Here is the assignment for Wrtg week 5 ... I am setting it at $10 as our set price, but if I notice it's more than expected I'll make it up in your tip ;-)

 

Week 5Wrtg291

 

 

 

Part 1 - Prewriting For A Personal Research Narrative:Research Journal

When developing a Personal Research Narrative, there are some things that a writer can do to help create a successful end to the project. One of the best things for a writer to do is create a method that helps to keep track of what is being researched and how that research is developing ideas.  After developing a specific topic, here are some steps a writer can take to help to build a stronger Personal Research Narrative:

 

    Create a daily journal to record the research process

    In the journal, post the "things known" about the research topic

    In the journal, post questions about the research topic

    Create a plan to research the topic

 

Task: Create a daily journal to collect information on research about the topic, share the research topic, and develop a research plan. Post the first entry of your research journal.

 

Objective: To pre-write, to identify, and to develop a plan for the research narrative.

 

Please open a Word .doc titled "Research Journal on ____Topic" and post the following information:

 

    Things known about the research topic

    Questions about the research topic

    Plans for research

    Please post today's date, a description of a current research source, and thoughts on the progress of your research so far. Please keep this document and add to it every time that you work on your research.

 

Here is how these headings might look:

 

Date                   Research Results and Findings                Thoughts on Progress

 

Please post a copy of the first entry of your research journal. Please respond generously to at least two of your fellow classmates. Hint: You can use your classmate's responses to help you to build your journal, too.

 

Part 2 –Reflecting On Topic For The Personal Research Narrative

Now that you have spent some time researching sources on your chosen topic, it is a good time to reflect and write. In discussing the Personal Research Narrative, Bergman (2010) suggests, "Look over your earlier work---notes, summaries, syntheses, and papers---reflecting on how you have modified your thinking about the issue. Think about how you have moved through this process from topic to problem, argument, reasons, and evidence. This usually is a recursive process that seldom moves in a straight line, and your narrative should reflect the real process of the inquiry, not an idealized process."

 

Task: Write a reflection on the research topic that you've chosen

 

Objective: To continue to develop material for the Personal Research Narrative.

 

1. Look over the notes and the research journal that you have created for your research topic.

 

2. Develop a short summary paragraph that gives the audience a brief tour of the topic or introduces the audience to the topic.

 

3. As you reflect further on the topic, try to identify a time where your ideas about that topic were altered, expanded, or challenged by the ongoing research and writing that you were doing.

 

4. In a paragraph, describe that time to your readers. Remember to include references to anything that helped to spark any alteration in your perception of the topic, including sources, conversations, and notes.