The Research Project
| Week | Week Of | Researching & Planning | Drafting & Workshop | Assessing works of others | Revising & Publishing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4/19 | 1-3 | |||
| 2 | 4/26 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 5/3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 5/10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 5 | 5/17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 6 | 5/24 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 6/1 | 3 |
The Challenge
Create an original, researched-based series of writings that satisfies the needs of the audience you choose. This is a personally-motivated exploration of ideas, not necessarily a formal academic essay. However, you will demonstrate the accurate use of a variety of sources across a range of genres of writing. In the end, expect to showcase your work either publicly, in direct action, or through our class Exhibition.
Workshop Dates
Many Options!
| Workshop for: | Submissions | Assessments |
| Section 1 – A | 5/7 | 5/13 |
| – B | 5/10 | 5/16 |
| Section 2 – C | 5/14 | 5/20 |
| – D | 5/17 | 5/23 |
| Section 3 – E | 5/21 | 5/28 |
| – F | 5/24 | 6/1 |
| Make-up – G | 5/27 | 6/3 |
| – H | 6/1 | 6/6 |
| *Did you miss a deadline? It actually shouldn’t matter which workshop you drop your section in, so long as you watch and get feedback from it. Please do offer feedback to anyone in any workshop! |
The Requirements
- A three-part series of writings across a single topic and rhetorical purpose, completed across several weeks.
- A single title for the series; sub-titles for each section.
- Each section is 4-8 paragraphs long and a different genre of writing.
History/Chronicle Reflection Illustration Expose Narrative Analysis Persuasion Application Definition of Issues Exposition Description Futures/Action
- Each section has at least three sources.
- The entire series will have at least six different sources.
- At least two sources will be non-internet.
- At least one of the above non-internet sources will be original or primary research
Traditional secondary research Internet articles, essays, blogs, etc. which all pass the CRAAP test. Literary research Stories, poems, songs which enlighten a topic Primary research Original articles, letters, official documents, etc. Original research Surveys, Interviews, Experiments Non-text research Artwork, video and film, architecture, etc. Transfer research Sources found from other classes.
The entire series will be “published” for an audience beyond family and classroom!
