1. Based on what areas of research interest you most (but are still related to our course theme), decide on your keywords to begin your own research. They should be different from Part 1, but some words might overlap. Then search for sources in both Google and Search@UW (Links to an external site.), using the same wording in both.
What new keywords do you see in your results that you could use the next time you search?
List three that seem important or interesting, and add to your notes why they seem important or interesting.
Make sure you are taking notes throughout the research process.
2. Continue researching Search@UW (Links to an external site.) and engage with the Topic filter (hint: click Show More).
List concepts that you could use the next time you search.
Then select 1-2 topics to get more relevant results.
3. Write a thorough response that includes:
A list of the keywords and/or filters that helped you better understand the issue you’re researching
A description of takeaways from your experience gathering keywords and using a Topic filter.
In what ways was the Topic filter helpful? Conversely, in what ways was it limiting?
When should you change your search terms, and when should you select filters?
What other filters do you want to use?
What else do you want to learn about searching in the UWM database?
this is the second part of the assignment / second set of directions ( this part of the essay should be a paragraph no less)
choose a multimodal text based on its connection to our course theme and its multimodal components. ( make sure theres a link )
after its chosen
1. Post your choice to the discussion forum. Make sure others can access your text (by inserting a file or link). Include in your post:
Why you think it is a useful addition to the information cycle: Water and Milwaukee/Wisconsin/Lake Michigan etc..
2. Respond to 2 of your peer’s posts focusing again on the relevance and usefulness to an information cycle on water concerns locally. Help draw those connections. Or, if the connection is not there, provide alternative ideas that are related. Also, make connections looking at the rhetorical situation, it’s categories, and how the information cycle and the rhetorical situation overlap. Who are the rhetors? Who is impacted by the issue.