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Goals for Your Library Workshop
Goal 1. Stay organized! Before you begin your research, make a plan to keep yourself organized. Do you prefer taking notes on paper or in an online document? Will you work on this assignment on specific days and times, or whenever you can fit it in?
Goal 2. Identify at least 5-10 key concepts that interest you about your topic, and form your research question.
Goal 3. Find at least two sources in class today using article databases. Save them so that you can find them later. It's OK if you don't end up using them in your final paper!
Goal 4: Use the citation tools to cite your sources properly.
Assignment
You will write an 8-9-page claim-based argumentative research essay which will include an annotated bibliography containing 7-12 sources.
Making Connections
In class you've learned about contextual rhetorical situations, including genre, purpose, audience, content (pathos, logos, ethos), and style. How can you apply this knowledge as you conduct your research? As you read or skim through the articles and books that you find, ask yourself:
- What does the author want to prove?
- Whom does the author represent or want to support? (An institution? A company?)
- Who is the author's intended audience?
- What feelings or thoughts does the author want you to experience as you read their work?
- Has the author convinced you?
