Searching writing: A contextbook

by Ken Macrorie

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 086709141X
• ISBN13: 9780867091410
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Boynton/Cook
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The best research assignment

I have adapted Macrorie's I-search assignment for use with a variety of students. The assignment is inquiry-based, focusing on the process of conducting research, and the completed narratives reveal each student's research skills in an effective, accessible format. I find Macrorie's method ideal for helping students learn to do academic research and then write about their research projects.

A unique way to encourage young researchers.

I came across this book while studying for my oral exam for my MA, and I can not wait to try an I-Search paper with my college freshmen in the spring. Many students hate research papers because of their boring and often confusing formats, but Macrorie has given students a new way to research that focuses on what they learn and experience, not what they find in a book. For any teachers or students looking for new approaches to take to research writing, this book offers promising solutions.