In ‘Helping Students Use Textual Sources Persuasively’, Margaret Kantz talks about what to do before, during and after we read. Before reading, she believes we require a moment of preparation so that we can get ready. We can do this by thinking about an argument we’ve recently had that people have disagreed on. This helps us hone in on what we are generally looking for in our research. Kantz says “To discover gaps, students may need to learn heuristics for setting rhetorical writing goals.” So rather than viewing their paper as a accumulation of material found, think of it more with the intent to teach someone, or answer their question or problem. This relates to my research process because I find the most motivation to produce a paper when I have the something I want my readers to know.

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Kantz uses Shirely, who has been taught in high school that ‘research’ meant compiling facts and data to turn in to a teacher, however, she must use these sources to generate her own authentic argument as well. This shows how I tend to focus only on the things I think are most relevant during my research, when in reality there are an unlimited number of views, arguments, and perspectives. Having said that, it is exactly Kantz point that if there are so many different views, we must use them to develop our own original view. I tend to disregard how complex the matter, of which I’m researching, actually is.

Like this Gif. If you look at it at different angles, there are a lot of different ways people see things.

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