This, Too, Is Research

Melissa talks about research for enriching memories and for details. In the section “Research for Details”, Melissa talks about a time when she was writing a poem when a tree caught her attention and she put it in her poem. She researched the name of the tree so she could better describe it for her readers. When her students hand in essays without names of animals or plants she asks questions like “what kind?” and “can you be more specific here?”. She does this because she says she wants to be able to picture what she is reading. In research for enriching memories, she uses the example of looking at old photo albums, school papers and driving to old places that once meant something to your life. She says “discover the archives of your life”. One of the questions that she asks in this section is “what are the sources that inform your life and the events most memorable to you?”

In the last project I mostly did research for enriching memories. Using my phone I looked at old pictures from the time frames I was describing. This helped me remember what that day was like, what everyone was wearing and what time and date these events took place. For my twitter page I used research for inspiration, for my flyer I used research for detail and for the video I used research for enriching memories.