Monthly Archives: May 2017

Library Session 23-May-2017

The library session was centered around summarizing an article for use in our research papers and identifying key parts of each article. Make sure the difference between article title and journal title. Gail, our librarian, had us write the titles … Continue reading

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Research Topic

Problem: Donald Trump seems to be a recurring cause throughout my research. Especially when it comes to colleges which are supposed be safe for academia in all its forms. Institutions of higher education are safe-havens of innovation that continue the … Continue reading

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Survey Results

How do you politically identify and how would you label this campus? Political Identity (n=21) Campus is Conservative Campus is Liberal Conservative (n=11) 27% 73% Liberal (n=10) 50% 50% The perception of the campus as liberal may come from the … Continue reading

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Flashback —–> CTW I

Rodriguez has become a major influence on the formation of my survey. His essay on the formation of his personal and conflicting definition of literacy offers a perspective of political identity in the classroom. Split Lives Rodriguez splits his literacy … Continue reading

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QUESTION!!!!

This post won’t actually be a question. Instead, it will be about the theme of questions I’ll create for my upcoming survey. Continuing off of my last post, the essay review with Dr. Lueck generated more than just an improved … Continue reading

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Text and Persuasion

  Perhaps the most interesting point brought up by Kantz, facts are not immune to analyses. Often, we utilize facts in our papers as Exhibit sources, which means we introduce and implement them into the greater scheme of our papers. … Continue reading

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Review, Revise, Resubmit

Earlier in the week, I met with Professor Lueck to discuss an average paper, my researched inquiry. Going over the essay and the topic she pointed out the necessary area to improve my essay, organization. What was the underlying problem … Continue reading

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Finding Sources

Areas of Study The areas I would like to investigate are pedagogy and psychology. Pedagogy is the concepts and theories behind teaching methods. It deals with education as a theoretical concept that can be analyzed through historical precedents and societal … Continue reading

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Annotated What?

I managed to go through four years of high school without writing an annotated bibliography. Now, though, it is my time to shine. My research question is whether political identity My research question is whether political identity has an impact … Continue reading

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