Summary of the Reading
In his article "What Is It We Do When We Write Articles Like This one - and How Can We Get Students To Join us?" Micheal Kleine attempts to tell his readers about research strategies. He argues that researchers need to be both "hunters" and "gatherers" when looking up information because they need to discover new insights about their topic as well as find the core information that they need.
Similarities in Texts
Kleine's article is similar to Greene's article because they both discuss techniques to better one's writing skills. Greene's article was about showing the idea of framing to improve an argument on paper, while Kleine's article talks about helpful research strategies for writing a research paper.
Pre-Reading Questions
1. Our most recent experiences of writing using sources were writing research papers in high school. We found sources about our topics on the internet, in books, or other sources of printed media. We used information from them in our writing by putting the info into our own words, or by quoting the work directly and listing those credits on a works cited page.
2. Three of my courses this semester require researched writing. I imagine doing the research the same way I always have, only now I might research more in depth than I ever had to do in high school.
QD #1
What Kleine is talking about does line up with my own experiences, especially at the beginning because in high school, I was definitely guilty of simply looking up information and writing it down
when it came to research, especially when what I was having to research wasn't something that I had
much interest in. So, yes, he does describe the way I research, which is something I really hope to
change.
QD#3
Sources play a big role in the research of the professionals Kleine interviews because research depends on sources, and in this case, all of the professionals come from different professional backgrounds so the sources that they would use would vary. Sources have played a role in my past research efforts because for every research paper I've ever done, I have had to look for sources. The differences are that the research method proposed by Kleine is more organized and in depth than the method that I have been using during my high school years.
QD #4
If I did what Kleine talks about, my research methods would change because I would plan what I am looking for first and go after it, but I would also be open to discovering other useful info for my writing, rather than just looking up one bit of information and copying it.
My Thoughts On the Reading
I thought that this article was helpful, mostly because I discovered a better way to research. The information in this article will be helpful to me as I continue through college and write more thoughtful research papers than I have previously written in high school. So yes, I did find this article a bit interesting.
This is a good reading response. I like how you organize everything neatly and it looks like you're meeting all the criteria. I really liked hearing about your experiences with research as well, that you were guilty of a kind of "transcribing" early in high school and your desire to think about and change your research habits. I think many of us, early on in our academic lives, don't realize that research should be about more than just transporting information. I have a few suggestions for future responses, though. The summary needs to go a little bit further. Who types of evidence or reasons does Kleine provide to prove his claim? What about this model he has for the research process: "collecting," "sifting,"pattern seeking," "translating" (25)? How did he "test" that model? Who is his audience? Is he talking to students or to someone else? And how does that affect his argument? In terms of synthesis, think about the different audiences these two authors (Greene and Kleine) are addressing. They're actually very different and this difference plays a huge role in how the text is actually written. Good work!
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