03 TUE JAN 24

Class 03 TUE JAN 24

Pheasant on a Foxhunt

Chimpanzee Memory Skills

Housekeeping

  • “How to Post to the Blog”
  • Categories, Not Tags
  • How to Edit
  • Feedback Please
  • Mandatory Conferences

Defining Terms “Your Way”

The Peoples Republic of China (mainland China, excluding Hong Kong), has for some time been repressing the defenders of the more democratic government of the small part of China designated the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (HKSAR). Some would argue there is very little democracy left in Hong Kong. This morning (TUE SEP 17, 2021) on BBCHARDTalk, host Steven Sackur put the question to Hong Kong legislative councillor Dominic Lee Tsz King, a high profile defender of Beijing’s increasingly tight grip on the territory: “With pro-democracy activists arrested, exiled or cowed into silence, has ‘One country, Two systems’ morphed into one country, one system?”

Lee offered this novel definition of Democracy;

Link to the HARDTalk broadcast

When we look at democracy, there are a lot of different systems. Democracy does not just represent election politics, if that’s what you’re referring to. In China, we practice what we call “Whole Process Democracy,” at which democracy is in every stage of the decision-making process—an election is one part of it, one big part of it, but if we’re too consumed about elections, we put too much focus and too much time into elections . . . .

Riddle

Daily Notes Reminder

Class Notes are my technique for taking attendance, evaluating your level of engagement with the classroom, and encouraging you to practice Purposeful Summary of what goes on while we’re together.

Record your Notes as a Reply to the daily Agenda (that is, to this page).

My Hypothesis

  • Workshop: Bearing Down on the Research Hypothesis, using examples of student work so far.

The White Paper

Task

  • White Paper Quiz. Follow this link to a quick quiz on White Paper technique and grading.
    • Complete by midnight TUE JAN 24.

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  1. Philip Ebenezer's avatar levixvice says:
    September 9, 2021 at 7:47 am

    Student left an actual human name here.

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    • Philip Ebenezer's avatar levixvice says:
      September 9, 2021 at 9:18 am

      The Foxhunt analogy going along with research projects is how you be surprise on your research which can be a hit meaning that you found you’re looking for; or a miss that you must find some other topic of research instead. But finding a “pheasant” being any silver of information, is better to have rather than getting nothing at all. “My White Paper” is the best method for research hypothesis goes into the idea of sources that might will be contradictory to what you’re searching for on what you believe. All it takes is to force our own ideas into writing of the language we speak by gathering sources beforehand. As we read them more and gaining more insight, we write it down messy and organize it into a proper essay that will take a lot of time to be revised. Reacting to reading a source and argue with it helps greatly with the addition of writing it down as you think from all the sources you have gathered. Cut down any useless words for more clear and coherent sentences in the essay. Make a practice opening after your hypothesis and create a self critique to develop a strong opening. The topic is on Polio, a disease that never went away from the current year; even when the vaccine is developed, people will never take due to the side effects of paralysis or distrust among the organization that provides it.

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      • davidbdale's avatar davidbdale says:
        September 9, 2021 at 12:55 pm

        The Foxhunt analogy going along with research projects is how you be surprise on your research which can be a hit meaning that you found you’re looking for; or a miss that you must find some other topic of research instead.
        —I’m not 100% confident I understand that sentence, but I’m pretty sure I disagree. My point of view is that “finding what you’re looking for” is a waste of time whereas “going in search of whatever turns out to be true” is the nature of good research.

        But finding a “pheasant” being any silver of information, is better to have rather than getting nothing at all.
        —Again, not my message at all. “Finding a pheasant” when everyone else is on a hunt to retrieve the phony fox that was released at the start of the exercise is a BIG WIN.

        “My White Paper” is the best method for research hypothesis goes into the idea of sources that might will be contradictory to what you’re searching for on what you believe.
        —Your language is once again a challenge, but I appreciate that what you find might contradict what you believe, and that that’s a good thing to discover.

        All it takes is to force our own ideas into writing of the language we speak by gathering sources beforehand. As we read them more and gaining more insight, we write it down messy and organize it into a proper essay that will take a lot of time to be revised.
        —That’s pretty accurate.

        Reacting to reading a source and argue with it helps greatly with the addition of writing it down as you think from all the sources you have gathered. Cut down any useless words for more clear and coherent sentences in the essay. Make a practice opening after your hypothesis and create a self critique to develop a strong opening. The topic is on Polio, a disease that never went away from the current year; even when the vaccine is developed, people will never take due to the side effects of paralysis or distrust among the organization that provides it.

        Fair Notes, Levi.
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  2. minutemen14's avatar minutemen14 says:
    September 9, 2021 at 9:12 am

    Class began with going over the grading procedure.

    Participation being highlighted at 5% which includes showing up and taking adequate notes each class to show your attention.

    We then talked about the “slug” which is what WordPress defines as a title or header for our different pieces.

    We jumped into “Finding a Pheasant on a Foxhunt” which represented for amateur writing where you set a topic that you already know what you want to prove and then prove it anyway, rather than going out on a limb and simply exploring to see what you may find.

    Just like a foxhunt in research you want to keep an open mind and find something you necessarily might not have been looking for.

    Next, we talked about the “Find the African-American” which depicted Denzel Washington (a black actor) and a white actress who actually is from out Africa. The verbiage often gets thrown off because we don’t think to actual nationality and not nationality or country of origin.

    The professor then talked about the idea of summary, which he defined as breaking down someones (needs an apostrophe) discussion and taking key details (eliminating fluff). You want to remove bias and simply present the original idea of the author.

    It is important to use only the aspect of the works that are most important to us. You want to use the truth of the original text to shape your hypothesis and use it to meet your needs for your argument. Not changing or altering, but molding it to support your argument to convey it your reader.

    Whats (needs an apostrophe) the difference between Composed and Comprised? Composed is passive and can actively be done “the class is composed of 22 students”. Rather than comprised which means the act, “The 22 students comprised the class”.

    Furthermore, what is the best way to take down sources? Do you simply just copy the link? Bookmarking is another possibility, but the best technique is the White Paper.
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    Instead of writing down a link or topic, with white paper you start to create language about the source/topic. This is done while engaging with the source so it is fresh in your mind. This keeps topics more organized and also reminds you what you most liked or what stood out to you in a certain text.

    Another interesting topic from today was Professor talking about his writing about the eradication of polio. We have gotten numbers down to single or double digits, but we have never been able to fully eradicate it.

    The process of writing an essay is a process of finding out what you know.

    Don’t waste time solely thinking about it, jump into gathering sources to help narrow your hypothesis. Write about these sources, you’ll find out what you actually believe because you see what you like or dislike about how certain authors portray this topic. The best way to start is to react to sources to find your true feelings. When you find something that can help get your point of view across, this is when you use the white paper.

    Keeping track of this and writing short paragraphs add up which puts into perspective how important and helpful this can be. You could have 10 topics and write a measly 30 words each which gets you to 300 words for your 1000 word essay. Really makes it seem less daunting. This just saves so much more time and in the end will help you craft your idea more easily.

    It helps to have more content than you need so that you can cut out unnecessary details or ideas that weren’t strong as others.

    We then went through Professor Hodges’ white paper to see the train of thought of an idea and how it grows as you find other sources and continue to write about it.

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  3. softball53's avatar softball53 says:
    September 9, 2021 at 9:14 am

    Purposeful summary- use the material we find to advance our writing. Material shaped to your own needs, even though your needs will change when you hypothesis evolves.

    White paper:
    1. A single place in which instead of saving a link to a place, you start to form language about the link.
    2. Best technique is to write a paragraph while you are engaging with the link.
    3. Writing from the day you are reading your first source.
    4. Share it with your own brain.

    We write to find out what we believe
    1. When forced to organize our thoughts that is when we know how much we actually know.
    -like writing an essay

    The process contains an imaginary step
    1. Think about my topic (imaginary)
    2. Brainstorm (imaginary)
    3. Collect sources
    4. Read sources
    5. Think about my topics (imaginary)
    6. Write about sources as I read with them
    7. Organize my thoughts into patterns (imaginary)
    8. Write a disorganized essay
    9. Revise for organization
    10. Endlessly revise

    Writing is thinking
    – Readers need access to whatever you think is valuable
    – uses the article to create new thoughts

    Cutting, not writing, is the last step
    1. The last step in the way this class is organized.

    Hypothesis
    – Helps guide your research

    Practice Openings
    – Practice openings is a good way to get into the habit to turn your vague notions into an argument.

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    • davidbdale's avatar davidbdale says:
      September 9, 2021 at 6:57 pm

      If you’re wondering why this didn’t show up in Comments until almost 7pm, Softball, it’s because I just found it in the WordPress spam filter. Why it ended up there, I don’t know, but now that it’s been approved, your Replies will probably post immediately.

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    • davidbdale's avatar davidbdale says:
      September 19, 2021 at 12:50 pm

      Good Notes, Softball.
      I hope you found the advice about Note-taking and interacting with sources as you read them to be useful.
      3/3

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  4. zzbrd2822's avatar zzbrd2822 says:
    September 9, 2021 at 9:15 am

    In class today, we discussed how research projects that follow the “foxhunt” model are not beneficial since you have a set conclusion that you already believe to be true that you are chasing throughout your paper, similar to how foxes are released and recaptured.

    t is more valuable to discover your conclusion as you write, as you might find something unexpected such as “a pheasant”.

    Also, we briefly touched on how terms need to be applied in proper context, such as the term African American. There is a difference between racial background and nationality.

    We mentioned how to write a purposeful summary for class notes by being concise and using your own words, as well as the difference between the words composed and comprised. Composed is described as “made up of” (a class is made up of 22 students), while comprised is described as “to consist of” (22 students make up a class).

    The White Paper is a work in progress that will continue to be revised.

    We have no thoughts in our head, but we have impressions and notions that we eventually organize into patterns or thoughts through language. The best way to brainstorm is to collect your sources and read them, instead of thinking of a topic first.

    Lastly, we discussed how to construct a practice opening using the example of the efforts required to eradicate polio, compared to how small pox was eradicated.

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  5. cocochanel715's avatar cocochanel715 says:
    September 9, 2021 at 9:15 am

    high school research papers are like a fox hunt, there is already a set end goal and you lead everything to that set goal

    purposeful summary- only use the information that is most important
    summary- reports to be a condensed version of someone else’s work

    White paper starts off blank and empty, then ends up messy with words all over it

    Almost got polio completely removed from the world but there is always a chance of outbreaks to occur

    We write to find out what we believe

    Collect sources before you form a hypothesis
    Those sources will make you think and question your belief on the topic
    Taking what you already know is the start of synthesizing
    Only real way to think about topic is to start looking at sources
    Scan through the sources to see it they are worth bookmarking

    Keeping a white paper you are already writing
    Already turning the material into something you own
    When you have enough sources write a very disorganized essay
    Revise for organization

    Thinking doesn’t occur during the reading process, its how we react
    Writing about your source as you read

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  6. zipemup1's avatar zipemup1 says:
    September 9, 2021 at 9:16 am

    Today in class we went over the white paper technique. Most begin the process with extensive thinking, but this can be useless and time consuming. Instead you want to gather your resources and write as you read.

    1.Collect a Source
    2.Write about that Source
    3.Collect New Sources Suggested by a Developing Hypothesis
    4.Write about those Sources
    5.Repeat Beyond what is Needed
    6.Write a first draft that is way too long.
    7.Edit and organize into Persuasive Essay

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  7. ilovedunkinoverstarbucks's avatar ilovedunkinoverstarbucks says:
    September 9, 2021 at 9:16 am

    Pheasant on a Foxhunt:
    -Analogy to always just go out even if you find what you are not looking for you still found something that could potentially help

    Summary:
    -Condensed proportion of someone else’s work that does not include your own bias/opinion
    -Purposeful summary is used to upgrade your own work by using someone else’s work to shape your work
    -When using a summary in notes be sure that it helps propel your work and is not just thrown in to fill in space

    White Paper:
    -Steps when writing a paper
    -Think about a topic
    -Collect sources
    -Read sources
    -Write about the sources as you read them
    -Write disorganized essay
    -Revise for organization
    -Endlessly revise
    -There to organize and collect your sources
    -Paste the source
    -Write a small summary on why you have the source and what is the source
    -Also there to help you plan out the paper and jot down notes and just be used a centralized location
    Writing is thinking:
    -Collect a source
    -Write about the source
    -Collect new sources suggested by a developing hypothesis
    -Write about the new sources
    -Repeat beyond what is needed
    -Get sources and write about them till you have more than what you need
    -Write a first draft
    -Edit and organize into a persuasive essay

    Cutting Not writing:
    -Last step of the writing process is to get rid of the excess parts that are not needed in the paper even though it may be something that we want to keep

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  8. Lunaduna's avatar Lunaduna says:
    September 9, 2021 at 9:16 am

    We discussed a quote “Finding Pheasant on a Foxhunt,” which mentioned catching a fox that was already caught once before. (Hunters released the fox to catch it again.)
    The moral of this quote explained to me how we used to do research projects. We “walk” around our conclusion, and keep doing extra work that we do not have to do. Instead of doing the same thing, try to research different angles and help improve your writing. (Make it a surprise)

    White paper – helps you create ideas for your research. (Bookmarks a website while also starting to write ideas.) (Doing this assignment is already writing. You are already writing from the first day you get a source.)
    When you have a vague topic, you should start to research before you create a hypothesis. When we start to read things, we will start to argue.
    You take what you already know and apply it to what you are reading – which you start to brainstorm.

    “We write to find out what we believe.”

    The difference between these two words:
    – Composed: My class is composed of 22 students.
    – Comprised: These 22 students comprise my class.

    I think you should create a “How To” video for notes.

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  9. lokiofasgard24's avatar lokiofasgard24 says:
    September 9, 2021 at 9:18 am

    -The “Finding Pheasant on a Foxhunt” is an analogy to express how doing research projects on topics you already know about is a waste of time and that you should jump into a research project to be surprised and eager to learn something you don’t know.
    – Create a Slug(title in blog) that will explain what the post is ultimately about
    -Summary is doing the best you can to eliminate most of the writers excerpt while maintaining the integrity of the author content and intent.
    -To summarize with purpose is to use the aspects of the work important to us and explain the material shape to your own needs. You create your own argument based of the author purpose
    – Composed: my class is composed of 22 students(!!!!!)
    – Comprised: the 22 students in the class comprised(!!!!!)
    -In order to find out what you believe you must put you thoughts into words first and formulate a conclusion based off that dialogue
    WRITING PROCESS:
    -Delete the “thinking about it” and brainstorming steps due to the note above
    -Use synthesis to engage with the text your researching about
    -Use White Pare- (Title) to collect sources. While reading the source make notes and summarize in a paragraph.This is to begin writing that could be included in your drafts almost without realizing it. It will then help you create ideas and arguments from your sources. This will be the roughest version of a first draft.
    – Create a quick sloppy draft as a base line to turn your argument into language.
    -Begin to organize your thoughts into a revised draft many times.
    -Paraphrase the material in the article to form your own idea
    -create a counter argument with research and then disprove or argue it to make you point
    -Form your own questions (categorical argument) then do research on it to answer the question and possibly include it in the draft
    WRITING IS THINKING:
    -Based off the sources you use, you will begin to collect new found sources that are surprising. Almost like side kick sources that you will write about and ultimately use in your essay.
    -Repeat more than needed to have plenty of content that you can cut down later on into the best possible version of your argument.
    WORKING HYPOTHESIS:
    -You should create an initial hypothesis statement. This will be subject to change based off your research.
    -Create a hypothesis that you cant yet explain the definition until research.
    -Finding out your hypothesis can make a title in a summarized version
    -Self-critique your practice opening to improve it

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    • davidbdale's avatar davidbdale says:
      September 19, 2021 at 1:32 pm

      Not quite:
      – Comprised: the 22 students in the class comprised(!!!!!)
      They don’t actually DO anything, except to BE the participants in the class.
      —”22 Students from New Jersey comprised my class.”
      Certainly thorough Notes, Loki, and highly individual, but too many of them were ambiguous or confusing for me to judge whether they deserved an extra point.
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  10. kingofcamp's avatar kingofcamp says:
    September 9, 2021 at 9:18 am

    English Comp II Lecture Notes

    Beginning (first ten)
    • discussed how to take effective notes
    o went over point system
    • discussed the course overview and the specifics
    o portfolio (75% of grade)
    o participation (5%)
    o other assignments (%-)
    • discussed blog mechanics
    • completed the riddle
    o find the “African American”
     wording always matters
    • terms need to be applied in their proper context
    Research (discussion)
    • researching something you believe to be true is not good research
    o this can
    • explore the “wild”- be creative your research, find new paths, discover new ideas/concepts
    o your research may take you all over the place or in a completely different direction
     that’s okay!
    • use academic journals
    o enhances your work
    Summary
    • condensed version of someone else’s work
    • goal of summary: eliminated your own biased and restate author’s point
    • to summarizes with purpose:
    o use only the most important aspects of the author’s work
    o still sympathizing with author
    o contributing to your own personal research
     no cherry picking
    Word Choice
    • word choice is always important
    • the way we use a word is also important
    • composed vs. comprise

    “The White Paper”
    • how do we keep track of our research?
    o the white paper technique
    • “the white paper technique”
    o forming a language with your research/links
    o while engaging with the research, write your thoughts/feelings/responses on that specific source
    • we write to find out what we believe
    o it’s a slipper slope- going in all directions
    o finding out (a truth) while we write
    • already writing original language as we research
    • when we are forced to organize our thoughts we find out what we know (important)

    Doing our Research
    • collect resources
    o scanning to see if it is good or not
    o putting it in the white paper document
    • read sources
    o thinking doesn’t occur- its reaction
    o write about those raw reactions
    • write about sources as you read them
    o describe what was purposeful to you
    o already writing original language for research paper
    o don’t need to write an accurate summary
     write about what you feel is important
     readers don’t need access to the whole context of the article
    • write a disorganized essay
    • revise for organization
    • revise! revise! revise! (LOTS of it)
    • the point of research
    • is adding/contributing to the (a) conversation

    Writing is Thinking
    • collect a source
    • write about that source
    • collect new sources suggested by a developing hypothesis
    • write about those sources
    • repeat beyond what is needed
    • write a first draft that is way too long
    • edit and organizes into persuasive essay
    Cutting, not writing, is the last step
    • as stated
    Working on Hypothesis I
    • deciding on a hypothesis
    o process of elimination
     what works best for you?
    • which practice opening(s) support the “test thesis”
    Working on Hypothesis II
    • tiding up your chosen hypothesis (hypotheses)
    Practice an Opening Statement(s)
    • for chosen hypothesis (hypotheses)
    o see what works/what flows
    • self-critique
    o tear that opening statement(s) apart!
    Deeply Counterintuitive Practice Opening
    • something completely counterintuitive to your original opening statement(s)
    Purposeful Summaries
    • paraphrasing a specific source (for example an article)
    Counterintuitive Notes
    • contributes to a short arguments
    …

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  11. mossmacabre's avatar mossmacabre says:
    September 9, 2021 at 9:19 am

    In class we learned that researching for your topic doesn’t necessarily mean starting with something you already know to be true and finding articles that support what you already know as fact. You should be open to new information, or “finding pheasant on a foxhunt.”

    We learned that a Purposeful Summary is not simply a summary, where you condense the original work and explain it, free of your own opinion. A Purposeful Summary is when you use the work of another person and your own opinions to form your argument.

    We write to find out what we believe. What we do when we are reading things is arguing with them. As we absorb information, we compare and contrast it with what we already know. Once you form language to combine these things is when you begin to add to the conversation and create something new.

    “Thinking” about your topic is not a good way to start. You start thinking when you start writing. Get it all down on paper, and then you can organize.

    Something interesting that was taught in class today was the story of the Polio Vaccine and how they caught Osama Bin Laden. They caught him by lying to the village they were in and saying they were there to distribute Polio vaccines.

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  12. Jackie's avatar Jackie says:
    September 9, 2021 at 9:19 am

    “Tracking a fox and coming back with a pheasant”, is like research you’ve done which you’ve already believed to be true, is just “confirmation” and a waste of time. Go out and go find the fox, do more research on a topic you are unsure of, take risks

    The riddle – The woman is African American, she was born there. Terms need to be applied in the correct context. When African Americans apply to colleges they want to know their racial backgrounds.

    “How to Video”- I think you should make a video on how to write good notes. I don’t want to overwrite nor write too little.

    Summary- Writing a summary is to advance our own argument, get rid of our own personal bias, and use credible information from the author/ creator.

    The best technique for research- white paper tech – a single place you start to create language about the source, if we aren’t forming language we don’t have ideas. This is a better option than copying links.

    1977 last time smallpox was seen in humans, possibly will reinsert it in to the population.
    Polio has been close to being completely eradicated, down to double digits and then there is an outbreak.

    Steps to start writing:
    Collect Sources
    Read Sources
    Write about sources as I read them
    Write a disorganized essay
    Revise for the organization (Repeat what is needed)
    Endlessly Revise (Write a first draft that is too long)
    Edit and organize into a persuasive essay

    Forming language is engaging with the material. Scan through the context to see if it is bookmark worthy, if so copy the link and paste it into a doc.

    Don’t:
    Wasting time gathering thoughts (Thinking about the topic, Brainstorming, Think about sources, Organize thoughts into patterns)

    Start:
    To write a summary/ paragraph on the worthy context to start interacting with the material.
    Writing the day you read the first source.
    Getting it on paper then organize.

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    • davidbdale's avatar davidbdale says:
      September 19, 2021 at 1:46 pm

      You got this backwards, Jackie.

      “Tracking a fox and coming back with a pheasant”, is like research you’ve done which you’ve already believed to be true, is just “confirmation” and a waste of time. Go out and go find the fox, do more research on a topic you are unsure of, take risks

      Coming back from a foxhunt with a fox that you released in order to hunt is a waste of time. Finding a pheasant while everybody else is pointlessly seeking the released fox is the essence of good research. Reply if you understand.

      I will record a “How to Take Good Class Notes” video.
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  13. gingerbreadman27's avatar gingerbreadman27 says:
    September 9, 2021 at 9:19 am

    In class we learn that research shouldn’t have a narrow focus that leads to an already known conclusion. Instead research should lead you in whatever direction it takes you, such as finding pheasant on a foxhunt. We then discussed what a purposeful summary should convey. It should cut out the extra language but also best summarize what you got out or needed from whatever you were summarizing. Next we learned that a white paper is a centralized place to build an argument and collect information on a topic. Thinking about your topic is not useful because you do not know what you know or how you feel on a topic, but once you start reading sources on the topic ideas start to form and from there you can build a hypothesis on an idea.

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  14. imaspookyghost's avatar imaspookyghost says:
    September 9, 2021 at 10:42 am

    In class we began by DHodges asking his students to takes notes on this class here in the reply field. the bulk of the grade in this class is the portfolio. It consists of arguments rewrites of arguments reflective statements consisting of 100 words each, the research paper, an annotated bibliography, and a visual rhetoric based on a 30 second video clip. That will be a total of 75% of the grade. A short essay with one draft exercising will contribute to another 20% and these notes that I’m writing consist of 5%. The notes can give extra credit if they are good enough.

    Finding pheasant on a foxhunt.
    releasing a fox just to hunt it again and capture something that’s already been captured is an analogy for a high school research paper.
    instead track a story to see where it would lead and see if you find anything intriguing. You don’t have to start out on a clear hypothesis but instead you can go on a “wild goose chase” and see what you find. Make a hypothesis based on what you find.

    Words that don’t appear to need a definition may need to be defined in the context it is used in.

    Class notes are DHodges technique for taking attendance. He evaluates the students level of engagement with the classroom.

    The white paper
    this document starts out blank and its a repository for all the material that you gather and summarize and quote from that you use to begin and shape your arguments as you do your research.
    Going over different ay to organize and save your sources for a paper.
    the white paper is a place to save your sources for your professor to also look at so he/she can guide you in a certain direction.
    you don’t always care about the entire source, only an aspect of the authors ideas. Turning the original source material into new language that describes what you found and think will be useful for your paper. It begins writing a draft of language that will be helpful to you when you put your draft together. There’s no point in reading an article to not take any notes on it.
    When reading something unless you know nothing about it your shaping what your taking in. You find out what you think when you make responses to what you take it. you create an idea in your head after your asked a question or exposed to an opinion.
    as soon as you find a source that may be helpful for you put it into white paper and describe it. Helps you target the research and you being searching for things that follow the trend you find among your sources.
    The most effective technique of writing is to write as a way of having ideas and clarifying our arguments
    collect a source, write about it, collect a new source derived by a partial hypothesis. You should have way more than you need by the time your ready to begin writing the paper.
    The final step is cutting. Cut all the fluff of a 2000 word paper into 1000 good organized paper.

    David Hodges – “I’m gonna paralyze some kids” (9/9/2021)

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  15. krackintheneck's avatar krackintheneck says:
    September 9, 2021 at 10:42 am

    -Charlize Theron is born from south Africa
    -Must be clear when writing
    -When saving sources, bookmark the site you are trying to save or create a doc, copy and paste the url, and underneath write a brief description
    -When you begin writing you must find a topic and begin to collect sources
    -After you collect your sources make sure you begin to write a rough thesis
    -Once you have read over your sources try completing a practice opening

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  16. strawberryfields4's avatar strawberryfields4 says:
    September 9, 2021 at 10:42 am

    Flaws with “high school” research papers:
    -Typically starts with a solid opinion and formed conclusion, followed by finding research to support your already known claim.
    -Basically, you are finding other people with the same opinion as you and using their words as “research”

    Research Paper “Do’s”:
    -Following a rabbit hole of research on a topic that interests you
    -Do not always have to start on a clear hypothesis
    -Do not know what conclusion you will stumble upon
    -Being articulate and specific with language is essential! (Ex: African American riddle)

    Note Taking “Do’s”:
    -Do not quote lecture word for word
    -Take the information learned, absorb it, and summarize it in your own words

    White Paper:
    – Place to copy and paste a link to the source
    -Includes all information needed for a bibliography
    -Description of what is in the source or more importantly what you need from it
    -Collection of sources
    -Turn author’s words into new language that will be beneficial to your writing
    -“We write to find out what we believe”
    -Your reaction to source material helps to shape your argument
    -Do not think about the topic, just READ!
    -Cutting is the last step
    -To start, craft a working hypothesis

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  17. ziggy026's avatar ziggy026 says:
    September 9, 2021 at 10:42 am

    Always look, even if you don’t know what you’re looking for
    It doesn’t make much sense to conduct research on a topic you already know well, or similarly a question you have already found the answer to
    Doing this simply consists of finding research that supports what you already know
    You don’t have to start with a clear hypothesis, you just want to have a goal and a question to answer. The research will answer the question.
    Summarizing demonstrates what a person meant rather than quoting word for word what the person said.
    Summarize various sources that are found throughout research and what is important to the research in White Paper – link to source as well as summary and importance – some aspect of the author’s work that supports what is trying to be proven
    Shape the information received and write a summary that will directly assist using new language that describes – in turn creates a draft used to put different arguments together
    Contains raw material for arguments and papers
    “We write to find out what we believe” waste of time to read argument without writing or making notes on the subject
    We don’t have thoughts in our head until we start to create language
    When we read, we’re talking back to the text or arguing with it, unless it’s something that we don’t know about
    In that case we are learning new information rather than responding
    Rough drafts should be crafted early about what the value of the sources could be
    When a reaction is written thoughts are produced and we find out what we believe
    “If writing is thinking then the most effective technique as a way of having ideas”
    The process of communicating ideas is generating ideas
    When you write you realize what you believe to be true about it and you develop a hypothesis
    When you have way more than you need then the process of writing is editing
    Craft a working hypothesis

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  18. chickendinner's avatar chickendinner says:
    September 9, 2021 at 10:42 am

    Writing a paper to confirm one’s preexisting biases is a lot like letting a fox loose just so you can catch it again, and neither are very impressive.
    Words and phrases often have understood meanings beyond the most literal interpretation, and sometimes whether one uses the former and latter leads to differing conclusions.
    White papers are useful, not just for collecting valuable information for your writing, but also for making your creative process visual to others, which is reliable when you want assistance, as well as so you can critique and revise your work as you read it.
    Once you collect information on the subject of your writing, you can use that to more accurately ascertain specific information for a more focused paper.
    Writing does not merely allow you to communicate ideas, it is also a process for formulating ideas.
    As you continually find information and restructure it into an informative paper, it will become necessary to trim out excessive information for concision’s sake.

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  19. RowanAnnouncer's avatar RowanAnnouncer says:
    September 9, 2021 at 10:44 am

    Finding pheasant on a foxhunt is an analogy for the high school research paper. Coming to a conclusion before starting then letting that idea go just to write a whole paper on that conclusion.

    We also learned that professor hodges should be in charge of the voting system nation wide.

    The African-American riddle means that some words that don’t seem to require context, need some explanation before coming to a conclusion

    white paper is a place to paste a link, sources, and information you may need for a bibliography. writing a draft of language to prepare yourself for the first draft. Writing about every source instead of just mindlessly reading. Create a rough draft of how arguable the source is.
    1. collect a source
    2. write about that source
    3. collect new sources suggested by a developing hypothesis
    4. write about those sources
    5. repeat beyond what is needed
    6. write a first draft that is way too long
    7. edit and organize into persuasive essay
    8. cutting the fluff

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  20. jonnyb25's avatar jonnyb25 says:
    September 9, 2021 at 10:44 am

    In class we are learning how to take in new information and purposely summarize it.
    Daily notes is a technique for taking attendance, evaluating your awareness.
    A white paper is a place where you categorize your ideas and research, then start to formulate it into an argument. You find that the white paper is valuable because as you write down ideas, facts, etc; You’re basically formulating a rough draft as you go. If writing is thinking then it is a way of taking notes about a source, combining into one or centralized topic.

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  21. frogs02's avatar frogs02 says:
    September 9, 2021 at 10:44 am

    Today we learned that 75% of our grade is from the portfolio. Writing extraordinary notes can help you get extra participation points. Participation is 5% of our grade.

    Foxhunt is the analogy to a high school research paper. You should not be doing research on something that you already known to be true. You shouldn’t be proving something to be true when you already know it is true. We should be open to a surprise. “Hunters at a foxhunt first release a fox they’ve already captured, then track it down and bring it home.” This is saying we should just start off without capturing the fox, but to just go get the fox. We don’t have to start off with a hypothesis. Even words that don’t need to be defined, need to be defined in different contexts. Note taking is the technique for attendance. The objective is not to tell word for word what someone said but to explain what or how they said it.

    White Paper is a repository for all the material we gather from, quote from, argument from our research. White Paper is a place for us to copy and paste the link, the authors name, a bibliography, and sources. We should have the white paper shared with the professor for guidance. You need to write a description of what the source contains and some aspect of the author’s work. Shape the information the author gives you into new language that describes what we found that would be useful when putting arguments together. We should takes notes when reading an article instead of having to reread it trying to make an understandable language for us to understand. “When we write, or speak, we are forced to organize the chaos in our heads to communicate the patterns of our impressions in a comprehensible fashion.” Thinking only occurs during writing. The steps we should follow is to collect a source, write about that source, collect new sources suggested by the hypothesis, write about those sources, repeat beyond what is needed, write a first draft that is way too long, edit and organize into a persuasive essay. Cutting is the last step. We should eliminate non-essential information.

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  22. Lily4Pres's avatar Lily4Pres says:
    September 9, 2021 at 10:45 am

    We started off class with a refresher of the daily notes system and the importance of the system.

    Finding Pheasant on a Foxhunt:
    The way foxhunts are conducted – by releasing what you already have just to capture it again – is an analogy for research projects that follow the similar model. Instead of using our energy to capture the fox to prove ability, we spend our energy trying to capture our evidence to prove our conclusion.
    With research projects you don’t have to start with a hypothesis, you can do research prior to see if the topic is sufficient for your end goal.

    Warm-Up:
    The warm-up riddle is a split frame of Denzel Washington and Charlize Theron with the title, “Find the African-American”. The point of the riddle is to emphasize the importance of definition, as Charlize Theron is from South Africa, making her the African-American.

    The White Paper:
    The document starts as a blank and progresses into a citation haven. It is a document to collect sources and give brief descriptions of the sources just in case they are needed in the future. The White Paper significantly assists with organization. Instead of the description being used to portray what the original author wrote it for, adapt it and shape it for what will be useful for your paper. Once you start writing your description, thoughts become language. Putting the language on the White Paper gives you an initiative on forming an opinion and starting your argument. Something that otherwise would not have solidified if it was not for putting the thoughts on the paper. Once a few sources have their descriptions on your paper, trends can be noticed and your arguments begin to form. Once you have a plethora of sources, the connection between them creates your paper. A 300 word description on 10 sources brings your paper to 3000 words right off the rip. After that, smoothing out and cutting the extra ‘fluff’ through drafts is the process of your paper.

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  23. calamariii's avatar calamariii says:
    September 9, 2021 at 10:45 am

    In class, we learned about taking oral or written language and turning it into our own language by writing based on what we read and hear. Finding a pheasant on a foxhunt is how our writing should be as we should try to find things that aren’t certain just as the pheasant is. If we just go searching for what we already know then we will get a lot less from our research than we get much less out of the research. Words often need explanations within the context of a paper as often words can mean separate things that may be confusing to the reader. A white paper is a constant work in progress is a collection of links and bibliographic information, and take the information from the sources and turn it into new language by summarizing the information onto the white paper. These summaries help by getting the ideas from the paper and the information you pick up into written language as to not keep all the gathered information from a source in one’s head. As opposed to just thinking about ideas, writing down those ideas is an important way to clarifying and taking ideas and turning them into useful information.

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    • davidbdale's avatar davidbdale says:
      September 19, 2021 at 2:20 pm

      Sounds reasonable, but too many of your sentences are confusing like this one:

      If we just go searching for what we already know then we will get a lot less from our research than we get much less out of the research.

      3/3

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  24. nugget114's avatar nugget114 says:
    September 9, 2021 at 10:47 am

    Today in class we broke down our portfolio grades along with how much they’re worth. We also were told briefly about the importance of taking notes every day. 75% of our grade is the portfolio while 5% is Participation and note-taking.

    We’re given 3 points of participation:
    1 point for showing up and saying were here
    2 points for good notes
    3 points for great notes
    even 4 points out of 3 if you have extraordinary notes.

    A high school paper is like a fox hunt.
    – you come to a conclusion before you start
    – you let it loose
    – you go using all your energy to prove that something you already know is true, is true
    All that is doing is running yourself tired to create arguments and find proof and put it all together to say, “I agree with something we already know is factual!”
    Instead of chasing the fox, get off your horse, follow your dog and wander the woods to see what you can find. Track a story and see if you can find anything to test or even prove your theory. Then maybe you find your own ideas for OTHER people to then agree or try to prove.

    Riddle
    Denzel Washington is not as African-American as Charlize Theron if you’re using the term literally. Charlize was born in South Africa and has been an American citizen for many years, therefore she’s an African American. While Denzel Washington and his parents were born in America and therefore American Citizenship is run through a few generations. So although to most Washington might look more African-American to the eye even though the African descent comes from at least a generation before his parents. Therefore, the reality is that Theron was born and bred in Africa in her own generation making her more African-American

    Summary
    A summary is just a condensed or altered version of someone else’s theory and/or words. Summaries are meant to remove your own personal bias towards the thought you’re writing upon and restate the authors thought or point.
    If you want a purposeful summary then you should only use the most important aspects of the author’s work and while still sympathizing with them, make sure to be contributing your own research as well.

    The White Paper
    -Starts out blank and is a repository for what we learn and gather.
    -Collect sources
    -Read sources
    -Write about sources as I read them
    -Write disorganized essay
    -Revise for organization
    -Endlessly revise
    -There to organize and collect your sources
    -Paste your sources
    -Write a summary on why you have the source and what the source is
    -It is there to be used as a centralized location for collecting sources, theories and knowledgeable notes to then come together to collectively help your paper be the best it can be.

    Writing is Thinking
    1. Collect a source
    2. Write about that source
    3. Collect New sources suggested by a developing hypotheses
    4. Write about those sources
    5. Repeat beyond what is needed
    6. Write a first draft that is way too long
    7. Edit and organize into Persuasive Essay

    The more sources and information you collect that you genuinely understand, along with multiple drafts and adjustments the easier you make the writing on yourself. It will drastically increase the writing in your final draft and ensure that your argument is fully understood

    Cutting, rather than writing, is the last step.

    A working Hypothesis should be able to be broken down logically.

    When Osama Bin Laden was hiding, the CIA had a good idea that he was there but they wanted to know his exact location. The plan was to run a raid, find him, and kill him. The CIA was successful with this but the way they began the process to find his exact whereabouts hindered the Pakistani’s trust. The CIA had undercovers, posed as Polio vaccine workers and therefore once they found his location and killed him, the townspeople were taken back. So now, rightfully so, Pakistanis will be stuck with the undying terror and lack of trust in vaccine workers because they always have the suspicion that it’s the CIA undercover again.

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  25. azntaco's avatar notaperson0515 says:
    September 9, 2021 at 10:47 am

    In today’s class, there was a discussion on the analogy of “Finding Pheasant on a Foxhunt” which was about opening yourself to new ideas. “Hunters at a foxhound first release a fox they’ve already captured, then track it down and bring it home.” This part of the quote relates to our research in many different aspects. We should do more research on a topic that isn’t in your comfort zone to take risks instead of doing something that will just be a waste of time. Another topic during today’s class was The White Paper. Talked about techniques and steps that we should follow to successfully enhance your topic.

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  26. zeek's avatar zeek says:
    September 9, 2021 at 10:53 am

    Today we talked about “foxhunting” which is releasing an idea and recapturing it with new facts and supporting details on a topic that you already know about. We also discussed the technical meaning of African American, we had to choose either Denzel Washington or charlie Easton; we determined easton was a South African with dual citizenship in America and was in fact African American while being white with European features.
    White papers were also talked about. white pages which are temporary places to store references and citations.

    EX.
    http://www.xyz.com

    This site talks about the x, y, and z axis on 3D printers

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  27. tarheel1999's avatar tarheel1999 says:
    September 9, 2021 at 11:01 am

    To begin class today, we went over how to form a purposeful summary – a process that includes listening or reading actively, taking notes, reviewing said notes, and then using the notes to draft a summary of the material and how it interacts with your hypothesis. Next, the process of research was compared to the hobbies of fox and pheasant hunting, with it being shown that research should be more like the open-minded journey of pheasant hunting then the catch-and-release style of fox hunting. After this, today’s warm-up riddle demonstrated the importance of defining words by contrasting two different but technically-correct uses of the phrase “African-American”. The majority of the rest of the lecture period was spent discussing a “White Paper”, which is a method of organizing research by giving writers a central place to store their sources and the relevant information therein as well as links and bibliographical citations. A “White Paper” was also proven to be a way of more effectively streamlining the writing process by eliminating needless time spent on brainstorming ideas, which are not useful unless written down or borne out by research. The class was concluded with a review of a sample “White Paper” as well as a selection of sample openings. These sample openings demonstrated that while there are many methods one could use to construct an opening, any well-constructed opening should clearly demonstrate the author’s position as well as provide a concise but clear window into the reasoning behind this position.

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  28. cfalover's avatar cfalover says:
    September 9, 2021 at 11:08 am

    The fox hunt analogy actually related back to high school research essays. It’s basically research you have already done and know is true but you still have to prove. In college and in life, it is really not at all beneficial. In the riddle we went over today, the main idea is that terms need to be applied in a correct context; especially in our writing. Terms can be taken or looked at sometimes in multiple ways, so making sure it makes sense in the context you are applying it to is important.
    Purposeful summary is what we will be using in this class a lot, especially with our replies like we are doing today. We do this by writing down information from the author, only the important ideas, and use it to our advantage.
    The White Paper technique is used for writing down sources, important info from them, and writing down a couple different thesis ideas along with opening paragraphs. By doing this, you are having the credible sources you need and judging/reacting to those sources (taking minor notes on info from them).
    When writing/looking at sources: dont waste time thinking about your writing; just react and write reactions down or how you can incorporate these thoughts into your essay. Thinking doesn’t happen til you start actually writing.
    Just get all of your ideas down on paper and then go back and organize later. Then after this, just keep revising over and over again.
    For examples for this, we looked at David’s opening pieces for his papers on polio disease in children and how he wrote a couple different theses down and even wrote different openings for them. I think this will be very beneficial in my writing.

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  29. comatosefox's avatar comatosefox says:
    September 9, 2021 at 11:15 am

    If we were to do a research paper about something we already had knowledge of, it would not give you a chance to learn something new. It would become a reminder of what you already know, unless you took that idea and look in a different direction. Don’t do a topic you feel safe with, that a risk to learn and write about something new.

    The riddle is suppose to make you stop for a minute and actually look up who is FROM Africa, skin does not determine where you are from, just like how Charlize Theron is from South Africa.

    The White Paper begins completely blank, you shape your argument by gather your sources and quotes. The paper morphs with your thought process, what sources and quotes should stay, what do you think they mean, what do the mean in context to your argument. Every step is shown on the White paper, not only the process but your own thoughts as well. “We write to found out what we believe.”

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  30. toastedflatbread22's avatar toastedflatbread22 says:
    September 9, 2021 at 12:39 pm

    Aspects of a Paper
    Slug: The category of the work (White Paper-Polio)
    Title: The actual name of the paper (My White Paper)
    Warm Ups
    It is important to go out in research with only a vague notion of what you want to find. Looking for the pheasant, as related to the reading on the blog, is useless because it does not give you a challenge and does not open you up to new experiences.
    The riddle today made it seem that there was a simple answer, however, we learned that there are surprising meanings behind words. This relates to writing because it is important to always be clear in what you mean with all of your words because otherwise it may confuse or deceive people.
    Summary
    A summary is “a condensed version of someone else’s work”. The goal is to eliminate your own bias and present the author’s work. As writers, we should use the material to advance our argument. Only use the most important parts-synthesize your attitudes with those of the author and summarize so that the reader will learn what you believe in relation to the topic.
    Hypothesis
    The hypothesis starts with a closed case-changes over time, which is perfectly fine and important.
    The White Paper
    The white paper starts blank but becomes messy over time. How do we gather and save information? Personally, I find my sources and copy them into a doc so they are together. Then, I take notes on the most important aspects of the source. The white paper technique forms language around research, rather than just copy pasting links. Academic journals are a great way to make your work credible. “We write to find out what we believe”-Flannery O’Connor
    Sometimes we don’t know how we feel about something until we talk about it-we discover what we believe as we ponder questions and we do this as we write as well.
    The Process to Writing a Paper
    There is almost no point in thinking about a project because it just gives us excuses to procrastinate-not an important step in the process.
    Collecting/reading sources: We should start by collecting sources before a hypothesis has formed because as we read we argue, which forms a hypothesis on its own. Start with a vague notion and read about it until it narrows down-follow threads until you find what you need. Don’t just collect sources, engage with them. Then, collect the links of the sources and title them.
    Write about the sources: Write a purposeful statement (purposeful summary)-this is already writing the paper-it’s describing your sources-you’re writing from the day you find the first source. Write about what you find valid and useful-you may later want to quote the work later, but that’s not necessary for the summary.
    Write a disorganized essay: Organize the material you have written about the sources and start to turn it into a rough draft.
    Collect new sources: After researching a surface level topic, dig deeper and find new sources about this thread. Expand on your more advanced topic.
    Write a first draft that is way too long
    Then, edit and organize into a persuasive essay
    Digging Deeper
    Opening Statement: Start with a hypothesis that just leads you somewhere, but do not care if it changes as you research-because it will. Once you have hypothesis options, try an opening statement. This turns a vague notion into an argument. Then, take a look at the statement and critique it.
    Counterintuitive Opening: After a few tries, do a deeply counterintuitive practice opening. Hit on the shocking, possibly crazy points of your argument. Take notes on setbacks and counterintuitive facts. Draw parallels between similar events and topics

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    • davidbdale's avatar davidbdale says:
      September 19, 2021 at 2:49 pm

      Sorry, no:

      It is important to go out in research with only a vague notion of what you want to find. Looking for the pheasant, as related to the reading on the blog, is useless because it does not give you a challenge and does not open you up to new experiences.

      Chasing the fox you already controlled and which you released just for the “sport” of tracking and recapturing it is useless. Finding a pheasant while everyone else is chasing the fox is a triumpth.

      Well, no:

      The hypothesis starts with a closed case-changes over time, which is perfectly fine and important.

      The hypothesis is wide open. It’s an invitation to test a theory. It DOES usually change over time, as new facts help the author refine her position.

      You’ve done some impressive extra observing, Flatbread, but also misfired on some commentaries, which cancel each other out.
      3/3

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  31. sunshinegirl457's avatar sunshinegirl457 says:
    September 9, 2021 at 1:22 pm

    The “foxhunt” way of writing a paper is not a proper method to follow. It explains how you should search for your argument and conclusion along the way using data and sources to sway your ideas, instead of having a predetermined conclusion. The riddle explains this even more because you actually had to look up who was from Africa, instead of relying on any preconceived notions. The paper is a page that aids in organization as you collect valuable information and citations that with help with the essay.

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  32. venom2929's avatar venom2929 says:
    September 9, 2021 at 1:35 pm

    One of the first things we talked about in class is the “Finding Pheasant on a Fox Hunt” which basically explained that you should always go out and look even if you do not find anything you are looking for because you can find something that is new and exciting to research and write about. Do not write about something you already know because it is a waste of time.

    The white paper
    This technique helps you form a language and creating bookmarks with the links you have found. While researching and reading start to write down your feeling and thoughts about what you are reading, especially what you feel is important and start to describe it.

    Writing is thinking
    Collect a source, Write about that source, Collect new sources, write about those sources, repeat beyond what is needed, write a first draft that is too long, cut out what doesn’t need to be there.

    Working hypothesis 1
    Eradication is possible and highly desirable even if to accomplish it we need to be slightly unscrupulous.
    Working hypothesis 2
    The world is too fragmented and mistrustful to ever join in a truly global effort, to eradicate a dreaded disease.

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  33. littlecow24's avatar littlecow24 says:
    September 9, 2021 at 3:09 pm

    – High school papers are structured for you to chase a conclusion that you already have set in your mind. You want to start writing with no specific conclusion in mind, like going out on a foxhunt and finding a pheasant instead. Start to write with no certain end in mind, but hope for something of a surprise to find you.
    – Using the appropriate terms is important for the reader to fully understand you. As an example, Denzel Washington is a black actor who is fully American and has almost no connection to Africa, so he should not be considered an African-American, just an American. On the other hand, Charlize Theron was born in South Africa and moved to America, making her 100% an African-American; this even allowed her to to enter a scholarship as an African-American, because that’s what she is.
    – A summary is just a brief explanation of something in the form of the original authors work, not
    Having your personal bias come through.
    – A purposeful summary is only using what you as an author think is important and will enhance your argument; a reader will get some idea of the original but will mostly see your personality shine through.
    – When you find a valuable source, write a paragraph about what you take away while engaging with that source.
    – You could be asked a question in which you have never thought about an answer before, but when you start talking about it you figure out in the moment what you believe. The same can be said when writing.
    – Thinking only happens when writing, so, many steps like thinking about the project, brainstorming, thinking about sources, etc. should be completely cut out. Before even making a hypothesis, you can collect and read sources and start forming ideas. The document that you collect and record sources called “The White Paper”; has all the info about the source, and has a purposeful summary that you start to write when reading the source.
    – After all the research, write a disorganized essay that you can use to polish and finalize a more put together essay.
    – Your hypothesis is allowed to change and shift, but starting to throw things out there and having lots of sources is an important start. You can practice ways to open your essay with the different hypotheses you’ve written.
    – When you paraphrase, you are shaping the article to your POV. “This is what I learned”
    – Counterintuitive setbacks, quotes you know you want to use; gather info into sections for a short argument essay.

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  34. kilotoon's avatar kilotoon says:
    September 9, 2021 at 8:43 pm

    Class began with a recap on the makeup of our final grade, specifically the allocation of our available points to different assignments, including participation, tests, etc.
    We spoke about ranking candidates and how its sometimes referred to vote up for one and down for another, both up, both down, etc.
    We went through the african american comparison, comparing a black man to a white woman. The riddle indicated that words that seem self explanatory should be examined more carefully, as the lady on the right was actually a south african citizen by birth
    We then spoke about our homework for tonight, which is the 100 word assignment named “White Paper – Polio”.
    We spoke about turning what we hear into new language that we think will be useful to us. We use this to make a draft that will benefit us when we put our arguments together to make a more powerful piece of writing.
    We spoke about how ‘Writing is Thinking’.
    The steps are:
    Collect Sources
    Read Sources
    Write about sources as I read them
    Write a disorganized essay
    Revise for the organization (Repeat what is needed)
    Endlessly Revise (Write a first draft that is too long)
    Edit and organize into a persuasive essay
    Cutting, not writing (last step)
    To take out useless information to improve upon the narrow thesis
    We spoke about polio and what it is and how it exclusively transferred through human hosts
    We spoke about how the world made lots of progress with the elimination of polio
    We spoke about how gruesome smallpox were and that it is gone forever
    We had an Ethics conversation asking everybody if, to rid the world of polio, would it be ethical to trade the eradication of polio for about 250 kids to be paralyzed from vaccination in the United States.
    We ended the day with a conversation about our homework for tonight.

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    • davidbdale's avatar davidbdale says:
      September 19, 2021 at 2:59 pm

      In future Notes, be careful to eliminate all this “talked about’ language, Kilotoon. When I post my “How to Take Good Notes Video,” I’ll spend a bit of time on the acceptable alternatives to ever saying “we talked about.”
      3/3

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  35. disneylover2002's avatar disneylover2002 says:
    September 20, 2021 at 12:43 pm

    Today in class, we started by talking about what goes into our portfolio. We also discussed the grading scale and how our notes in class will be worth five percent of our grade. Taking notes in class allows us to stay engaged in the discussion, and it will enable us to take what the professor is saying and put it into our own words. We then compared fox hunting to high school writing. In fox hunting, hunters catch a fox that’s been captured already instead of going to explore and find something new. This method is similar to high school writing because the student is writing about a topic that has already been proven and written about multiple times instead of writing about something new and different. Also, we talked about purposeful writing. Purposeful writing is turning other people’s words or ideas into your language and what it means to you, therefore making it into an argument.
    After that, we talked about the white paper. A white paper contains a raw material that will help you with your work. To me, the white paper is my google docs form. In this form, I can copy and paste all my links into it and add as many as I would like. In addition to the links, I also added a little summary of what the link contained and showed that the link is related to my topic. It helps to have a white paper because if you get off track or in a jam, the professor can look into it and point you in the right direction. We then went on to talk about how it is pointless to think or brainstorm about a topic. We also went over the process of writing.

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  36. goodmusician440's avatar goodmusician440 says:
    January 24, 2023 at 8:57 am

    -The fox analogy is basically that hunters captured a fox in a box and released it. They tracked it down and captured it again all just to put it back in the box. That had 0 value.
    -When looking at the 2 people on screen, one man, who looks like an African American, is indeed born in America, specifically in Detroit, and then a lady, who looks white, was born in South Africa and got American citizenship later on.
    -When doing summaries, the summaries must be purposeful in the sense that they should get to the point when talking about a specific topic and not leave you wondering.
    -In google scholar, getting tons of results with few words seems like a good thing at first, but in fact, it’s awful because the words are not many and the results are too many and too broad. By adding more specific words about your topic, you can get fewer results that will be leaning towards your specific topic. It is important to narrow down rather than being too broad.

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  37. rowanluver29's avatar rowanluver29 says:
    January 24, 2023 at 9:13 am

    – Went over how to post hypothesis and the categories we can put our hypothesis in (my hypothesis, username, feedback please).
    – Posting before the due date will get you early feedback.
    – Scholar.google.com narrows searches down to more of an academic perspective. This is good when researching hypothesis for paper. When researching, try and make it specific so there are less results, making it easier to find more accurate/useful information.
    – You can search up articles on the library’s database that cost money on other sites (most likely on google scholar) and can read them for free.
    – Riddle-Find the African American: the actress on the right is African American compared to the actor on the left because she was born in Africa, her parents were born in Africa and her grandparents were born in Africa, but the actor is from the U.S.
    – “Good notes are like purposeful summaries”. Notes are the main takeaways from class, they are not a summary of every little thing in the entire class. We went over a power point on how to take good notes. Make clear specific claims.
    – ‘Bad Notes’ describe what we talked about, we shouldn’t name topics, we should be answering questions.
    – White paper is where we store all of the sources for our essay (digital). It is also where we try out alternative hypotheses. A white paper is a work in progress. Minimum of 10 sources in white paper. White papers are informal and do not have to sound like finished work. Just eligible enough for professor to understand what is going on.
    -Discussed polio and how it might become eradicated like the smallpox. But ratification efforts are never complete.

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  38. pitandthependulum22's avatar pitandthependulum22 says:
    January 24, 2023 at 9:14 am

    “The Foxhunt”
    -metaphor for research
    -go out and ‘find something’ unexpected (Ex; find a pheasant in the woods instead of the fox)

    Research
    – scholar.google.com
    -put keywords into quotations
    -add in more specifics to narrow down results on topic
    -academic journals available in the library/through library databases

    Class Notes
    -practice for a type of writing called ‘purposeful summary’
    -do not just summarize events of class, synthesize why we learned this/ what it was meant to reinforce or teach
    -description of event/ tone used indicates feelings on it
    -make clear and specific claims

    The White Paper
    -‘we don’t have any ideas until we turn them into language’
    -the white paper is used to write out ideas and alternative hypotheses (brainstorming)
    -write a purposeful summary of your research and writing to give others a good idea of your academic sources and ideas
    -minimum of 10 research sources needed (academic sources, not just popular newspapers)
    -informal and do not have to sound like finished work
    -must be legible enough to be understood by the reader
    -utilize content descriptions (organization of subject matters)
    -must contain a working hypothesis
    -organize material based on arguments (ex: ‘this source will be good for my rebuttal argument’…)
    -first five sources are due Feb 7th

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  39. adamreim's avatar sinatraman17 says:
    January 24, 2023 at 9:15 am

    Foxhunt: As an analogy for research projects- what is the value of a Foxhunt? Spending resources and time only trying to find the same fox you released adds nothing new to the world. Instead, as you’re looking for the fox, always remain open to new and unexpected discoveries on the way. And later when you find them, no one will know you went looking for a fox.

    “Feedback Please” Category: A section of the blog especially used for requesting feedback on works.

    “Find the African-American” Riddle: examines our definitions of the term African-American. Should the term express race or citizenship? Should we call black American citizens African-Americans? And should we then call caucasian people who come from Africa, African-Americans?

    The White Paper: A largely important medium in which we will organize our thoughts and research for our research paper. Containing links to sources, brief summaries, and the general current status of your research.

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  40. philsfan1133's avatar philsfan1133 says:
    January 24, 2023 at 9:16 am

    The foxhunt analogy is useful in the fact of instead of looking for a fox and what you were originally looking for, look for a pheasant instead. You can edit in the blog when writing a post, and learned more about the blog and how to work on a posting. Google Scholar can be used to find sources for my research and should definitely help narrow down my research and sources.
    There is a difference between good and bad notes, as good class notes are a purposeful summary of what was discussed in class and bad notes is “what we talked about” in class rather than giving a meaningful message. Good notes make clear claims and make you realize the lessons we learn throughout the class.
    The White Paper is a process of writing your original thoughts. Whether that is finding sources and doing research for your hypothesis claim. You will continue to add throughout the semester.

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  41. Senpai Pio's avatar Senpai Pio says:
    January 24, 2023 at 9:16 am

    -There is no value in finding research that you expect. It has no meaning.
    -Be open to surprise when finding research.
    -In order to get feedback, attach the feedback tab located in categories.
    -use scholar.google.com in order to limit the amount of articles you see. The less the better.
    -How Denzel Washington is an American rather than an African American due to him and his family living in America. On the other hand, the actress (I forget her name), is an African American from being born in Africa and now being an American citizen.
    -The difference between good and bad notes. Bad notes explain what we did in class. It is basically another agenda. On the other hand, good notes explain the meaning of what we did. Purposeful summaries
    -The white paper is beneficial to organize and research for our hypothesis.

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  42. chickenfingers203's avatar chickenfingers203 says:
    January 24, 2023 at 9:16 am

    You never put a tag on your post for the blog
    Learned about Google Scholar
    Good notes are like purposeful Summaries. These notes are the “takeaways” from class in which I think is most important to me. Make clear specific claims.
    Bad notes say “What we talked about”. There is no detail
    The White Paper- the digital place where we gather our sources. An argument takes place in here. Try out new things in here. Work in progress. Informal. Have to helpful to me.
    Want 2 working hypothesis in our white paper to demonstrate that you haven’t hardened your position and are willing to consider new findings on your topic
    Take a 10-question quiz on the white paper

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  43. Fulcrum66's avatar Fulcrum66 says:
    January 24, 2023 at 9:16 am

    We began class by discussing the value of your writing and sources. The professor used an example of a fox hunt to explain what a research paper should not look like by explaining information that is already “caught” and going out and catching it again. Following this the professor went over posting our hypothesis on Word Press. Continuing our hypothesis, we discuss how we can find sources to help during our research process. Today’s riddle is a picture of the two actors Denzel Washington and Charlize Theron. He asks us who is the African American and we state the oblivious of Denzel Washington, but you can also look at it as Thoren because she is from South Africa and Washington is from New York. We then discussed the purpose of these notes we take in class and how to make good notes that are clear and follow through with the information. The professor the platform of White Paper, a place where we can put our sources and work on our research paper. White Paper is to see where you are at in your research and to develop your hypothesis into your writing. The professor explains step by step how he set up his own White Paper with his sources and hypothesis. We end the class by going over White Paper and taking a quiz that follows it.

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  44. Saycheese03's avatar Saycheese03 says:
    January 24, 2023 at 9:16 am

    The class began with a video of a chimpanzee using a computer to memorize numbers while eating. I have seen the video on Instagram before so I wasn’t too surprised but It was explained as a way for us to go deeper into research rather than what we see at first. Next, we went over the point of a foxhunt and the summarization of that was that go into the woods or the internet looking just for something not specific and you will be able to prove that whatever you found is there. We then began to go over the blog and how to post a post this was used today to post our hypothesis. We were told how to ask for feedback and to take tags out and how to title our posts. most of the class today has gone over different ways to research and find different resources. One way was to use google scholar which can help cut the number of “foxs'” or websites down to find a better topic and more specific resources to prove your point. The riddle of the day was a picture of Denzel Washington and Charlize Theron and asked us to find the African American. The answer was Charlize Theron was the answer because she was born in South Africa even though she was a white woman. This was related to something about democracy and how we have much to learn about not only democracy but people’s races. Then we started going over how to take good notes in class to help us remember what we had gone over and learned in class. this varied from choosing better wording, bullet pointing our notes, and explaining the activities and their purposes of them. The whitepaper is a digital use of brainstorming basically. you can place resources or change hypotheses just by putting down the language in your head on the white papers to help come up with ideas. It helps us organize and can be however long as we want. This can also assist us. from turning our hypotheses into thesis statements. There are many different materials we have to include in the white pages including states of research, different hypothesis, possible sources we are using, etc. Professor Hodges White paper is about vacines in children namely polio a disease that paralyzes children.

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  45. gracchusbabeuf's avatar gracchusbabeuf says:
    January 24, 2023 at 9:18 am

    Class opened today on the phrase, “Finding Pheasant on a Foxhunt”. The lesson being that receptiveness to surprise is important. When researching, one can often find valuable sources that are unlike what they intended to find. Furthermore, the point was made that foxhunts are a “useless” task. In researching for a “fox”, we are searching for something we already know. In finding a pheasant, we gain something we didn’t have before. To conclude, we go into the wilderness to find whatever is there.

    Second, we covered more details relating to the blogs, specifically how posts should be formatted and what categories should be included. The importance of receiving and learning from the feedback given to oneself and others was also explored.

    Our counterintuitive example for the class presented two actors, Denzel Washington and Charlize Theron. By adhering to a strict definition of African-American derived from the geographic region as opposed to ethnicity, Charlize Theron is inarguably an african-american, and Denzel Washington is not. The south african actress illustrated that the way concepts are defined can flip the intuitive understanding of the world on its head.

    Additionally, we covered “the white paper”, the work in progress of a rough draft. They are characterized by language which is often informal and disjointed. It combines loose organization of ideas around the sources with which the author is currently working. An accompanying quiz was included with the white paper topic.

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  46. Water's avatar Water says:
    January 24, 2023 at 9:27 am

    In today’s class we learned about fox hunting and how it could be a metaphor for using sites to attract the “Fox” for your hypothesis. The purpose of fox hunting would be to not just find the fox but to attract something you would not expect. Learned how to make a hypothesis and to have the title with your name You use categories corresponding to your name and the name of the assignment, you cant use tags. Scholar.google.com is a site that will provide sources that an ordinary google search would not be able to give you. Looking at how to take good class notes, a purposeful summary is something that summarizes an article to your liking and have something that you find interesting, you learn to prove what you saw but also what you didn’t expect. In the example of the rabbit hole, as you go down the deep dive for sources to prove your hypothesis you will find the rabbit aka the information you expected to find but if you go down the rabbit hole and find a puppy, not only would you find a rabbit but you also managed to find a puppy, therefore you have enough to prove your findings of the rabbit and the puppy. The white paper, A blank space you could put any of the sources you may find interesting and could be of use, the final look of the white paper would contain a bunch of resources and summaries. The purpose of the white paper is to have all of your ideas/arguments on a piece of paper and have your thoughts and feelings towards the reading.

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  47. pinkmonkey32's avatar pinkmonkey32 says:
    January 24, 2023 at 9:27 am

    – While going over a story about a fox hunt we learn that there is no value in going and getting information we already know is out there like a fox in a fox hunt, we should be looking to be surprised and keep ourselves open to any information we come across and look for something out of the box like a pheasant on a foxhunt.
    – Google scholar is a source we can use to help narrow down and find information for our topic. If you go on google scholar and look up your hypothesis you should not have more than 200 sources because then your hypothesis is not new and has already been thoroughly studied.
    – Learned there’s different meanings in how we see things based on the riddle of a clearly white woman and clearly black man
    – Going over good notes compared to bad notes, your notes should have depth and yes should be specific but also get the point and show the overall message we were learning during class. Bad notes would say in class we talked about this or did this.
    – “The white paper” is where you may try out new hypothesis based off of the sources and a new idea shining through them, you may have multiple hypothesis on the white paper till you identify the one you can accurately and strongly portray
    – White paper is a great place to store resources you come across that might not mean anything now but may have information that is useful later, you can post that link on the white paper and summarize the parts that were of value to you and your research that way you don’t have to reread the whole article later
    – You will need a minimum of 10 (if you have a popular newspaper and magazine you will need more than 10) you need academic sources.
    – Your white paper is NOT a portfolio assignment, but will be extremely helpful and beneficial to creating your research papers in the long run.
    – February 7th is when your first 5 sources from the white paper will be due
    – Lastly went over the idea of eradicating polio and how counter intuitively to eradicate polio we’d have to give it to millions of people.
    – Then we took a quiz on white paper to show our full understanding of the topic of professors white paper as well as quizzing us on our understanding of the white paper and its guidelines

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  48. oatmealvibes's avatar oatmealvibes says:
    January 24, 2023 at 9:28 am

    The class watched a video of a chimp that can do a memory test for a tasty reward and can even memorize numbers while eating.
    Then we took a look at the beginning quote for the day “Finding pheasant on a foxhunt”. Hunters release the fox they’ve captured and then track it down and bring it home. The professor was equating it to our research projects and how there is not much value to doing that similar model that the fox hunters do. There is nothing new to finding the same fox again after you already had it. He says the proper role of research is hoping to be surprised. We should go into our research and find what is there.
    Follow every scent and sign. Bring home a pheasant.
    Then the professor showed the class where his “How to post to the blog” video is for the people who had not seen the video yet. He went over that the title of the first blog post is “My Hypothesis – Username”.
    He showed the class how to categorize if they had forgotten to do so from his video.
    If you want feedback on any of your blog posts, clicking feedback please category will have the professor give feedback to your post.
    We went over G00dsoup’s hypothesis and how it can be a little more narrow with the topic as happy music and mood gave 3600 academic sources from Google Scholar.
    We should aim for 100-200 sources for our topic.
    Hypothesis has to be phrased as a claim that can be proved or disproved.
    The Campbell library database has access to thousands of academic journals and that is free to you through your tuition.
    The riddle for today is “Find the African-American” everyone chose Denzel Washington based off of his skin tone. Charlize Theron is from South Africa, then moved to America and got citizenship. Making her the African-American based on this riddle.
    The professor went through a slide show he made about good class notes, and believes in a purposeful summary. Where the summary gets to the point rather than a description of what happened.
    – Good notes don’t try to summarize everything
    – They reshape the narrative of original material to suit the purpose of the summarizer
    – Good notes make clear and specific claims
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    -Bad notes describe “what we talked about”. It’s not enough detail and also doesn’t show what the summarizer is thinking.

    For the white paper you may have a couple hypotheses and all that matters is one of them is provable and that one will be your thesis. The professor has been writing a white paper about polo for a while now and he has strong feelings towards vaccines. You should use a purposeful summary in your research paper.
    Minimum of 10 academic sources for the research paper.
    White papers are informal and have to be helpful to us about the sources we consult and legible enough for the professor to read and understand.
    The other sections of a white paper is
    1. working hypothesis 1
    2. Topics for smaller papers
    3. Current state of the research paper
    Polio is down to fewer than 200 cases a year, polo is usually where a civil war is or the living conditions are unsanitary.
    We write to find out what we believe.
    The white paper is due February 7th.
    We have a White Paper Quiz due by midnight January 24th, tonight!

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  49. Anonymous's avatar Anonymous says:
    January 24, 2023 at 9:28 am

    We should go out on a foxhunt open to surprises and get what we find. We can use this advice for our research, when looking into a topic we should be open to all information and be willing to switch our topic. When picking a topic, we shouldn’t cover topics that many others have researched already. Professor shocked the class by stating a white woman is African American and a black man isn’t. It’s all true if you look at their backgrounds and citizenship, We went over how summaries should be purposeful by getting straight to the point to help your future self.

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  50. tristanb50's avatar tristanb50 says:
    January 24, 2023 at 9:34 am

    -Follow where your research takes you, rather than your original claim
    -Use Google Scholar to look for sources
    -Feedback can be received by adding the feedback tag

    White Paper:
    -includes sources
    -summaries of sources
    -multiple openings
    -multiple hypotheses
    -synthesize ideas
    Needs 5 sources, which can be found from poaching sources from 1 good article
    Due Feb 6 at midnight

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