Day 49 (1/18): Extended Essay - Finding research

 

Extended Essay

• An Introduction to the Research Process
• Brewer's Research Process: A Case Study
• The "So What?": Creating statements of purpose (adapted from Booth et. al., The Craft of Research, Chapter 3)
• Step one: Name your topic
• I am studying _______
• I am looking into _____
• I am focusing on _______
• Step 2: Add an indirect question
• because I want to find out who/what/when/where/whether/how/why ______
• Step 3: Answer "So What?" by motivating your question
• in order to help my readers understand how/why/whether ______.

Homework:

EE Workshop 3: by 1/28

• Begin reading for your EE.  Use the Resources on the EE Guide website to take your research BEYOND Google.
• Take good notes (including bibliographic information)
• Have at least 5 sources that you feel are valuable (You may have already read them, or be in the process of working through them).
• Work toward a Statement of Purpose (See above) that you are proud of. Be ready to share these also in class.
• Submit on Google Classroom.