2.14 Workshop on research projects

We spent today talking and working in groups to go into more depth on your research plans.  We started with some practice developing a research question (thank you, Rikki and Briana). You were invited to talk (and write) in depth about the purpose of your study (what do you want to discover/figure out?  why is that important?  how does it connect to writing studies) - and then to write a set of related questions to direct you in exploring your topic.

For next class:
We are going to spend next week looking at "sample" student research projects.  We will look at them in terms of their form + content. You can use (parts of them) as models for your projects.  They should give you both an idea of the kinds of "moves" researchers make in their essays, - and a look at some of the problems that researchers can run into with respect to the ways they design their studies.

Read: Texting and Writing  Michaela Cullington

Blog 8: Review + revise your research plan in light of the feedback you got in class.  Also - list two references that you plan to use for your literature review.