Claim: I will learn and understand how to properly research and write a paper using inquiry methods throughout my duration of this course.
Outcome 1
Before this class, I just thought genre was a category of different types of movies. I learned about genre through in-class discussions on discourse community, and how genres are vital in that area. I am able to define genre as a response to a repeated rhetorical situation in a discourse community, giving me the ability to extend my research now understanding how to analyze it. I was able to discover the importance of research studies in how technology impacted students, and how a repeated rhetorical situation within that community of research was resolved through the creation of a genre. This also assisted me into assessing my choices of inquiry and that of other researchers and developing how I want my audience to feel by my writing compared to others.
Outcome 2
While researching in the library for various sources to support my claims, I discovered a variety of secondary sources. Secondary source of information is a source that was created by someone else that did their own studies and research and came up with different results that I myself did not contrive. Although the sources I found gave me insight into what I was researching, how to facilitate an audience, and the methodology they used, I needed a primary source. Here are some of my secondary sources that most contributed to me work:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tXgmlMVp_OBmuIJon40iHM6LJ5ZpJka21V4g4Ic84vk/edit?usp=sharing
Before starting research and making a primary source, I had to come up with a concise clear statement or question that I will be trying to respond to. At first I had trouble narrowing my question. I started off very broad, not knowing how to frame it around what i want to research with:
This was my second question I created after realizing the previous one was too broad. I contributed a "how" scenario by adding how cognitive effects. I did narrow down to youths instead of humanity, but there were still some broad aspects I still had to fix.
This was my final statement that I create to make my research more concise. I focused only on the negative impacts, had a type of technology instead of any technology, and I had my age range for the people my research is geared toward. I came a long way from my original statement.
After my narrowed research question, I began to develop my primary source. I utilized the library to research what I could do to get results related to my statement. As stated in my revised research plan, I do not need to use complex systems to analyze how technology impacts youths, just surveys and interviews will be enough to show strong data.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10DuPAl3KF1k_dhRowbnPE_JGHdW12ulzAg40G0CoYM4/edit?usp=sharing
Option 3
Organizing my works into specific categories was probably the more difficult before knowing how to properly do it. I knew that if I had done this it would synthesize the complexity of my information, organized the ideas present, as well as have structured support for my writing. This is where my intertextual map greatly contributed to my paper.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-FE-N6cDqCe94Mzj3yByMDc8NPXzcgDzMYsqbW2TpOo/edit?usp=sharing
Also, throughout the course we have been doing most of our writing in MLA format and this demonstrates a use of genre conventions.
Option 4
By choosing negative effects as the basis of my research, I have automatically provided myself with counterclaims of positive effects of technology. My counterclaims are stated in the introduction and conclusion of my paper. This gives the reader a perspective and a position to be on, just as stated in option 2.
Option 5
Throughout the semester, we all have proof read, peer reviewed, revised, until we just cant anymore! I am so grateful that we did because our work wouldn't be nearly as good as it is today. As it can be seen, my initial research question was so broad and with the help of my professor and peers, it became better. Also my peer reviews helped me alot to edit the necessary things I needed changed.
Peer Review:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LtE_kxCdwlrLvS7_0Vhw2jLUB4H8JpN8Rhn7IMGQ1co/edit?usp=sharing
Draft 1:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1prqxrb9NSD8uwe0NJ-AhuS7gv6HCPBMfsAONrdVeX3s/edit?usp=sharing
This editing and revising helped me develop flexible strategies to continuously improve my paper.
Outcome 1
Before this class, I just thought genre was a category of different types of movies. I learned about genre through in-class discussions on discourse community, and how genres are vital in that area. I am able to define genre as a response to a repeated rhetorical situation in a discourse community, giving me the ability to extend my research now understanding how to analyze it. I was able to discover the importance of research studies in how technology impacted students, and how a repeated rhetorical situation within that community of research was resolved through the creation of a genre. This also assisted me into assessing my choices of inquiry and that of other researchers and developing how I want my audience to feel by my writing compared to others.
Although my work was geared to everyone, focusing more on teens, there was a particular way I wanted to distribute the information to the audience so they feel exactly how I wanted written above. Writers and researchers write in a way to ensure that the audience is intune to what they discharge, using tone, sentence structure and word choice, which was my method of connecting with my audience.
"During my research, I have found that some scholars have approached this topic by discussing the pro and cons of modern research and the effects of the advancement of future digital technology while others have identified, discussed, and/or tested the cognitive, social and emotional effects of the uses of digital technology. The researchers are mostly teaching educators that are geared towards other teachers or parents. They let the audience choose a side to agree or disagree on without providing biased information, and others have chosen a side and build upon it to persuade the reader into agreeing with their view. In relation to that, my method of contriving my research is to provide the topic of information for the audience to ponder, while stating my side of the argument."
Outcome 2
While researching in the library for various sources to support my claims, I discovered a variety of secondary sources. Secondary source of information is a source that was created by someone else that did their own studies and research and came up with different results that I myself did not contrive. Although the sources I found gave me insight into what I was researching, how to facilitate an audience, and the methodology they used, I needed a primary source. Here are some of my secondary sources that most contributed to me work:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tXgmlMVp_OBmuIJon40iHM6LJ5ZpJka21V4g4Ic84vk/edit?usp=sharing
Before starting research and making a primary source, I had to come up with a concise clear statement or question that I will be trying to respond to. At first I had trouble narrowing my question. I started off very broad, not knowing how to frame it around what i want to research with:
This was the first statement I came up with in my research proposal. Looking back now, I can see that this was way to broad for three reasons, (1) not choosing a side to base my research on, good or bad effects, (2) technological advancements could mean ANY type of technology in the world ,and (3) technology impacts different types of people in different ways, so by saying all of humanity is really vast."The Good and Bad Effects of Technology Advancements On Humanity"
"Cognitive Effects of Advancing Technology on Youth: Beneficial or Detrimental?"
This was my second question I created after realizing the previous one was too broad. I contributed a "how" scenario by adding how cognitive effects. I did narrow down to youths instead of humanity, but there were still some broad aspects I still had to fix.
"The Negative Impacts that Digital Technology Has on Adolescents."
This was my final statement that I create to make my research more concise. I focused only on the negative impacts, had a type of technology instead of any technology, and I had my age range for the people my research is geared toward. I came a long way from my original statement.
After my narrowed research question, I began to develop my primary source. I utilized the library to research what I could do to get results related to my statement. As stated in my revised research plan, I do not need to use complex systems to analyze how technology impacts youths, just surveys and interviews will be enough to show strong data.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10DuPAl3KF1k_dhRowbnPE_JGHdW12ulzAg40G0CoYM4/edit?usp=sharing
Option 3
Organizing my works into specific categories was probably the more difficult before knowing how to properly do it. I knew that if I had done this it would synthesize the complexity of my information, organized the ideas present, as well as have structured support for my writing. This is where my intertextual map greatly contributed to my paper.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-FE-N6cDqCe94Mzj3yByMDc8NPXzcgDzMYsqbW2TpOo/edit?usp=sharing
Also, throughout the course we have been doing most of our writing in MLA format and this demonstrates a use of genre conventions.
Option 4
By choosing negative effects as the basis of my research, I have automatically provided myself with counterclaims of positive effects of technology. My counterclaims are stated in the introduction and conclusion of my paper. This gives the reader a perspective and a position to be on, just as stated in option 2.
"Of today's modern technology, there are many convenient uses that really help make our lives easier by creating effortless communication, saving time, and the disbursement of education and information. Without these advancements, the world would not be as it is today resulting in lack of information, and more strenuous ways of sharing information and research. On the other hand, the expeditious growth of digital technology has its downsides. With the fast development, we tend to become too reliant on these devices to do the work or task for us. Hence, over time, either we become lazy or incapable to do it ourselves. In teens, this can play a major role in development, learning-wise and socially."
Option 5
Throughout the semester, we all have proof read, peer reviewed, revised, until we just cant anymore! I am so grateful that we did because our work wouldn't be nearly as good as it is today. As it can be seen, my initial research question was so broad and with the help of my professor and peers, it became better. Also my peer reviews helped me alot to edit the necessary things I needed changed.
Peer Review:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LtE_kxCdwlrLvS7_0Vhw2jLUB4H8JpN8Rhn7IMGQ1co/edit?usp=sharing
Draft 1:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1prqxrb9NSD8uwe0NJ-AhuS7gv6HCPBMfsAONrdVeX3s/edit?usp=sharing
This editing and revising helped me develop flexible strategies to continuously improve my paper.
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