Background: Scholars across disciplines see literature review as a preliminary step when planning a primary research project. During this research report assignment, students will conduct an interview or survey to learn more about a writing topic discussed in their fields’ literature. Students will develop research questions based on information from their literature reviews, conduct primary research, and report the implications of their research findings. Though students’ research methods, data, and reports may vary depending on disciplines and research questions, all responses to this assignment should use critical thinking to develop informed, focused conclusions about writing in the disciplines.
Prompt: What do practicing academic writers have to say about an important question regarding writing in your discipline, and what conclusion can be inferred from their responses? Draft a focused research question about a process, rhetorical situation, textual convention, or rhetorical appeal discussed in your field’s literature; plan and conduct an interview or survey investigating that research question; and report the details of your research process as well as the implications of your findings.
Text Features
Explain how your review of literature led to one research question
Discuss your research methods and materials
Report the data that you collected
Explain how that data leads to a conclusion about your research question
Use an appropriate citation style
Process Steps
Develop a research question based on literature from your field
Select a research method, plan your field research, and collect your data
Write a rough draft that explains your research and interprets your findings
Revise your draft to explain and support a thoughtful conclusion about your research findings
Edit the formatting, citations, and style of your draft
Due Dates
3-page rough draft due 4/11
5- to 6-page polished draft due 4/20
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