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Using the free-write we did in class on “why” you are interested in the things you are interested in, think about major problems or questions within one or two of those interests. Writing is a technology that allows us to reveal how we truly feel about a thing. Free-write more, if you need to, and you may find further depth to your interests.
Be as specific as possible.
Task:
For this assignment, pick a topic for the rest of the semester. In order to test out whether your topic is
actually interesting to you, and whether or not you can find research about it, this assignment asks you to find a useful source about your proposed topic to share. Looking up and reading these sources should also give you more specific language to talk about your topic.
1. The Basics
· State the problem/puzzle that you want to focus your research on this semester.
· Describe any concerns that you have about whether it will work for you or not
· State any questions that you have about the problem/puzzle.
1. Present your topic:
· Why are you interested in this puzzle or problem? In what specific ways does this topic connect to your personal, academic, professional, or cultural life?
· Why is this issue/topic important beyond your own life? Who is impacted by this problem? In what way? Why is it important for society to solve this problem or understand this issue?
· A strong research topic will have multiple perspectives/ideas to explore. What are some of the potential perspectives related to your research topic?
1. Find one source related to your chosen problem/puzzle. This can be a news article, journal article, book chapter, opinion piece, etc. However, it should be a reliable and credible source–because you want to demonstrate that it was easy for you to find a reliable and credible source
about your topic. This source should be related to your topic and of interest to you.
· Share the hyperlink for the source.
· Introduce the source (title, author) and explain in a few sentences the rhetorical context for the source (who was it written for, where was it published, what is it responding to, etc).
· Explain in a few sentences the overall argument of the source.
· Explain how this source is related to your chosen topic and explain what questions it generates for you. What are you interested in looking into next? What questions do you have after reading it?
Note: If you have more than one idea, you can repeat this process with two ideas. You can also list questions for me and place them in bold at the top of your answer.
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Topic: DNA Genetics ” CRISPR Case-9″ (
unique technology that enables geneticists and medical researchers to edit parts of the genome by removing, adding or altering sections of the DNA sequence)
