Anything at all
What is Research?
Research skills cross-over – can be applied in other disciplines
Get a feeling for the vast amount of information that is out there, how much research is out there
Figure out how you can do something useful: focusing in on what is useful in that vast amount of information
Evaluating quality, what is a good source, what is good for an academic environment, what is college level
Help students feel that they are contributing something to the vast amount of information, something useful. Participating in the scholarly conversation
Practice reading and writing a response; responding critically
Placing sources in context
Connecting personal, local topics to a broader context
--Notes 8/24/15
Frame thinking: gets very loose and broad
Don’t…
Skip hanging indent
Cut & paste URL into the paper
Use 6 different fonts in the same paper, giant fonts
Skip citation all together
Cite only from Wikipedia, Huffington post, About.com
Plagiarize: copy & paste answers
Do…
Ask for help
Come to the Library
Come to the Writing Center
Look at the format of a scholarly work
Use scholarly work
Look at models of good papers (see Norton Pocketbook of Writing by Students, 2010)
Buy a Style Guide