Anna's Genius Guide to Pre-Research Madness
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1. Go crazy with
Wikipedia, Google, etc. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE. Click around. Think broadly. Ask
friends for what they know about the topic. This is your chance to gather
background info and sharpen your focus. Understand that you are unlikely to
find official sources at this stage. Just explore.
2. Generate small questions: Use your pre-research to generate a list of five mini-questions that will help you get to the heart of your main investigation. Make these questions as detailed or as general as you like.
3. Generate Key Words: Use your pre-research to make a list of fifteen important vocabulary words related to your question. You will use these words to conduct formal search engine research.
3. Generate a list of four disciplines for formal research: Consider what areas of study might speak to your question (s). Psychology? History? Hard Sciences? Anthropology? Education? Literature? Think broadly and creatively.
4. Generate a list of three types of primary source artifacts that might speak to your questions. Again, use your imagination: Songs? Movies? Viral Videos? Blogs? Podcasts? Visual Art? Letters or emails? Radio? Advertising? Social Media Posts? Food? Historical Documents?
Gather all of this info into a single document. Congratulate yourself. You are now ready to begin the formal research process!
2. Generate small questions: Use your pre-research to generate a list of five mini-questions that will help you get to the heart of your main investigation. Make these questions as detailed or as general as you like.
3. Generate Key Words: Use your pre-research to make a list of fifteen important vocabulary words related to your question. You will use these words to conduct formal search engine research.
3. Generate a list of four disciplines for formal research: Consider what areas of study might speak to your question (s). Psychology? History? Hard Sciences? Anthropology? Education? Literature? Think broadly and creatively.
4. Generate a list of three types of primary source artifacts that might speak to your questions. Again, use your imagination: Songs? Movies? Viral Videos? Blogs? Podcasts? Visual Art? Letters or emails? Radio? Advertising? Social Media Posts? Food? Historical Documents?
Gather all of this info into a single document. Congratulate yourself. You are now ready to begin the formal research process!
