Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Library Assignment (ISU Component)

As I announced in class last night, I have devised a way to expedite some of the research expectations for the ISU. This activity will be IN PLACE of the Presentation/Mocktail party.
I like to call it:

"Generating a Working Thesis Relevant to your ISU novel"

1) Decide upon a topic or issue that is relevant to your ISU novel. e.g "cloning" would be relevant to a study of Brave New World.

2) Locate and record bibliographic information for three general sources (such as Encyclopedias or general reference books) related to your topic.

3) Scan your three materials and develop a "working thesis." e.g. "In spite of the objections raised by people who are against cloning, new advances in clone technologies can enable benefits to human health, without violating ethical standards."

*Keep in mind that the business of developing a good thesis is all about making it neither too broad, nor too narrow. A good thesis should be debatable. The example given recognises that there are opposing viewpoints.

Questions?

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