Class Notes 3/28/16

Rewriting

• Coming to terms– acknowledging where the author is coming from
• Forwarding– taking the authors ideas and putting them into a new environment 
• Countering– Naysayers, opposition research, how will people question argument, strengthen claim, acknowledge limitations
• Taking an approach– what a text is trying to do and how they do it, look at sources for help taking your approach, developing your own stance, being influenced by a particular source giving you insight into how you want to go about your work (their language and assembly) 

Sources

• What has been influential in sources you’ve looked at and how will you use it for your work?
• Make sure you find a variety of sources

How to find sources

• Library database
• Complicating your research link in Blackboard (variety of perspectives is important for a well rounded argument)
• Backlink searching on google
• Seminal articles- who are the most cited people

Handouts Tab- note taking sheet for sources, rounding out the conversation WS(Should be handed in)

Homework

• Annotated Bibliography due Friday
• Come to class Wednesday to take notes on documentary