Quick Write on Community Issue (15-20 min): Think of a time where you had a very heated problem/issue/argument arise in a community you belong to (not necessarily the community you are choosing for WP2)-a friend group, your family, hobby group, job-and write about the following questions:
What was the argument/issue/problem about? When did the issue arise/start becoming a problem?
What were the multiple perspectives on the problem? What background/history about the people involved would you need to tell other people so they can appreciate why different people had different perspectives?
What were the different opinions on how the problem/issue should be solved? What ended up happening?
Conduct an in-class search for a sample topic for WP2. Keep in mind that you want your sources to help you find more information on your issue (history of the community, when did the issue arise in academia, who are some key experts on this issue, multiple perspectives on those issues in academia, and finally possible solutions for the issue).
Discuss the Research Log that is uploaded to BB under Week 7. Use the Word document that is uploaded there as a template for your own Research Log for WP2 that is tentatively due November 3. This log is so that you can keep track of all the sources you come across in your research. You must have 12 scholarly sources for your Log. This sounds like it might be no big deal, but keep in mind that good research takes A LOT time!
You must have at least one of each of the following types of sources in your RL:
Book (yes, can be an e-book)
Journal Article from a Library Database ( Bell Library search)
Government-federal, state, local (.gov)
Professional Organization (.org)
Newspapers or other professional journals/periodicals not from the library
HW: Exploring a Problem HW due by classtime on Friday. Start Researching for WP2!