Engl 101/200: City=Culture
Prof. Nixon
Inquiry Assignment
Inquiry Portfolio
On Friday, please hand in:
1. Notes from Archives Visit #1 (my handout with your notes).
2. Notes from Archives Visit #2 (my handout with your notes).
3. A 1½- 2 page Informal Reflection (typed, double-spaced).
Write an informal response to each prompt (about a paragraph each).
Continue/answer these prompts:
1. The most interesting materials I found include….
2. These materials triggered interesting ideas, including….
3. If I were to continue this research, I would like to explore…
4. I have/have not ever done archival research before. Archival
research, as a process, caused me to think _______ about research. What
I learned most or liked most about archival research is:
5. Also, feel free to let me know if you would like to continue this
research next semester.
P.S.: Think of our Critical Thinking Steps:
--Observation/Close Reading (getting the information right)
--Inquiry/Analysis (asking questions, digging into the deeper meaning)
--Interpretation/Argument (making an argument about your ideas)
--Synthesis (building bridges among texts/ideas)
--compare/contrast (juxtaposition)
--applying one text to another
--research