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WRIT 100/101: First Year Writing I
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BEAM Activity SheetDownload this document and fill in with the types of resources you will use when you are searching for your topic. This sheet can be helpful for finding evidence to support your topic!
Don't be like the scientists from The Far Side image....remember to see the whole picture!
What Research Is and Is Not
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Research is |
Research is NOT |
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Research helps us understand how things work and why things are the way they are
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Research does not involve creating something totally new without looking at what's been done before |
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Research requires a balance between your own thinking and what you discover from the evidence |
Research is not just gathering a bunch of facts and reporting on what you've found |
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Research involves answering a question with evidence as well as your own conclusions based on that evidence |
Research does not involve finding only evidence that supports your side of the argument |
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Research requires answering questions |
Research is not a summary of what you've found |
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Research is a conversation between you and the authors who have researched your topic before |
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