Establishing a Territory
. Seeing whether or not AIM lingo affects writing in the classroom
. People are concerned because this could be an explanation of why students are having trouble with fully writing contractions in words and losing punctuation marks.
Previous Research
. Research findings of students and their writing among other students while using AIM
. Discussion of people's previously made opinions on this topic
Establishing a Niche
Gap in the Research
. There is not enough sufficient evidence done on this topic to make a definite claim. There are only opinions based on some research found.
Occupying the Niche
Step 1: Research Pursued
. Two main articles of people's research like David Craig's and Julia Spatafora's.
Many people's opinions like Amanda O'Connor's and who she writes about in her article.
Step 2: Principal Findings of the Essay
. The reader will understand why many people believe that AIM lingo has hurt students. They will also learn about the research leading to believe that AIM may be considered beneficial and a new way of literacy to the younger generations.
Step 3: Structure of Essay
. My essay, as of right now, will be though out in an introduction, research displayed, my opinions, and a conclusion.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Reflectiing on research so far...
What do you think about the conversation going on around your topic?
I think that many people are concerned with my topic, that AIM messaging may be causing a problem with writing in the school systems. Many teachers and parents, I feel, are concerned with it because they either see children spending a lot of time on the computer using it or the student’s writing is starting to reflect the way that they write on AIM. It’s a topic that I feel that many people wonder about but don’t explore enough. It seems like a tiny tiny buzz in the electronic world, even though it is an interesting topic to research.
Do you have any concerns or see any problems with the research process?
The only problem that I have with the research process is that many people have opinions about it, but not enough people have actually explored doing research to back up their opinions. I have found two very good articles that people have actually explored this topic and have found a sufficient amount of information to go on and base their opinions on them. Many other articles that I’ve found just state opinions and why they have those opinions, no real research has gone on.
I think that many people are concerned with my topic, that AIM messaging may be causing a problem with writing in the school systems. Many teachers and parents, I feel, are concerned with it because they either see children spending a lot of time on the computer using it or the student’s writing is starting to reflect the way that they write on AIM. It’s a topic that I feel that many people wonder about but don’t explore enough. It seems like a tiny tiny buzz in the electronic world, even though it is an interesting topic to research.
Do you have any concerns or see any problems with the research process?
The only problem that I have with the research process is that many people have opinions about it, but not enough people have actually explored doing research to back up their opinions. I have found two very good articles that people have actually explored this topic and have found a sufficient amount of information to go on and base their opinions on them. Many other articles that I’ve found just state opinions and why they have those opinions, no real research has gone on.
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