Overview

This week we will work on two overlapping goals: how to find sources for a focused research project by using library databases, and how to use those sources by citing them in writing. We'll ask you to start some "exploratory research" for your topic both by poking around in some social science databases and by following up on some references in Ibram X. Kendi's end notes. And then we'll ask you to practice the art of summarizing by writing a synopsis of one of the articles you found.

Learning objectives

This week's readings and assignments will help you do the following:

Use a variety of search engines and research strategies to survey the literature on a topic
Understand the difference between summary, paraphrasing, and quoting—and be able to use all three.

Weekly plan

Here's everything you need to do this week. These items will all appear, in order, in the Module for this week.

Live Session—Monday, 7-8 p.m. (Central) via Zoom*

*Please watch Kimberlé Crenshaw's "The Urgency of Intersectionality" in advance of our Live Session. Be prepared to discuss! "The Urgency of Intersectionality"

By Wednesday Night (Night = by 11:59 pm)

Read Kendi, "Gender," "Sexuality," "Body," and "Behavior"
Annotate the end notes of ONE of the above Kendi chapters

By Friday Night

Annotate Swales and Feak, pp. 188-217.
Read the handout about "Summary, Paraphrasing, and Quoting"
Annotate "Summary" paragraph
Watch "Integrating Quotations"
Sign-up for a small group "Research Pitch Conference" (Fri - Mon)
Write: Exploratory Bibliography and Reflection

By Sunday Night

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