In Douglas Preston's Trial By Fury, we see an example that's very close to the types of writing research I'm expecting you to do for your projects. Although Preston doesn't directly reference Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, his work shows the interplay between social media genres such as websites and Wikipedia and the social factors surrounding the writing. For our discussion, we want to look at the relationships he's found the ways in which he's organized these into a coherent narrative.
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Friday, July 3, 2015
Research Quotes: Organizing Information
One of the keys to good research is collecting large quantities of information, and then organizing that information into a coherent narrative that others can understand.
Requirements:
Requirements:
- Direct quotes have quotation marks, indirect quotes (paraphrasing) won't.
- Each quote must have the author's last name listed (following MLA in-text citation)
- I encourage you to give a line or two of your personal thoughts about the quote, but this is not required. (Something like "I like this quote because..." or "This indicates that..."
- For each quote, include 1-3 keywords (think hashtags). Something like "genre convention...." or "CHAT term..."
Quick Note: If this feels like busy work, you’re doing it wrong. Seriously. Write down the weirdest / most interesting quotes you find. Don’t worry about how they’ll fit. That’s what the outline is for.
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