What is Research? + Why Write It Up?
Why is accurate and thorough research important?
To maintain a conscious society.
You should be (blank) about what you are researching?
Passionate!
You should write as if you have an (blank)?
Audience.
How many reader roles are there?
Three.
What famous writer is from Richmond?
Edgar Allan Poe.
What kind of research do we do almost every day?
Search the internet.
What is a common misconception about formal writing?
It takes away your individuality.
Consider research a (blank).
Conversation.
What is often overlooked in research writing?
Human connection.
What river runs through Richmond?
The James River.
Why would one write up their research?
To remember it, understand it, or to test the legitimacy of their topic/"test their thinking."
Why is it important to write down research?
In order to organize it in a clear and concise way.
A scientist writes their research as if they are presenting to other scientists, when their actual audience is middle school students. They risk what?
Losing their audience.
What is the most informal reader role?
"Entertain me."
What year was VCU founded?
1838.
What do you do when you arrange and rearrange your material?
Find new patterns and make connections.
Why must you consider your audience/your reader(s) when writing formally?
To avoid bias and subjective grey-area in your work.
To find a solution to a real problem is a (blank)?
Reason to share research.
What is the most common role of academic readers?
To help you understand something better.
Which cigarette company’s headquarters is in Richmond?
Philip Morris.
Why might you feel you have only one reader when starting your research?
You are a student and by proxy, your only reader is your teacher.
Why should you write in the standard format of a certain rhetorical community?
So everyone is on the same page about the information being presented.
False assumptions can impede (blank)?
Engagement.
What are readers with a practical problem most looking for?
Details and ease of application.
What was Bruno Mars’ dog's name?
Geronimo!