Title: The Curious Researcher
Author: Mei Bruce Barenger
In addition to thinking about the content of writing from the perspective of subject expertise, in fact, it is also very important to have the correct writing method and writing thinking.
Why do some college students delay writing ** for a long time and can't submit it?They have learned a lot of disciplinary knowledge, but they are not very clear about the writing process and research guidelines of **.
Many people write ** at the undergraduate level, as if they are just to complete the "homework" that must be completed, just thinking that they will pass the assessment and finally get their graduation certificate.
It took a long time for a ** article to choose a topic to find literature and materials, and then send it to the tutor after the manuscript was completed.
Bruce Barenger, author of the book "Curious Researcher", gives us"Five-week plan alternative"., which is a great reference for students who need to write **.
Of course, this book is not only of great inspirational value for students, but also for tutors who teach students to write ** in school.
We want to learn and instruct students on how to keep oneCuriosity, to creatively study yourself, how to collect practical and reference value of writing, and use the original materials responsibly, and avoid plagiarism and plagiarism.
For these, the guidance of the writing tutor is very important.
The author, Bruce Barenje, is a professor at a well-known American university where he teaches courses in composition, composition theory, and creative writing.
The core of the course is to teach students the best way, give full play to students' autonomy and subjectivity, and encourage students to learn and think based on the best way.
What can we do to say goodbye to the fear and procrastination caused by this seemingly huge ** writing project?
Specifically, it can be done in stages over time:
In the first week, we were driven by curiosity to expand our applied knowledge, narrow down the scope of our research, understand the various objectives of the research task, and conduct oriented reading.
In the second week, in order to plan for in-depth research, search for books and articles in the library database, use search engines such as Google Scholar, and expand professional knowledge through Internet research, interviews and surveys, as well as field trips.
In the third week, instead of writing from beginning to end, we started in the middle and had a dialogue with the information we gathered.
In the process, we should pay attention to combining, upgrading, and recreating our own opinions with our own materials or listening to the views of others. Learn the note-taking skills needed to take notes, such as quotations, paraphrasings, summaries, etc., and practice conversational note-taking.
In the fourth week, start writing a draft from the beginning.
The previous work will determine whether we write in an argumentative or exploratory way. Either way, we have to follow the logic of narrative and argumentation.
to refine and polish the argument and choose what the reader is interested in to write.
In the fifth week, the revision should be based on the "author to reader" article, that is, the reader will be considered to understand and accept it when revising.
Not only in the "I want to know the question", but also in the "why the question I am asking is also important to others", and explain the argument and the best answer.
In the process of revision, it is necessary to collect information again, carefully review paragraphs and sentences, and revise and proofread parts and the whole text.
We have corresponding content and methods in each process of researching, writing and revising**, and in this process, it is the researcher who runs through itDriven by curiosity
After completing the ** writing, it is necessary to reviewReview and summary, with yourself, your mentor, or your classmates and friendsCritical conversations, combing**Writing experiencewithWay of thinkingTake these to the bestRecord it
About ** writing, the book also tells through special topicsResearch skillsStrategyGenreand so on, you can read it carefully, and you can also write high-quality **.