I almost think this can be combined with #6 - anti-elitist language?

This is especially beneficial for students who are trying to educate themselves while prioritizing practical concerns given family and work obligations.

Do we want to focus on first gen students specifically here? Then, we leave out ELL and many other groups.

These are fantastic and realistic improvements. I don't have any comments on them.

Again, so powerful.

are reading ?

Just an idea for instructors who are unfamiliar - can we embed a link to CRT resources?

Wow - well said!!!

one word?

Do you need elipses at the end of a quote?

Educators have realized that Euro-centric curriculum and pedagogy leaves out historically underserved students and fails to build upon diverse students' capacity for rigorous and strategic critical thinking and learning.

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There should definitely be a demonstration of how to do this; my students have a hard time switching from "google" mode to database mode and using limiters. This page has some great videos: https://researchguides.ben.edu/general-research/searching

Formulate a research question Assuming you have decided on a very general topic, such as “iPhones and privacy,” you can use the WWWW method, outlined below, to narrow your topic and create a research question. You may not need to narrow your topic using all of the questions above, but choosing one or two could help your focus for this assignment.

General Topic iPhones and privacy Who? Narrow your topic by the type of person you want to research: iPhones and the privacy of teenage girls. What? Narrow your topic by what you want to research: iPhones and the privacy of teenage girls on Instagram. Where? Narrow your topic by the location you want to research: iPhones and the privacy of teenage girls on Instagram in Los Angeles. When? Narrow your topic by the type of person you want to research: iPhones and the privacy of teenage girls on Instagram in Los Angeles within the past ten years.

1. Track your keywords as you search. Keywords have a profound impact on search results. Using the right words will speed up the research process, while the wrong ones can bring it to a halt. Use the chart below as an example of how to track your keywords. If you are stuck and cannot find relevant sources, you may want to consider choosing different keywords. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx6-rFf28SQ&feature=emb_logo

We should create a visual like this one: https://bowvalleycollege.libguides.com/c.php?g=10229&p=52137

https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/scholarly-articles/

you may have written

Exercise: Explore at least 2 academic association websites linked above. Make some observations about the site's content and what this might say about the association's reliability.

https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/peerreview Or on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOCQZ7QnoN0

Many students ask, "Do I really have to use my college's library to do my research?" In short, yes, you typically do. Your college pays a hefty sum to give students free access to newspapers, academic journals, films, and other types of sources that are only available through your library’s homepage.

Exercise 1: Begin researching in your college’s library databases, and find a source that interests you. Then, categorize it according to the table in Chapter 6.2. Exercise 2: Most college libraries have research help services for their students, such as a research help desk on campus, the option to chat with a librarian, or research guides for specific subjects. Check out your college’s library homepage to see what services are available. Find 2-3 of these support resources on your college library’s website. When you begin researching, use one of these resources for help and describe why it was helpful.

Include some more information relevant to approaching an actual prompt, such as the link to Owl Purdue's Finding Arguments: https://owl.excelsior.edu/argument-and-critical-thinking/finding-topics/finding-topics-finding-arguments/

Exercise: Dissecting the Research Prompt Draw a line down the middle of a piece of paper; then, skim your essay prompt for directive verbs, such as "write," "produce," "answer," and so on. Write the most important directive verbs in the left-hand column. Then, note the corresponding details. Use this chart to guide your focus and research process.

In an undergraduate research paper, you are participating in the larger dialogue of a field. While you will certainly not write groundbreaking research studies like professionals in the field might, practicing research provides you the opportunity to find out the latest in a field you might be interested in, as well as learn more about a subject or the world generally. It's also possible for you to conduct some primary research -- research you collect yourself -- to learn the proper methods of doing so, and practicing getting yourself into the conversation.