,frombigones(whydidBritainruleIndia?)tosmallones(whatdoes"propinquity"mean?).Dosomepreliminaryresearcharoundyourquoteandtoanswerafewofyourquestions(andbesuretowritedowneverysourceyoulookatandabriefdescriptionofwhatyoufoundthere.)ResearchIdeastoGetyouGoing1.Findapoemrelatedtothetopic;2.Findsomethingmusically-relatedonthetopic.3.Findsomethinghistorically-orientedonyourtopic.4.Findsomethingmathematics-relatedonyourtopic.5.Findsomethingscientifically-relatedonthetopic

6.Findsomethingthatisliteraryonyourtopic.7.Findanewspaperarticleonyourtopic.8.Findamagazinearticleonyourtopic.9.Findsomemisinformationonthetopic.10.FindaShakespeareanreferenceonthetopic.

11.FindadiscussionofthetopicbytheU.S.Government,butnotactuallegislation.12.Findsomegovernmentlegislationonthetopic.13.Findagraphicrelatedtoyourtopic.

14.Findamovierelatedtoyourtopic.15.Findapositiveviewofyourtopic.16.Findanegativeviewofyourtopic.17.Findabooktitlerelatedtoyourtopic.

18.Findsomeartworkthatisrelatedtothetopic.19.FindawholeWebsiteorWebpagerelatedtoyourtopic.20.Findasecondpieceofmisinformationonyourtopic.ReadingsAvarietyofessaysandarticlesthatexemplifyhowwritersuseresearchtocreatedominantimpressionsEarlydiscussionsrangearoundthenatureof“facts〞.Readingsareanalyzedtoexposevariousauthorialstrategies.PeerInvolvement:earlystagesPrewritingissharedingroupsofuptofourclassmates.Studentsrespondtootherstudents’topics,notingwhichavenuesthewriterispursuing.Studentsmayargueorpointoutissuestheyseeintheembryonicpaper.Studentsmayvolunteerareasthewritermightexplore.TheDraftWriteyouressay,doingresearchasnecessary,andifyoucan,findafocus.Bringinadraftthatmovesfrombeginningtoend.Itmaybeextremelyrough,butitmustbeanentiredraft.otherrelatedwritingsreflectonthepeerdiscussionsoftheirtopiccomparetheirwriting/researchtaskswiththatofoneoftheauthorsofthemodelreadings.READINGALOUDDuringeveryphaseoftheprocess,somestudentsreadfromwhateverwritingtheyhave.Classmatesrespondtowhattheyhear.Writersmaysharetheirconcernsandplans.Teachermayguidewriterstoseehowonestudent’sissuesmayapplytotheirownwriting

Atthistime,welookathowsomeofthewriterswereadorganizetheirwritingsInsmallgroups,eachworkingwithadifferentreading,weponderthefollowing:Canyoufindastructurefortheessay?Whatkindoflogicdidtheauthoruseputtinghisessaytogether?adetailedwrittencritiqueofthedraft,byaconcernedclassmatewhohasalreadyheardabouttheworkinvariousstagesLATERPEERINVOLVEMENTspecificguidelinesforrevisingdraftsintopolished,researchedessaysadvi