Notes

SYP Notes Advanced Research Writing 1

2/9/11

Essentialize your topic! Who, what, when, where in a few sentences owl.english.purdue.edu - Use for ann bib and lit review!! Annotated Bibliography - Explain sources you looked at, and what was helpful and not helpful to you.

2/15/11

ERIC - Youth at risk survey Twitter? Deci Use an encyclopedia! Work w/ dates (newest = best) Just jump around a lot! Look at sources of a good book! Think big and small picture Triage reading - Opposite of reading everything. Highlighting what you read before you read it, know what you're gunna read b4 you do! Pretend there's an emergency, only have a certain amount of time to read! Look in unexpected or seemingly unconnected or too broad places and find what you need. Decide topics 4 WK.

2/16/11

Update Wiki Look under Faculty Library for education rsrch Think about rsrch outside of typical, books, speeches, etc. Think interivews, n just talking to people

2/17/11

Use Boston Public Library http://nces.ed.gov/ - Youth Risk Survey

3/1/11

What big q's are already out there? What r the stepping stones to your own q? Make connections, mix and mingle!!!! Try to connect to another discipline: science, ed? Show big question through example. Make sure things r in place for starting project (think c. the end, and in b/w stages)