| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Dana Lynn Driscoll. “Introduction to Primary Research: Observations, Surveys, and Interviews.” TWriting Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 2, a peer-reviewed open textbook series for the writing classroom, 2011, 153-173. |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | Driscoll starts off by describing the primary research and discussing the overview of an essay and student examples. She also talks about the ethics to consider of primary research such as voluntary participation, researcher bias, confidentiality, and anonymity. She makes sure to talk about including a human in your research. Driscoll follows that by examining how to formulate research questions and plan your primary research project including a timeline. She discusses the writing of primary research, the introduction, describing what you did (methods), study finds (results), interpreting what you learned (discussion), and finally work cited or reference pages. Overall, Driscoll tells the reader the three most commonly used methods of research in primary writing. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | Pseudonym- a false name for a person so that their identity is protected. |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research? | This connects to other readings we have read in class because they all discuss ways to improve your writing, or things you can utilize to help make you a better writer. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | How many times have you used a source that you believed was reliable but was not? |