Refined Research Questions

Given your reading of your primary source, your writing about elements of your primary source, your reading and notetaking of two critical sources, revisit your first questions. Try to narrow and refine your angle of interpretation. You're a step closer to having a specific thesis; use the work you have done up to this point to inform and shape the direction your research is taking. Due by class on Thursday (3/12).

Preliminary Research Questions

Hello,

As we discussed today in class, you are all (if you've made some good headway in your primary source) are in an excellent position to begin translating some of your thoughts, observations, and reactions into some preliminary questions (or statements, if you're more comfortable). Please add 3-5 questions or statements that could guide the rest of your reading and your research. Due by class on Friday (2/27).

First Sentence/Lines of your novel

Instead of emailing me, could you just declare your writer, primary source, note-taking strategy, and first sentence or early line as well as your first impressions of this work.

Let's see how this works...